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Louis, MO 63166 Our programs offer funding to complete energy audits, provide energy development assistance, make energy efficiency improvements and install energy systems. USDA Rural Development is at the forefront of energy financing, with options including grants, guaranteed loans, and payments.
## Rural Development Energy Programs ### Rural Energy for America Program Guaranteed Loans The Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) Guaranteed Loans provide guaranteed loan financing through commercial lenders to agricultural producers and rural small businesses for energy systems or to make energy efficiency improvements. These loan guarantees are available independent of grant funding.
### Rural Energy for America Program Grants The Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) Grants provide grant funding to agricultural producers and rural small businesses for energy systems or to make energy efficiency improvements. These grants are often combined with REAP Guaranteed Loans to finance eligible projects.
### Biorefinery Guaranteed Loan Program The Biorefinery, Renewable Chemical, and Biobased Product Manufacturing Assistance Program (9003) provides loan guarantees of up to $250 million to assist in the development, construction and retrofitting of new and emerging technologies. Eligible technologies include advanced biofuels, renewable chemicals and biobased products.
The BDAP Grant Program is designed to assist with meeting the requirements of this program. ### BioPreferred Certification Program The USDA BioPreferred Certification Program is designed to encourage economic development, create new jobs and provide new markets for farm commodities. Biopreferred increases the purchase and use of biobased products through voluntary labeling and certification of the products.
The program includes access for participants to mandatory federal purchasing of biobased products. ### Advanced Biofuel Payment Program The Advanced Biofuel Payment Program (9005) provides payments to eligible entities that produce and sell advanced biofuels.
The 9005 program’s goal is to increase the production of advanced biofuels to achieve energy independence through these incentive payments to advanced biofuel producers and sellers.
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New Energy Deployment is funded by USDA Rural Development. Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
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The Homeless Youth Program is a grant from the Illinois Department of Human Services that funds services for homeless and at-risk youth across Illinois. Administered through the Office of Community and Positive Youth Development, it supports nonprofit organizations delivering shelter, outreach, and support services to young people experiencing homelessness or housing instability. Eligible applicants are Illinois-based nonprofits with demonstrated capacity to serve youth. Awards range from $100,000 to $800,000 per year under CSFA number 444-80-0711. This is a FY 2026 funding opportunity with an application deadline of May 21, 2025.
Community Investment Tax Credit Program (CITC) is a grant from the Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development that provides state tax credit allocations to 501(c)(3) nonprofits, enabling them to attract private donations from individuals and businesses. Donors contributing $500 or more to approved projects receive tax credits equal to 50% of their contribution. The program has leveraged nearly $27 million in charitable contributions to approximately 700 projects statewide. Eligible project areas include education, housing, job training, arts and culture, economic development, and services for at-risk populations. Projects must be located in or serve residents of Maryland's Priority Funding Areas. The application period is typically held annually.
The Families First Community Grant Program is a competitive grant initiative from the Tennessee Department of Human Services (TDHS) offering approximately $27 million in funding to support nonprofit organizations serving low-income Tennessee families. Grants fund programs across four priority areas: education, health, economic stability, and family well-being, aligned with TANF goals of promoting self-sufficiency. Eligible applicants are 501(c)(3) nonprofits based in Tennessee that provide direct services to economically disadvantaged families. The 2025 application cycle closed July 10, 2025. This program reflects Tennessee's broader commitment to strengthening communities through strategic investment in local organizations that address the root causes of poverty.
USDA opened a $27.7M Rural Business Development Grant NOFO on May 18 with two deadlines two weeks apart. The June 15 Strategic Economic and Community Development carve-out and the June 30 main pool fund different applicants under different scoring — and most rural cooperatives apply to the wrong one.
Read articleUSDA's FY2026 Distance Learning and Telemedicine NOFO funds end-point equipment for rural schools, clinics, and libraries — but the 15% non-federal match, the hub-and-end-site project architecture, and the scoring weight on rurality and economic need are what determine winners by the June 30, 2026 deadline.
Read articleUSDA's FY2026 Rural Business Development Grant NOFO funds technical assistance and small-business support in rural communities under 50,000 residents — but the two-deadline structure (June 15 for Strategic Economic and Community Development applications, June 30 for everyone else), the enterprise vs. opportunity split, and the pass-through grantee model are what shape competitive proposals.
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