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Funding for Community and Economic Development
Agriculture and Food Research Initiative Competitive Grants Program Education and Workforce Development
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture offers this program to develop and expand existing farm to school initiatives and other food and learning initiatives to increase the knowledge of agriculture and improving the nutritional health of children. Application Deadline: 12/5/2024
Save America’s Treasures Grants: Collection and Preservation
U.S. Department of Interior (DOI)
DOI’s National Park Service, in cooperation with the Institute of Museum and Library Services, National Endowment for the Arts, and the National Endowment for the Humanities, offers funding to provide preservation and/or conservation assistance to nationally significant historic properties and collections. Application Deadline: 12/12/2024
School Food System Transformation Grant
Project SCALES
This grant provides funding to foster partnerships that improve school food systems and food options available to students. Application Deadline: 12/13/2024
MultiPlan Rural Health Grant
MultiPlan
These funds support healthcare providers introduce or expand services, education, screenings, and other health programs in rural areas. Application Deadline: 12/15/2024
Water and Waste Disposal Technical Assistance and Training Grants
U.S. Department of Agriculture
USDA Rural Development offers grants for organizations that assist rural and tribal communities with water and/or wastewater operations through technical assistance and training. Application Deadline: 12/31/2024
Rural Economic Development Loan and Grant (REDLG)
U.S. Department of Agriculture
USDA Rural Development provides zero-interest loans to local utilities, which are then used for projects to foster employment in rural areas. These organizations can also receive grants through REDLG to establish revolving loan funds to finance community facilities. Application Deadline: Quarterly
Rural Microentrepreneur Assistance Program
U.S. Department of Agriculture
USDA Rural Development offers loans and grants to support microenterprise development organizations establish revolving loan funds. Application Deadline: Quarterly
Intermediary Relending Program
U.S. Department of Agriculture
USDA Rural Development provides funds to local lenders or “intermediaries” that re-lend to businesses to improve economic conditions and create new opportunities in rural communities. Application Deadline: Quarterly
Food and Agriculture Service Learning Program
U.S. Department of Agriculture
USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture program is to increase the knowledge of agricultural science and improve the nutritional health of children. Application Deadline: Prepare now!
Assistance to Firefighters Grants (AFG)
The U. S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
DHS Federal Emergency Management Agency offers funding for fire departments, EMS organizations, and fire academies for equipment, training, wellness programs, capital funding, and regional communication needs. Application Deadline: 12/20/2024
Regional Infrastructure Accelerator (RIA) Technical Assistance Program
U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT)
DOT offers funding for Regional Infrastructure Accelerators that will provide technical assistance to develop improved infrastructure priorities and financing strategies for the accelerated development of transportation projects in the region. Application Deadline: 1/9/2025
2025 Patrick Leahy Farm to School Grants
U.S. Department of Agriculture
USDA Food and Nutrition Service offers funding to plan, establish, and sustain programs that improves access to local foods in schools. Application Deadline: 1/10/2025
Behavioral Health Workforce Education and Training Program for Professionals
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
HHS Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) offers grants to develop and expand experiential training opportunities to improve the behavioral health workforce. The program emphasizes relationships with community-based partners to increase access to quality behavioral health services in high need and high demand areas, such as rural communities. Application Deadline: 1/21/2025
AmeriCorps State and National Grants
AmeriCorps
This program is designed to improve lives, strengthens communities, and foster civic engagement through service by engaging members in service to strengthen communities. Application Deadline: 1/23/2025
HRSA Centers of Excellence in Maternal and Child Health Education, Science, and Practice
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
HHS Maternal and Child Health Bureau offers a program to advance science, research, practice, and policy through a well-trained public health workforce. Application Deadline: 1/27/2025
Robert Wood Johnson Pioneering Ideas: Exploring the Future to Build a Culture of Health
This program seeks to influence health equity in any of four areas: Future of Evidence; Future of Social Interaction; Future of Food; Future of Work. Application Deadline: Prepare Now! Opens 2/3/2025
Rural Business Development Grants
U.S. Department of Agriculture
USDA Rural Development grants funds for business opportunities and enterprise projects to organizations, including nonprofit cooperatives, that may be used to establish business support centers, finance trainings/leadership programs, purchase/develop land, repair/modernize buildings, finance planning, or buy equipment to lease to small or emerging businesses. Application Deadline: 2/28/2025
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Funding Opportunities for Infrastructure
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 provide funding to agricultural producers and rural small businesses for renewable energy systems and for energy efficiency improvements. Agricultural producers may also apply for new energy efficient equipment and new system loans to support production and processing. Application Deadline: Open
Community Facilities (CF) Programs
U.S. Department of Agriculture
USDA Rural Development provides funding to develop or improve essential public services and facilities. Projects include fire and rescue stations, town halls, health care clinics, hospitals, childcare centers, assisted living facilities, rehabilitation centers, public buildings, schools, libraries, and many other community-based initiatives. Application Deadline: Open
Solid Waste Management Grants
U.S. Department of Agriculture
USDA Rural Development provides funding for organizations that provide technical assistance or training to improve the planning and management of solid waste sites. FY25 SWM- NOFO Application Deadline: 12/31/2024
Water and Waste Disposal Technical Assistance and Training Grants
U.S. Department of Agriculture
USDA Rural Development offers funding to support improvements to water and waste treatment facilities serving households and businesses in small communities. Eligible project areas include cities, towns, unincorporated rural areas, and tribal lands with populations of up to 10,000 residents. Application Deadline: 12/31/2024
Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) Grant Program
U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT)
DOT offers grants for capital investments in unmet infrastructure needs with an emphasis on rural areas and tribal lands. Application Deadline: 1/30/2025
Business & Industry Guaranteed Loans U.S. Department of Agriculture USDA Rural Development offers loans, through qualified lenders, to support in activities such as business repairs or modernization; the purchase or development of land and infrastructure; the purchase and installation of machinery or equipment; and debt refinancing. Application Deadline: Open
Energy Improvements in Rural or Remote Areas
U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)
DOE’s Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations (OCED) introduces this new opportunity to provide support for rural and remote communities to build clean energy projects that benefit their communities. This program serves communities of 10,000 people or fewer. For more clean energy funding opportunities at OCED click here. Concept Paper Due: 2/27/2025
Distance Learning & Telemedicine (DLT)
U.S. Department of Agriculture
USDA Rural Development program to access the various distance learning tools needed to improve health care in rural areas. Call your State Office now to plan for success! Application Deadline: Prepare Now!
Funding Opportunities for Tribal Communities
The USDA Rural Development’s Tribal Relations Webpage offers a calendar of events, funding opportunities, news releases, success stories, and more!
Diesel Emissions Reduction Act Tribal and Insular Area Grants
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
EPA’s Office of Transportation and Air Quality offers funding assistance to accelerate the upgrade, retrofit, and turnover of the legacy diesel fleet. Application Deadline: 12/6/2024
Native American Library Services Basic Grants
Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS)
IMLS provides funding to improve core library services in Native American communities with a primary goal of increasing access to information in a variety of formats to support needs for education, workforce development, economic and business development, health information, financial literacy, and other types of literacy skills. Application Deadline: 2/4/2025
State Digital Equity Capacity Grant Program: Native Entities
National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA)
NTIA offers funding for Native Entities to carry out digital equity and inclusion activities. Application Deadline: 2/7/2025
Indian Health Service Loan Repayment Program
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
HHS Indian Health Service offers loan repayment for undergraduate and graduate health professional educational loans in return for full-time clinical service in Indian Health Service programs. Application Deadline: 8/15/2025
Joint Office of Energy and Transportation: This site offers many resources and technical assistance for tribal nations including electronic vehicle resources and a funding search tool.
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.
Day County Receives Rural Development Grant to Purchase Ambulance Service: Located in the northeastern corner of South Dakota sits a county dotted with lakes, ponds and rolling hills. Agriculture plays an important role in the economy, and when summer and fall arrive, Day County sees its population more than double as anglers, hunters and outdoorsmen…
Health Care Closer to Home – It’s Good for the Heart: Funds from USDA Rural Development’s Distance Learning and Telemedicine Grant program invested more than $300,000 into Arizona’s Benson Hospital’s Telehealth Cardiac Rehabilitation Program, providing access to cardiac rehabilitation closer to the residents of Cochise County.
Better Local Healthcare for Florida’s Rural Panhandle with USDA: Through funding provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development, Doctors Memorial has improved its patient services, resulting in better healthcare outcomes for Holmes County citizens.
Valley Telecommunications extends network to provide high-speed internet: Valley Telecommunications, through a $1.2 million ReConnect Telecommunications grant, expanded service across an underserved area more than 250 miles away from their original service area. Access to this area has expanded online learning, telehealth, agricultural information along with recreational opportunities that come along with expanded broadband access.
Solar Energy Helps New Farm on the Road to Financial Sustainability: USDA Rural Development invested $7,866 in Rural Energy for America Program grant funds into the Replenova Farm in Maine to help power the farm and market with solar panels. Since the installation of the solar panels, the 23 kW system powers the entire business, including the fully electric commercial kitchen and retail store and in 2024, the project has paid for itself.
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DeSoto Regional Health Breaks Grounds on $50 Million Expansion with $32 million USDA Loan, Enhancing Emergency and Urgent Care for Rural Louisiana: With a $32 million direct loan from USDA Rural Development’s Community Facilities program, DeSoto Regional Health hospital in Mansfield, Louisiana, was able to add a 16-bed medical/surgical unit, a 9-bed emergency department, and a 30,000 square foot medical office housing a rural health clinic, sleep lab and administrative offices.
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