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Rural Community Development Initiative (RCDI)

 
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number: 10.446
Link
View Program Website
Sponsors
U.S. Department of Agriculture, USDA Rural Development
Deadlines
Jul 10, 2024
Contact

USDA Rural Development State Office Contact(s)

Shirley J. Stevenson
202.205.9685
Shirley.Stevenson@usda.gov

Purpose

The Rural Community Development Initiative (RCDI) awards grants to housing and community development intermediary organizations to develop the capacity and ability of nonprofit organizations, low-income rural communities, and federally recognized tribes to undertake projects related to housing, community facilities, and community and economic development in rural areas.

Funds can be used for, but are not limited to, the following purposes:

  • Train sub-grantees to conduct home ownership education and/or minority business entrepreneur education
  • Provide technical assistance to sub-grantees on:
    • Strategic plan development
    • Accessing alternative funding sources
    • Board training
    • Developing successful childcare facilities
    • Creating training tools such as videos, workbooks, and reference guides
    • Effective fundraising techniques

Past awarded projects have included healthcare and infrastructure development in tribal communities and technical assistance for nonprofit organizations that help rural health clinics.

Eligibility

Eligible applicants include:

  • Public bodies
  • Nonprofit organizations
  • Qualified private (for-profit) organizations

Recipients and beneficiaries of the funding, but not the intermediary, must be located in a city or town that has a population of 50,000 or less.

Geographic coverage
Nationwide
Amount of funding

Award ceiling: $500,000
Award floor: $50,000
Project period: Up to 3 years
Estimated number of awards: 25
Estimated total program funding: $5,000,000

The intermediary will be required to provide matching funds in an amount at least equal to the RCDI grant.

Application process

A link to the application instructions is available on the program website and on grants.gov.

Submit completed applications online through grants.gov or mail completed applications to the appropriate USDA Rural Development State Office Contact(s).

The deadline for electronic applications through grants.gov is July 10, 2024, and the deadline for receipt of paper applications is July 15, 2024.

Tagged as
Child care · Community and economic development · Fundraising · Governance of healthcare organizations · Healthcare facilities · Housing and homelessness · Infrastructure · Planning and strategy methods and resources · Racial and ethnic groups · Sustainability of programs

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News (1)

  • RHS: Notice of Funding Availability for the Rural Community Development Initiative (RCDI) for Fiscal Year 2024, view details

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