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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
Agriculture & Forestry, Community Development, Economic & Business Development, Education, Environment & Natural Resources, Health Services, Infrastructure
Open
Financial
Status:
Open
Category:
Agriculture & Forestry, Community Development, Economic & Business Development, Education, Environment & Natural Resources, Health Services, Infrastructure
Assistance Type:
Financial
Summary:
The Farmers Market Promotion Program (FMPP) is a grant from the Agricultural Marketing Service that funds projects that develop, coordinate and expand direct producer-to-consumer markets to help increase access to and availability of locally and regionally produced agricultural products by developing, coordinating, expanding, and providing…
Financial Assistance Type:
Grant
Agency Provider:
Department of Agriculture
Eligible Applicants:
Agricultural Producer, Business, Indian Tribe, Local Government, Nonprofit
Use of Funds:
Research/Development, Strategic Planning, Technical Assistance
Energy, Environment & Natural Resources, Infrastructure
Rolling Application
Financial
Status:
Rolling Application
Category:
Energy, Environment & Natural Resources, Infrastructure
Assistance Type:
Financial
Summary:
EPA is accepting applications on a rolling basis for $2 billion in Inflation Reduction Act funding available to support community-driven projects that build capacity for communities to tackle environmental and climate justice challenges, strengthen their climate resilience, and advance clean energy
Financial Assistance Type:
Grant
Agency Provider:
Environmental Protection Agency
Eligible Applicants:
Higher Education, Indian Tribe, Local Government, Nonprofit
Use of Funds:
Project Planning
Agriculture & Forestry, Disaster Relief, Disaster Resilience, Environment & Natural Resources, Infrastructure, Public Safety
Open
Financial
Status:
Open
Category:
Agriculture & Forestry, Disaster Relief, Disaster Resilience, Environment & Natural Resources, Infrastructure, Public Safety
Assistance Type:
Financial
Summary:
The Community Wildfire Defense Program, or CWDG, is intended to help at-risk local communities and Tribes; plan for and reduce the risk of wildfire.
This program, which was authorized by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, prioritizes at-risk communities in an area identified as having high or very high wildfire hazard potential,…
This program, which was authorized by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, prioritizes at-risk communities in an area identified as having high or very high wildfire hazard potential,…
Financial Assistance Type:
Grant
Agency Provider:
Department of Agriculture
Eligible Applicants:
Indian Tribe, Local Government, Nonprofit, State
Use of Funds:
Operations/Staffing, Project Planning, Research/Development, Strategic Planning
Status:
Open
Category:
Infrastructure, Transportation
Assistance Type:
Financial
Summary:
The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law of 2021 authorizes EPA to offer rebates to replace existing school buses with clean and zero-emission (ZE) models. The 2023 Clean School Bus (CSB) Rebates process includes SAM.gov account registration, rebate application submission, review and selection by EPA, selectees will then submit purchase orders to request…
Financial Assistance Type:
Rebate
Agency Provider:
Environmental Protection Agency
Eligible Applicants:
Individual Applicant, Local Government, Nonprofit, Other, State
Use of Funds:
Equipment & Materials, Operations/Staffing
Economic & Business Development, Infrastructure
Open
Financial
Status:
Open
Category:
Economic & Business Development, Infrastructure
Assistance Type:
Financial
Summary:
The Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS) Incentives Program aims to catalyze long-term economically sustainable growth in the domestic semiconductor industry in support of U.S.
economic and national security. This is the first Notice of Funding Opportunity under this program. It seeks applications for projects for…
economic and national security. This is the first Notice of Funding Opportunity under this program. It seeks applications for projects for…
Financial Assistance Type:
Contract/Cooperative Agreement, Grant, Loan/Loan Guarantee
Agency Provider:
Department of Commerce
Eligible Applicants:
Business, Nonprofit, Other
Use of Funds:
Construction/Renovation, Equipment & Materials, Project Planning
Health Services
Open
Financial
Status:
Open
Category:
Health Services
Assistance Type:
Financial
Summary:
The purpose of this program is to integrate behavioral health services into primary care settings using telehealth technology through telehealth networks and evaluate the effectiveness of such integration. The goal for the BHI/EB-TNP Program is to support evidence-based projects that utilize telehealth technologies through telehealth networks in…
Financial Assistance Type:
Contract/Cooperative Agreement
Agency Provider:
Department of Health and Human Services
Eligible Applicants:
Business, Indian Tribe, Local Government, Nonprofit, Other, State
Use of Funds:
Project Planning, Research/Development
Family & Children Services, Health Services
Open
Direct Technical
Status:
Open
Category:
Family & Children Services, Health Services
Assistance Type:
Direct Technical
Summary:
This notice announces the opportunity to apply for funding under the Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Program (GWEP). The purpose of the GWEP is to educate and train the health care and supportive care workforces to care for older adults by collaborating with community partners. Applicants must maximize patient and family engagement to address…
Agency Provider:
Department of Health and Human Services
Eligible Applicants:
Higher Education, Indian Tribe, Nonprofit, Other
Use of Funds:
Operations/Staffing, Technical Assistance
Community Development, Economic & Business Development, Employment & Career Development
Archived
Financial
Status:
Archived
Category:
Community Development, Economic & Business Development, Employment & Career Development
Assistance Type:
Financial
Summary:
The Rural Cooperative Development Grant program improves the economic condition of rural areas by helping individuals and businesses start, expand or improve rural cooperatives and other mutually-owned businesses through Cooperative Development Centers. Grants are awarded through a national competition. Each fiscal year, applications are requested…
Financial Assistance Type:
Grant
Agency Provider:
Department of Agriculture
Eligible Applicants:
Nonprofit, Other
Use of Funds:
Operations/Staffing, Outreach, Project Planning, Research/Development, Strategic Planning, Technical Assistance
Community Development, Economic & Business Development, Employment & Career Development
Upcoming/Cyclical
Financial
Status:
Upcoming/Cyclical
Category:
Community Development, Economic & Business Development, Employment & Career Development
Assistance Type:
Financial
Summary:
This program is designed to provide technical assistance and training for small rural businesses. Small means that the business has fewer than 50 new workers and less than $1 million in gross revenue.
Financial Assistance Type:
Grant
Agency Provider:
Department of Agriculture
Eligible Applicants:
Business, Indian Tribe, Local Government, Nonprofit, Other, State
Use of Funds:
Operations/Staffing, Outreach, Project Planning, Research/Development, Technical Assistance
Community Development, Disaster Relief, Disaster Resilience, Housing, Utilities- Other
Upcoming/Cyclical
Financial
Status:
Upcoming/Cyclical
Category:
Community Development, Disaster Relief, Disaster Resilience, Housing, Utilities- Other
Assistance Type:
Financial
Summary:
It provides grants to sponsoring organizations for the repair or rehabilitation of housing owned or occupied by low- and very-low-income rural citizens. USDA will award a total of $18,500,000 in Housing Preservation Grant Program funding for the repair and rehabilitation of rural housing units.
Financial Assistance Type:
Grant
Agency Provider:
Department of Agriculture
Eligible Applicants:
Indian Tribe, Local Government, Nonprofit, State
Use of Funds:
Construction/Renovation, Equipment & Materials, Project Planning