Funding Opportunities

Rural Infrastructure

Rural Energy for America Program (REAP)
USDA funding supports agricultural producers and rural small businesses to reduce energy costs and consumption by purchasing and installing renewable energy systems and making energy efficiency improvements in their operations. Application Deadlines: Grants Oct 31 and March 31, 2020. Loan Guarantees: Accepted year-round

Grants for Transportation of Veterans in Highly Rural Areas
Department of Veterans Affairs grants support transportation programs in counties with fewer than seven people per square mile. Specific requirements apply. Application Deadline: October 31, 2019

Technical Assistance and Training Grant Program
USDA grant program assists communities with water or wastewater systems through free technical assistance and/or training provided by the grant recipients. Application Deadline: December 31, 2019

Solid Waste Management Grant Program
USDA grant program assists communities through free technical assistance and/or training provided by the grant recipient to reduce or eliminate pollution of water resources and improve planning and management of solid waste sites in rural areas. Application Deadline: December 31, 2019

FY 2019 EDA Disaster Supplemental
U.S. Economic Development Administration assistance helps communities/regions devise and implement long-term economic recovery strategies. Application Deadline: Ongoing

Economic Development

New Markets Tax Credit Program (NMTC)
U.S. Department of Treasury program aims to break this cycle of disinvestment by attracting the private investment necessary to reinvigorate struggling local economies. NMTC Program Fact Sheet: English / EspaƱol. Introduction presentation. Application Deadline: October 28, 2019

2020 Culture of Health Prize
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation recognizes communities working together to transform neighborhoods, schools, and businesses that create the opportunity for better health. Application Deadline: November 4, 2019

Rural Health Network Development Program
Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration funding improves the access and quality of health care in rural areas through network collaboration, adapting an evidence-based service model, and promoting sustainability of rural health networks through the creation of diverse products and services. Application Deadline: November 25, 2019

Accelerating Promising Practices for Small Libraries (APP)

Institute of Museum Library Services offers support for projects that strengthen the ability of small and/or rural libraries and archives to serve their communities and to build grantee capacity through participation in a community of practice with a focus on transforming school library practice, community memory and digital inclusion. Application Deadline: December 2, 2019

The Ralph K. Morris Foundation Cooperative Leadership Fund Organizational Grant
Grants provide support associated with training and educational programs for emerging cooperative leaders interested in the future of cooperatives, sustainability and environmental issues related to rural communities. Application Deadline: Ongoing

Ralph K. Morris Foundation Cooperative Leadership Fund
Funding supports costs associated with training, professional development and educational programs for rural young leaders interested in the future of cooperatives and rural communities. Application Deadline: Ongoing