| 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 Rural Housing Site Loans U.S. Department of Agriculture USDA Rural Development offers specific loans to eligible entities to purchase and develop housing sites for low- and moderate-income income families. 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 provides financing to eligible service providers that will construct, improve, or expand telecommunication and broadband networks in rural areas. Application deadline: Open  Water & Waste Disposal Loan Guarantees U.S. Department of Agriculture USDA Rural Development helps private lenders provide affordable financing to qualified borrowers to improve access to clean, reliable water and waste disposal systems in rural areas. Application Deadline: Open Grants for Buses and Bus Facilities Program U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) U.S. DOT Federal Transit Administration makes federal resources available to recipients to replace, rehabilitate and purchase buses and related equipment and to construct bus-related facilities, including technological changes or innovations to modify low or no emission vehicles or facilities. Except for projects proposed by Indian tribes, all projects in rural areas must be submitted by a State. Application deadline: 7/14/2025 Funding Opportunities Supporting Community and Economic Development Business and Industry Loan Guarantees (B&I) 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 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  Rural Microentrepreneur Assistance Program 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 Coastal Program U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) The U.S. DOI Fish and Wildlife Service offers this community-based program which provides technical and financial support to address conservation challenges of priority coastal ecosystems through cooperative agreements. The goal is to restore and protect fish and wildlife habitats on both public and private lands. Application deadline: 9/30/2025 Targeted Technical Assistance for Rural Hospitals Program A federally funded initiative that offers comprehensive technical assistance to rural hospitals to address financial and operational challenges and maintain essential health services for their communities. Application Deadline: 9/30/2025 |