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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
Community Development, Disaster Resilience, Energy, Housing, Utilities- Other, Water & Wastewater Infrastructure
Open
Financial
Status:
Open
Category:
Community Development, Disaster Resilience, Energy, Housing, Utilities- Other, Water & Wastewater Infrastructure
Assistance Type:
Financial
Summary:
The program seeks to amplify recent technological advancements in utility efficiency and energy generation, bring a new focus on preparing for climate hazards by reducing residents’ and properties’ exposure to hazards, and protecting life, livability, and property when disaster strikes. The Comprehensive NOFO provides funding to initiate…
Financial Assistance Type:
Grant, Loan/Loan Guarantee, Other
Agency Provider:
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Eligible Applicants:
Business, Higher Education, Indian Tribe, Individual Applicant, Local Government, Nonprofit, Other, State
Use of Funds:
Construction/Renovation, Equipment & Materials
Broadband & Telecommunications, Economic & Business Development, Environment & Natural Resources, Infrastructure, Transportation
Open
Financial
Status:
Open
Category:
Broadband & Telecommunications, Economic & Business Development, Environment & Natural Resources, Infrastructure, Transportation
Assistance Type:
Financial
Summary:
The FHWA hereby requests applications to result in awards to eligible entities to deploy, install, and operate advanced transportation technologies to improve safety, mobility, efficiency, system performance, intermodal connectivity, and infrastructure return on investment. These model deployments are expected to provide benefits in the form of:…
Financial Assistance Type:
Grant
Agency Provider:
Department of Transportation
Eligible Applicants:
Higher Education, Indian Tribe, Local Government, Other, State
Use of Funds:
Construction/Renovation, Equipment & Materials
Energy, Environment & Natural Resources, Infrastructure, Transportation
Open
Financial
Status:
Open
Category:
Energy, Environment & Natural Resources, Infrastructure, Transportation
Assistance Type:
Financial
Summary:
The purpose of the Low-No Program is to support the transition of the nation’s transit fleet to the lowest polluting and most energy efficient transit vehicles. The Low-No Program provides funding to state and local governmental authorities for the purchase or lease of zero-emission and low-emission transit buses, including acquisition,…
Financial Assistance Type:
Grant
Agency Provider:
Department of Transportation
Eligible Applicants:
Higher Education, Indian Tribe, Local Government, State
Use of Funds:
Construction/Renovation, Equipment & Materials
Agriculture & Forestry, Environment & Natural Resources
Open
Financial
Status:
Open
Category:
Agriculture & Forestry, Environment & Natural Resources
Assistance Type:
Financial
Summary:
This forecasted funding opportunity will be the second in an anticipated series of Forest Landowner Support programming. Forest Landowner Support programs are funded by Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) provisions (Public Law No: 117-169. Subtitle D, Sec. 23002(a), Competitive Grants for Non-Federal Forest Landowners). These programs fall under the…
Financial Assistance Type:
Contract/Cooperative Agreement, Grant
Agency Provider:
Department of Agriculture
Eligible Applicants:
Agricultural Producer, Indian Tribe
Use of Funds:
Equipment & Materials, Project 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
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
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, Infrastructure, Utilities- Other
Upcoming/Cyclical
Financial
Status:
Upcoming/Cyclical
Category:
Broadband & Telecommunications, Infrastructure, Utilities- Other
Assistance Type:
Financial
Summary:
The purpose of the Community Connect Program is to provide financial assistance in the form of grants to eligible applicants that will provide, on a “community -oriented connectivity” basis, broadband service that fosters economic growth and delivers enhanced educational, health care, and public safety benefits.
Financial Assistance Type:
Grant
Agency Provider:
Department of Agriculture
Eligible Applicants:
Business, Indian Tribe, Local Government, Other, State
Use of Funds:
Construction/Renovation, Equipment & Materials
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