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Funding Opportunities for Infrastructure
Community Facilities Guaranteed Loans
U.S. Department of Agriculture
USDA Rural Development provides loan guarantees to eligible lenders to develop essential community facilities in rural areas. Examples of community facilities include health care facilities, buildings like town halls, and public safety facilities such as fire departments. Application deadline: Open
Electric Infrastructure Loan & Loan Guarantee Program
U.S. Department of Agriculture
USDA Rural Development finances the construction of electric facilities and improvements to electric service in rural areas. Application deadline: Open
Emergency Community Water Assistance Grants
U.S. Department of Agriculture
USDA Rural Development helps eligible communities prepare, or recover from, an emergency that threatens the availability of safe, reliable drinking water. Application deadline: Open
On-Farm Labor Housing Loans
U.S. Department of Agriculture
USDA Rural Development provides low interest loans to eligible borrowers to develop or rehabilitate affordable rental housing for very-low to moderate income domestic, migrant, and seasonal farm laborers. Application deadline: Open until funds are depleted
Single Family Housing Guaranteed Loan Program
U.S. Department of Agriculture
USDA Rural Development assists approved lenders in providing 100-percent-financed, no-money-down loans to eligible low- and moderate-income households for single-family dwellings in rural areas. Application deadline: Open
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Single Family Housing Repair Loans & Grants
U.S. Department of Agriculture
USDA Rural Development provides loans and grants to very-low-income homeowners to repair, improve, or remove health and safety hazards to their homes. Application deadline: Open
Water & Waste Disposal Loan & Grant Program
U.S. Department of Agriculture
USDA Rural Development provides funding for clean and reliable drinking water systems, sanitary sewage disposal, sanitary solid waste disposal, and storm water drainage to households and businesses in eligible rural areas. Application deadline: Open
Funding Opportunities Supporting
Community and Economic Development
Energy Efficiency and Conservation Loan Program
U.S. Department of Agriculture
USDA Rural Development provides funds to help consumers save money, reduce the need to purchase or generate energy, reduce electricity emissions, and help strengthen rural economies through energy efficiency and conservation projects. Application deadline: Open
Intermediary Relending Program
U.S. Department of Agriculture
USDA Rural Development provides 1-percent-interest loans to local intermediaries who then relend to businesses to help improve economic conditions and create jobs in rural communities. Application deadline: 6/30/2025
Rural Economic Development Loan & Grant Programs
U.S. Department of Agriculture
USDA Rural Development funds eligible projects using local utility organizations as intermediary lenders. Funds support projects that help create and keep jobs in rural areas. Application deadline: 6/30/2025
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Rural Microentrepreneur Assistance Program (RMAP)
U.S. Department of Agriculture
USDA Rural Development provides loans and grants to Microenterprise Development Organizations to help microenterprises startup/grow through a Rural Microloan Revolving Fund and provide training and technical assistance to microloan borrowers and micro entrepreneurs. Application deadline: 6/30/2025
Timber Production Expansion Guaranteed Loan Program (TPEP)
U.S. Department of Agriculture
USDA Rural Development assists qualified lenders in providing loan guarantees to eligible applicants who want to establish, reopen, expand, or improve a sawmill or other wood processing facility. Application deadline: Open until funds are depleted
Water & Waste Disposal Predevelopment Planning Grants
U.S. Department of Agriculture
USDA Rural Development helps eligible low-income communities plan and develop applications for proposed USDA Rural Development water or waste disposal projects. Application deadline: Open
Hazardous Fuels Transportation Assistance Grants
U.S. Department of Agriculture
USDA Forest Service support projects that remove hazardous fuels from national forests and grasslands to locations where the woody materials may be used for various wood products and services. Application deadline: 6/20/2025
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Funding Opportunities for Tribal Communities
 Tribal College Initiative Grants
U.S. Department of Agriculture
USDA Rural Development provides funding to 1994 Land Grant Institutions (including Tribal colleges) to make capital improvements to their educational facilities and to purchase equipment. Application deadline: Open
Water and Waste Facility Loans and Grants to Alleviate Health Risks on Tribal Lands
U.S. Department of Agriculture
USDA Rural Development helps get safe, reliable drinking water and waste-disposal services to low-income communities that face significant health risks. Application deadline: Open
Tribal Wildlife Grant (TWG)
U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI)
The U.S. DOI Fish and Wildlife Service provides technical and financial assistance to federally recognized Tribes for the development and implementation of programs that benefit fish and wildlife and their habitats. Activities may include planning for wildlife and habitat conservation, habitat preservation and more. Application deadline: 6/20/2025
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Community Innovation Grants and Program-Related Investments
The Bush Foundation offers Community Innovation grants to fund efforts to develop and test ideas to solve problems and create opportunities, then spread the best ideas across communities. Applicable for Applicants Sharing Geography with or supporting MN, ND, or SD. Application deadline: Open
USDA Rural Development’s Tribal Relations web page offers a calendar of events, funding opportunities, news releases, success stories, and more!
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