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
Family & Children Services, Food & Nutrition, Health Services
Rolling Application
Financial
Status:
Rolling Application
Category:
Family & Children Services, Food & Nutrition, Health Services
Assistance Type:
Financial
Summary:
The WIC program is designed to serve certain categories of women, infants and children.
Financial Assistance Type:
Individual Payment/Benefit
Agency Provider:
Department of Agriculture
Eligible Applicants:
Individual Applicant, Other
Use of Funds:
N/A
Disaster Relief, Disaster Resilience, Environment & Natural Resources, Infrastructure, Utilities- Other, Water & Wastewater Infrastructure
Open
Financial
Status:
Open
Category:
Disaster Relief, Disaster Resilience, Environment & Natural Resources, Infrastructure, Utilities- Other, Water & Wastewater Infrastructure
Assistance Type:
Financial
Summary:
This program helps eligible communities prepare, or recover from, an emergency that threatens the availability of safe, reliable drinking water.
Financial Assistance Type:
Grant
Agency Provider:
Department of Agriculture
Eligible Applicants:
Indian Tribe, Local Government, Nonprofit, State
Use of Funds:
Construction/Renovation, Equipment & Materials, N/A, Research/Development
Broadband & Telecommunications, Community Development, Disaster Relief, Disaster Resilience, Economic & Business Development, Employment & Career Development, Family & Children Services, Food & Nutrition, Health Facilities, Health Services, Housing
Upcoming/Cyclical
Financial
Status:
Upcoming/Cyclical
Category:
Broadband & Telecommunications, Community Development, Disaster Relief, Disaster Resilience, Economic & Business Development, Employment & Career Development, Family & Children Services, Food & Nutrition, Health Facilities, Health Services, Housing
Assistance Type:
Financial
Summary:
This competitive program helps rural communities use advanced telecommunications technology to connect to each other - and the world - overcoming the effects of remoteness and low population density. We encourage you to consider projects that promote equity and economic opportunity in rural America, specifically those that advance these key…
Financial Assistance Type:
Grant
Agency Provider:
Department of Agriculture
Eligible Applicants:
Business, Indian Tribe, Nonprofit, Other, State
Use of Funds:
N/A, Operations/Staffing, Outreach, Project Planning, Research/Development, Strategic Planning, Technical Assistance
Community Development, Economic & Business Development, Housing
Archived
Financial
Status:
Archived
Category:
Community Development, Economic & Business Development, Housing
Assistance Type:
Financial
Summary:
The Choice Neighborhoods program leverages significant public and private dollars to support locally driven strategies that address struggling neighborhoods with distressed public or HUD-assisted housing through a comprehensive approach to neighborhood transformation. Local leaders, residents, and stakeholders, such as public housing authorities,…
Financial Assistance Type:
Grant
Agency Provider:
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Eligible Applicants:
Indian Tribe, Local Government, Nonprofit, State
Use of Funds:
Construction/Renovation, Equipment & Materials, N/A, Outreach, Technical Assistance
Status:
Upcoming/Cyclical
Category:
Education
Assistance Type:
Financial
Summary:
FSCS provides school districts and the Bureau of Indian Education (in partnership with one or more community-based organization, nonprofit, or public or private entity) support for the planning, implementation, and operation of full-service community schools that improve the coordination, integration, accessibility, and effectiveness of services…
Financial Assistance Type:
Grant
Agency Provider:
Department of Education
Eligible Applicants:
Higher Education, Nonprofit, Other, State
Use of Funds:
N/A, Project Planning
Status:
Open
Category:
Education
Assistance Type:
Financial
Summary:
The Migrant Education Program Consortium Incentive Grant is awarded to State educational agencies (SEAs) that enter into consortia with other SEAs
Financial Assistance Type:
Grant
Agency Provider:
Department of Education
Eligible Applicants:
State
Use of Funds:
N/A
Status:
Upcoming/Cyclical
Category:
Education
Assistance Type:
Financial
Summary:
The College Assistance Migrant Program (CAMP) assists students who are migratory or seasonal farmworkers (or children of such workers) enrolled in their first year of undergraduate studies at an IHE. The funding supports completion of the first year of studies.
Financial Assistance Type:
Grant
Agency Provider:
Department of Education
Eligible Applicants:
Higher Education, Nonprofit
Use of Funds:
N/A
Status:
Upcoming/Cyclical
Category:
Education
Assistance Type:
Financial
Summary:
The HEP helps migratory or seasonal farmworkers (or immediate family members of such workers) to obtain the equivalent of a secondary school diploma and subsequently to gain improved employment, enter into military service, or be placed in an institution of higher education or other postsecondary education or training.
Financial Assistance Type:
Grant
Agency Provider:
Department of Education
Eligible Applicants:
Higher Education, Nonprofit
Use of Funds:
N/A
Status:
Open
Category:
Economic & Business Development
Assistance Type:
Direct Technical
Summary:
If you are in one of the 5.9 million U.S. households without a bank account, and you are looking to open an account, there are resources available to help you get started. Banking relationships generally begin with a checking or savings account and may lead to low-interest loans and mortgages.
Financial Assistance Type:
Other
Agency Provider:
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Use of Funds:
N/A