Funding Opportunities for Infrastructure
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 GuaranteesU.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
Funding Opportunities Supporting
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