Find Programs & Opportunities
Browse funding opportunities, technical assistance, and other programs supporting a broad range of rural community and economic development activities. You can also find assistance for residents, including families, homeowners, seniors, veterans, small businesses, agricultural producers, and more.
Programs & Opportunities
Program Name
Category
Status
Assistance Type
Status:
Open
Category:
Water & Wastewater Infrastructure
Assistance Type:
Financial
Summary:
This program provides funding for clean and reliable drinking water systems, sanitary sewage disposal, sanitary solid waste disposal, and storm water drainage to households and businesses in eligible rural areas.
Financial Assistance Type:
Grant, Loan/Loan Guarantee
Agency Provider:
Department of Agriculture
Eligible Applicants:
Indian Tribe, Local Government, Nonprofit
Use of Funds:
Construction/Renovation, Equipment & Materials
Status:
Archived
Category:
Housing
Assistance Type:
Financial
Summary:
HUD provides grants for small communities to assist in the renovation of an historic or traditional central business district, or “Main Street” area, by replacing unused, obsolete, commercial space in buildings with affordable housing units. Application Deadline: 10/12/2023
Financial Assistance Type:
Grant
Agency Provider:
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Eligible Applicants:
Local Government, Other
Use of Funds:
Construction/Renovation, Equipment & Materials
Status:
Open
Category:
Housing
Assistance Type:
Financial
Summary:
Rural Housing site loans provide loans to purchase and develop housing sites for low- and moderate-income families.
Financial Assistance Type:
Loan/Loan Guarantee
Agency Provider:
Department of Agriculture
Eligible Applicants:
Business, Indian Tribe, Nonprofit
Use of Funds:
Construction/Renovation, Equipment & Materials
Disaster Relief, Disaster Resilience, Housing
Open
Financial
Status:
Open
Category:
Disaster Relief, Disaster Resilience, Housing
Assistance Type:
Financial
Summary:
This program provides grants to very-low and low-income homeowners to repair homes damaged in a Calendar Year (CY) 2022 Presidentially Declared Disaster Area. To determine your eligibility, review the list of Presidentially Declared Disasters by State and County. This list is subject to change.
Financial Assistance Type:
Grant
Agency Provider:
Department of Agriculture
Eligible Applicants:
Individual Applicant
Use of Funds:
Construction/Renovation
Status:
Open
Category:
Water & Wastewater Infrastructure
Assistance Type:
Financial
Summary:
Disaster Water Grants help eligible communities pay expenses related to damages to rural water systems as a result of events (Presidentially Declared Disasters) that occurred between January 1, 2022, and December 31, 2022. For the purposes of this program, the term “water” refers to all water resource infrastructure, including drinking water,…
Financial Assistance Type:
Grant
Agency Provider:
Department of Agriculture
Eligible Applicants:
Indian Tribe, Nonprofit, Other, State
Use of Funds:
Construction/Renovation, Equipment & Materials
Status:
Open
Category:
Economic & Business Development
Assistance Type:
Financial
Summary:
EDA’s Office of Innovation & Entrepreneurship is committed to furthering tech-based economic development initiatives that accelerate high-skill and high-wage job growth, create economic opportunity, and support the future of the next generation of industry leading companies. Funding is available for organizations that aid companies in…
Financial Assistance Type:
Grant, Loan/Loan Guarantee
Agency Provider:
Department of Commerce
Eligible Applicants:
Business, Other
Use of Funds:
Construction/Renovation, Equipment & Materials, Project Planning, Research/Development, Strategic Planning, Technical Assistance
Status:
Rolling Application
Category:
Water & Wastewater Infrastructure
Assistance Type:
Financial
Summary:
Several programs administered by USDA help communities improve land and water resources within watersheds as well as relieve imminent hazards to life and property in the event of a natural disaster. These programs include the Watershed and Flood Prevention Operations Program (WFPO), Watershed Rehabilitation Program (REHAB) and Emergency Watershed…
Financial Assistance Type:
Grant, Loan/Loan Guarantee
Agency Provider:
Department of Agriculture
Eligible Applicants:
Indian Tribe, Local Government, State
Use of Funds:
Construction/Renovation, Equipment & Materials, Project Planning, Technical Assistance
Broadband & Telecommunications, Energy, Infrastructure, Utilities- Other
Open
Financial
Status:
Open
Category:
Broadband & Telecommunications, Energy, Infrastructure, Utilities- Other
Assistance Type:
Financial
Summary:
Utilities that serve rural areas with populations of 20,000 or less can borrow from USDA to re-lend the money to commercial, industrial, and residential consumers in their service areas. For instance, utilities can set up on-bill financing programs that help their customers install energy efficiency measures and repay the utility in their electric…
Financial Assistance Type:
Loan/Loan Guarantee
Agency Provider:
Department of Agriculture
Eligible Applicants:
Business
Use of Funds:
Construction/Renovation, Equipment & Materials
Broadband & Telecommunications, Energy, Utilities- Other
Open
Financial
Status:
Open
Category:
Broadband & Telecommunications, Energy, Utilities- Other
Assistance Type:
Financial
Summary:
Funding to help rural small businesses, and agricultural producers to purchase, install, and construct renewable energy systems or complete energy efficiency improvements. Grants may be as much as 25 percent of total eligible project costs, and guarantees may be made for loans up to 75 percent of total costs. • Combined grant and loan guarantee…
Financial Assistance Type:
Grant, Loan/Loan Guarantee
Agency Provider:
Department of Agriculture
Eligible Applicants:
Agricultural Producer, Business
Use of Funds:
Construction/Renovation, Equipment & Materials
Broadband & Telecommunications, Community Development, Economic & Business Development, Infrastructure, Utilities- Other
Open
Financial
Status:
Open
Category:
Broadband & Telecommunications, Community Development, Economic & Business Development, Infrastructure, Utilities- Other
Assistance Type:
Financial
Summary:
This program supports economic development and job creation in rural areas by providing zero-interest loans to eligible local utilities. Funds are then used to establish revolving loan funds (RLFs) that make pass-through funding available to ultimate recipients that back projects to create or retain rural jobs.
Financial Assistance Type:
Loan/Loan Guarantee
Agency Provider:
Department of Agriculture
Eligible Applicants:
Business, Nonprofit
Use of Funds:
Construction/Renovation, Equipment & Materials, Technical Assistance