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Funding Opportunities for Infrastructure
Community Facilities Programs
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
USDA Rural Development offers direct loans, loan guarantees, and grants to develop or improve essential public services and facilities in communities across rural America. Projects include fire and rescue stations, village and town halls, health care clinics, hospitals, adult and childcare centers, assisted living facilities, rehabilitation centers, public buildings, schools, libraries, and many other community-based initiatives. Application Deadline: Open
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*Community Facilities Success Story*
USDA Rural Development Helps Search & Rescue Team Save Lives
Each year, Wolfe County, Kentucky, sees tens of thousands of rock climbers, hikers, and other outdoor enthusiasts who visit Red River Gorge and surrounding recreational areas. Anyone who’s spent any time in the woods can tell you, sometimes bad stuff happens. Not only does the team handle a high volume of calls for service, but they also respond to a wide range of calls, from lost hikers to injured kayakers and rock climbers. The team can respond faster and handle more situations thanks to the help of USDA Rural Development Community Facilities Programs!
Biorefinery, Renewable Chemical, and Biobased Product Manufacturing Assistance Program
U.S. Department of Agriculture
USDA Rural Development offers this program that provides loan guarantees funding to assist in the development, construction and retrofitting of new and emerging technologies for: advanced biofuels, renewable chemicals and biobased products. Letter of Intent: Required by 9/2/2024; Application by: 10/1/2024
Digital Equity Competitive Grant Program
U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC)
DOC National Telecommunications and Information Administration offers this program to support efforts to achieve digital equity, promote digital inclusion activities, and spur greater adoption and meaningful use of broadband. Special provisions provided for rural communities, tribal organizations, and more covered entities to assist in the costs associated with hardware and construction of broadband. Application Deadline: 9/23/2024
Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) Renewable Energy Systems & Energy Efficiency Improvement Loans & Grants
U.S. Department of Agriculture
USDA Rural Development offers this program to which provides funding to agricultural producers and rural small businesses for renewable energy systems or to make energy efficiency improvements. Agricultural producers may also apply for new energy efficient equipment and new system loans for agricultural production and processing. Application Deadline: 9/30/2024
Higher Blends Infrastructure Incentive Program (HBIIP)
U.S. Department of Agriculture
USDA Rural Development offers this program to increase the sales and use of higher blends of ethanol and biodiesel by expanding the infrastructure for renewable fuels derived from U.S. agricultural products. The program is also intended to encourage a more comprehensive approach to market higher blends by sharing the costs related to building out biofuel-related infrastructure. Application Deadline: 9/30/2024
Funding Opportunities Supporting
Community and Economic Development
Intermediary Relending Program
U.S. Department of Agriculture
USDA Rural Development offers funds to local lenders or “intermediaries” that re-lend to businesses to improve economic conditions and create new opportunities in rural communities. Federal Register. Application Deadline: To your RD State Office Quarterly
Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
HUD will select up to 25 communities to develop and execute a coordinated community approach to preventing and ending youth homelessness. At least 8 of the selected communities will be rural. Applicants must be a collaborative registered through the most recent Continuum of Care Program. Application Deadline: 8/29/2024
Landowner Cost Share Payment Programs for Climate AND Landowner Payment Programs for Carbon
U.S. Department of Agriculture
USDA Forest Service, through their Forest Landowner Support Programming, provides opportunities to issue cost share payments to landowners for various climate mitigation and/or forest resilience practices. Both Application Due: 9/30/2024
Foundation for Rural Service Community Grant Program
Foundation for Rural Service (FRS)
FRS offers this program to support local efforts to build and sustain a high quality of life in rural communities. Focus areas include business development, community development, education, and telecommunications. Application Deadline: 9/9/2024
YouthBuild Grants
U.S. Department of Labor (DOL)
DOL Employment and Training Administration program to support organizations that provide pre-apprenticeship services, including education, occupational skills training, and employment services, to opportunity youth aged 16 to 24. Applicants must include construction skills training and may include occupational skills training in other in-demand industries. Application Deadline: 9/16/2024
Good Jobs Challenge
U.S. Department of Commerce
The U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) offers this program to support regional workforce training systems in designing and implementing activities for established sectoral partnerships that meet the existing and emerging skill needs of employers and that train and place program participants into good jobs. USDA and EDA Joint Resource Guide. Application Deadline: 9/27/2024
Reconnecting Communities Pilot Grant Program
U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT)
DOT offers funding to support projects that reconnect communities by removing, retrofitting, or mitigating highways or other transportation facilities that create barriers to community connectivity. The program seeks to award funding to rural and tribal communities that face unique challenges related to mobility and economic development. Application Deadline: 9/30/2024
National Association of Realtors Rural Outreach Grant
National Association of Realtors
This grant opportunity is for state and local realtor association initiatives supporting a wide range of rural issues such broadband, well and septic, open space preservation, environmental standards, disaster prevention, and planning issues. Rural providers, facilities, and programs may approach local realtor associations with potential projects. Application Deadline: 10/15/2024
Pathways to Removing Obstacles to Housing (PRO Housing)
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD offers funding opportunities for state and local governments to identify and remove barriers to affordable housing production and preservation that help meet the demand for accessible and available housing in urban, rural, and tribal communities. Application Deadline: 10/15/2024
Community Change Grants Program
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
EPA offers grants for community driven investments providing meaningful engagement for equitable governance. Application Deadline: 11/21/2024
Funding Opportunities for Tribal Communities
USDA RD’s Tribal Relations Team Launches a Refreshed Webpage!
USDA Rural Development (RD) places a high value in its relationship with Tribes, American Indians, and Alaska Natives. The updated webpage features a calendar of events, a special section highlighting RD programs with Tribal set asides, and a new section designed to share RD's Tribal Policy, Technical Assistance, News Releases, Success Stories, and other resources for Tribes such as a link to the new Bureau of Indian Affairs Access to Capital Clearinghouse.
Access to Capital Clearinghouse
This One-stop location is designed for Tribes to find Funding and Technical Assistance. It includes multi-agency resources and is hosted by the Department of Interior’s Bureau of Indian Affairs. The Clearinghouse is designed to improve awareness, access, and utilization of federal funding for Tribal governments, Tribal enterprises, Native entrepreneurs, and Native Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs).
Tribal Climate Resilience Annual Awards Program
U.S. Department of Interior (DOI)
DOI Bureau of Indian Affairs provides funding to federally-recognized tribes and tribal organizations to build climate resilience capacity. Application Deadline: 10/18/2024
Tribal Tourism Grant Program
U.S. Department of Interior
DOI Office of Indian Economic Development offers this program to support tribal economic development and fulfill the mission of the NATIVE Act by providing funding for tribes to conduct feasibility studies to help them make informed decisions about potential tourism projects. Application Deadline: 10/25/2024
Public Transportation on Indian Reservations Program: Tribal Transit Program
U.S. Department of Transportation
DOT Federal Transit Administration offers funding to support planning, capital, and operating assistance for tribal public transit services. Application Deadline: 11/13/2024
Other Resources:
The Joint Office of Energy and Transportation offers resources and technical assistance for tribal nations including electronic vehicle resources and a funding search tool. Tax Credits for EVs Eligible for Elective Pay.
Guides for Tribal Nations and Native Communities:
USDA Tribal Producers | USDA Tribal Buffalo Partnership | USDA Tribal Colleges, Students, and Youth | DOE Tribal Nations and Native Communities Resource Guide
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