Community Facilities Technical Assistance and Training Grant

Nathan Chitwood
nathan.chitwood@usda.gov

USDA Rural Development state offices

This program offers grants to intermediary organizations to provide technical assistance and training for rural organizations and agencies to identify and plan for community facility needs that exist in their area.

Funds may be used to:

• Assist communities in identifying and planning for community facility needs
• Identify resources to finance community facility needs from public and private sources
• Prepare reports and surveys needed to request financial assistance to develop community facilities
• Prepare applications for USDA financial assistance
• Improve the management, including financial management, related to the operation of community facilities

Eligible applicants must be from rural and tribal areas located outside the boundaries of a city of 20,000 or more and include:

• Public bodies
• Nonprofit organizations
• Federally recognized tribes

Award ceiling: $150,000
Award floor: $50,000
Estimated number of awards: 10
Project period: Up to 3 years
Estimated total program funding: $540,000

Matching funds are not required, but preference is given to applications with a cash match.

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

Submit completed applications online through grants.gov or mail to the appropriate Rural Development State Office.

The deadline for receipt of paper applications is July 8, 2024, and the deadline for electronic applications through grants.gov is July 3, 2024.