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Rural Health
Funding by Topic: Capital funding

Summaries of funding programs are provided by RHIhub for your convenience. Please contact the funder directly for the most complete and current information.

Community Economic Development Focus on Energy Communities Inactive
Grants for projects aimed at business development opportunities and creating employment for low-income individuals located in energy communities that have experienced employment loss and/or economic dislocation because of declines in the fossil fuel industry and/or are disproportionately reliant on fossil fuel energy production or distribution. Bonus points are given to projects that create jobs in rural and tribal communities.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Aug 29, 2022
Sponsors: Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Minnesota Section 5311 Rural Transit Program Inactive
Funding for capital, planning, and operations of transit systems in tribal and rural areas outside of the seven-county Twin Cities metropolitan areas.
Geographic coverage: Minnesota
Application Deadline: Jul 1, 2022
Sponsor: Minnesota Department of Transportation
Empower Rural Iowa Broadband Grant Program Inactive
Funding for broadband infrastructure projects that address the increased need for internet connectivity in unserved and underserved areas in Iowa. Provides American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds to address the health and economic impacts of COVID-19 and support recovery efforts.
Geographic coverage: Iowa
Application Deadline: Nov 22, 2021
Sponsor: State of Iowa Office of the Chief Information Officer
Rural Broadband Loans, Loan/Grant Combinations, and Loan Guarantees Inactive
Loans and loan guarantees to provide funds for the construction, improvement, and acquisition of facilities and equipment needed to provide broadband service in eligible rural areas.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Sep 30, 2019
Sponsors: U.S. Department of Agriculture, USDA Rural Utilities Service