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USDA Rural Development sent this bulletin at 04/15/2025 02:00 PM EDT Community Facilities Direct Loan & Grant Program U.S. Department of Agriculture USDA Rural Development provides funding to develop or improve essential public services and facilities in rural areas.
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 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 borrowers to develop or rehabilitate rental housing for very-low- to moderate-income farm laborers.
Application deadline: Open until funds depleted Single Family Housing Direct Home Loans U.S. Department of Agriculture USDA Rural Development helps low- and very-low-income applicants obtain decent, safe, and sanitary housing in eligible rural areas by providing payment assistance to reduce applicants' mortgage payments.
Application deadline: Open 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 Telecommunications Infrastructure Loans & Loan Guarantees U.S. Department of Agriculture USDA Rural Development offers financial assistance to eligible service providers that will construct, improve, or expand telecommunication and broadband networks in rural areas.
Application deadline: Open Safe Streets and Roads for All Grant Program U.S. Department of Transportation The U.S. Department of Transportation offers funding to support communities in both planning and carrying out projects to prevent fatalities and serious injuries on roads and streets involving all roadway users.
Application deadline: 6/26/2025 Community and Economic Development Business and Industry Loan Guarantees U.S. Department of Agriculture USDA Rural Development offers loan guarantees to lenders to provide loans to rural businesses. Qualified lenders may be located anywhere.
Application deadline: Open Community Connect Program U.S. Department of Agriculture USDA Rural Development provides grants to establish broadband service in rural, economically challenged areas where service does not exist. Application deadline: 4/21/2025 — Closing soon!
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 Mutual Self-Help Housing Technical Assistance Grants U.S. Department of Agriculture USDA Rural Development provides grants to organizations to help them carry out local self-help housing construction projects. Recipients supervise groups of very-low- and low-income individuals and families as they construct their own homes in rural areas.
Application deadline: Open SEARCH - Special Evaluation Assistance for Rural Communities and Households Grant U.S. Department of Agriculture USDA Rural Development helps very small, financially distressed rural communities with predevelopment feasibility studies, design, and technical assistance on proposed water and waste disposal projects.
Application deadline: Open Timber Production Expansion Guaranteed Loan Program (TPEP) U.S. Department of Agriculture USDA Rural Development provides loan guarantees to establish, reopen, expand, or improve a sawmill or other wood processing facility.
Application deadline: Open until funds depleted Drug-Free Communities Support Program Grants U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control The Drug-Free Communities Support Program awards funding to mobilize community leaders to address substance use among youth in their community.
Application deadline: 5/5/2025 Grants for Rural and Native Alaskan Villages U.S. Department of Agriculture USDA Rural Development offers this program to help remote Alaskan villages provide safe, reliable drinking water and waste-disposal systems for households and businesses.
Application deadline: Open Tribal College Initiative Grants U.S. Department of Agriculture This program 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 Coastal Habitat Restoration and Resilience Grants for Tribes U.S. Department of Commerce The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration provides funding to support opportunities for tribes and underserved communities to meaningfully engage in coastal habitat restoration activities.
Application deadline: 5/12/2025 U.S. Department of Energy The U.S. Department of Energy Loan Programs Office supports Tribal investment in developing, constructing or acquiring an eligible energy development project by providing direct loans or partial loan guarantees.
Application deadline: 8/31/2028 USDA Eligibility Tool — USDA Rural Development offers a tool to help potential applicants determine their income and property eligibility for USDA Rural Development program assistance. NIFA Grants Application Guide — March 2025 — The NIFA Grants Application Guide provides guidance for the preparation and submission of National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) grant applications via the Grants.
gov system. This guide provides general information and references pertaining to the grant application process, as well as NIFA-specific instructions and requirements. Find Your Local Service Center — USDA Service Centers are locations where you can connect with Farm Service Agency, Natural Resources Conservation Service, or Rural Development employees for your business needs.
Click on your state and county to find your local service center and agency offices. USDA Rural Development Success Story Kris Krupa and Mandi Fullwood at the host station for their Heritage on Main Street restaurant.
The Brother- (and Sister-) hood of the Traveling Loan: Rural Business Development Grants, A Six-Part Series Small towns are known for being close-knit communities where neighbors help neighbors, but we don’t often hear about federal programs that offer seed money to grow multiple businesses and boost local economic development in the process.
Rural Business Development Grants (RBDG) do just that with far-reaching impacts that can be felt years down the road. Read the first story in the series, The Brother- (and Sister-) hood of the Traveling Loan: The Opening Chapter . Visit Virginia's Success Stories page to view all the stories in this series.
Free webinar for beginning farmers and ranchers. 4/24/25 | Virtual: Back to Basics and Working with USDA – Happening Soon! If you’ve operated a farm or ranch for less than 10 years, join the National Beginning Farmer Rancher Team for an overview of special USDA assistance and resources that are available to you.
This session will provide information on various programs, how to connect with staff, and what you will need to get started. 4/28/25| Virtual: Boots to Business for Beginning Farmers and Ranchers The Veterans Business Outreach Center of New England and USDA invite veterans, service members, and military spouses to a full day workshop to explore agriculture-based business ownership.
Presenters will lead participants through key steps required to develop a business plan. Register here . USDA Rural Development Innovation Center View the previous edition of Innovation Matters Email: rd.
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According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Both for-profit and nonprofit developers are eligible when partnering with a local government, nonprofit government, or a cooperative. Typically requires matching at least 10% of the grant with funds from other sources. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
Main Street Grants (USDA) is funded by U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
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The RUS Powering Affordable Reliable Technology (PART) Energy Program takes Letters of Interest until October 9, 2026. Up to 40% of each loan can be forgiven, awards run $1M to $100M, and USDA describes eligible generation as hydro, geothermal, and biomass — even though Section 317 of the RE Act names solar and wind.
Read articleUSDA announced 194 Value-Added Producer Grant awards totaling $26.5 million on September 18, 2026 — beef took $11.6 million of it. The FY26 caps were cut to $50,000 and $200,000, a new rule disqualifies applications with grant-writer fees above 15 percent, and the average award landed above the dollar threshold that earns priority points. Here is how the scoring actually works.
Read articleUSDA-FS-2026-CFP puts $4.95 million behind fee-simple forest acquisition, caps requests at $600,000, and requires a 50 percent non-federal match. But the deadline that will actually disqualify you is October 13 — the date your application must be in your State Forester's hands, two weeks before the Forest Service ever sees it.
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