Community Facilities Grant Program

 
  • Grants Office Grantwriting service fee is currently unavailable for this grant
    Get more information on grantwriting

    CFDA#

    10.766     		 

    Funder Type

    Federal Government

    IT Classification

    B - Readily funds technology as part of an award

    Authority

    Rural Development (RD)

    Summary

    Community Programs provides grants to assist in the development of essential community facilities in rural areas and towns of up to 20,000 in population. Grants are authorized on a graduated scale. Applicants located in small communities with low populations and low incomes will receive a higher percentage of grants. Grants are available to public entities such as municipalities, counties, and special-purpose districts, as well as non-profit corporations and tribal governments. In addition, applicants must have the legal authority necessary for construction, operation, and maintenance of the proposed facility and also be unable to obtain needed funds from commercial sources at reasonable rates and terms.

    Grant funds may be used to assist in the development of essential community facilities. Grant funds can be used to construct, enlarge, or improve community facilities for health care, public safety, and community and public services. This can include the purchase of equipment required for a facility's operation. A grant may be made in combination with other CF financial assistance such as a direct or guaranteed loan, applicant contributions, or loans and grants from other sources.

    The Community Facilities Grant Program is typically used to fund projects under special initiatives, such as Native American community development efforts; child care centers linked with the Federal government's Welfare-to-Work initiative; Federally-designated Enterprise and Champion Communities, and the Northwest Economic Adjustment Initiative area.

    Projects will be selected based on a priority point system. Projects that will receive priority are those that:
    • Serve small communities - with the highest priority going to projects located in a community with a population of 5,000 or less.
    • Serve low-income communities with the highest priority going to projects serving communities with median household incomes below the higher of the poverty line or 60% of the State non-metropolitan median household income.
    • Provide healthcare, public safety, or public and community services
     

    History of Funding

    2020 awards can be viewed at: https://www.rd.usda.gov/sites/default/files/CF_CHART_Endof_FY2020_Oct282020.pdf

    2021 awards can be viewed at: https://www.rd.usda.gov/sites/default/files/cf_nr_chart_march232021.pdf and https://www.rd.usda.gov/sites/default/files/usdard_nrcfnrchart062321.pdf

    2022 awards can be viewed at: https://www.rd.usda.gov/sites/default/files/usdard_cfchart_01_26_2022.pdf

    Additional Information

    Grant funds may be used to purchase, construct, and/or improve essential community facilities, purchase equipment and pay related project expenses.

    Examples of essential community facilities include:

    • Health care facilities such as hospitals, medical clinics, dental clinics, nursing homes or assisted living facilities
    • Public facilities such as town halls, courthouses, airport hangars or street improvements
    • Community support services such as child care centers, community centers, fairgrounds or transitional housing
    • Public safety services such as fire departments, police stations, prisons, police vehicles, fire trucks, public works vehicles or equipment
    • Educational services such as museums, libraries or private schools
    • Utility services such as telemedicine or distance learning equipment
    • Local food systems such as community gardens, food pantries, community kitchens, food banks, food hubs or greenhouses

    Grant funds cannot be used to:

    • Pay any annual recurring costs, including purchases or rentals that are generally considered to be operating and maintenance expenses;
    • Construct or repair electric generating plants, electric transmission lines, or gas distribution lines to provide services for commercial sale;
    • Pay costs to construct facilities to be used for commercial rental where the applicant has no control over tenants and services offered;
    • Construct facilities primarily for the purpose of housing State, Federal or quasi-Federal agencies; or
    • Finance recreational facilities or community antenna television services or facilities.

    Contacts

    Rural Development Staff

    Rural Development Staff
    1400 Independence Avenue, SW
    Washington, DC 20250-1550
    (202) 690-4730
    (202) 690-4737
     

  • Eligibility Details

    Grants are available to public entities such as municipalities, counties, and special-purpose districts, as well as non-profit corporations and Federally recognized tribal governments. Rural areas including cities, villages, townships and towns including Federally Recognized Tribal Lands with no more than 20,000 residents according to the latest U.S. Census Data are eligible for this program: http://www.census.gov/. Priority will be given to applicants located in small communities with a population of 5,500 or less and/or low income communities having a median household income below 80% of the state nonmetropolitan median household income.

    Deadline Details

    The application process and deadline vary by region. Contact your Rural Development State Offices for detailed information and applications, visit http://www.rd.usda.gov/browse-state.

    Award Details

    Individual award amounts vary based on project scope, median household income, and population. In most instances, projects receive a combination of Community Facilities loan and grant awards.


    Cost sharing/matching of 25% is generally required for grant awards when the proposed project is:

    • Located in a rural community having a population of 5,000 or fewer; and
    • The median household income of the proposed service area is below the higher of the poverty line or 60 percent of the State nonmetropolitan median household income

    Cost sharing/matching of 45% is generally required for grant awards when the proposed project is:

    • Located in a rural community having a population of 12,000 or fewer; and
    • The median household income of the proposed service area is below the higher of the poverty line or 70 percent of the State nonmetropolitan median household income.

    Cost sharing/matching of 65% is generally required for grant awards when the proposed project is:

    • Located in a rural community having a population of 20,000 or fewer; and
    • The median household income of the proposed service area is below the higher of the poverty line or 80 percent of the State nonmetropolitan median household income.

    Cost sharing/matching of 85% is generally required for grant awards when the proposed project is:

    Located in a rural community having a population of 20,000 or fewer; and

    • The median household income of the proposed service area is below the higher of the poverty line or 90 percent of the State nonmetropolitan median household income.

    Related Webcasts Use the links below to view the recorded playback of these webcasts


    • Highlights of Grants to Manage and Expand Access to Health Data - Sponsored by NetApp - Playback Available
    • Funding for Healthcare Technology to Connect Providers and Patients - Sponsored by Panasonic - Playback Available
    • Top 10 Local Grant Programs You Won't Want to Miss in 2015 - Sponsored by Sprint - Playback Available

 

You have not selected any grants to Add


Please select at least one grant to continue.


Selections Added


The selected grant has been added to your .



  Okay  

Research Reports


One of the benefits of purchasing an UPstream® subscription is
generating professional research reports in Microsoft® Word or Adobe® PDF format
Generating research reports allows you to capture all the grant data as
well as a nice set of instructions on how to read these reports


Watchlists and Grant Progress


With an UPstream® subscription you can add grants to your
own personal Watchlist. By adding grants to your watchlist, you will
receive emails about updates to your grants, be able to track your
grant's progress from watching to awards, and can easily manage any
step in the process through simplified workflows.

Email this Grant


With an UPstream® subscription, you can email grant details, a research report,
and relevant links to yourself or others so that you never lose your
details again. Emailing grants is a great way to keep a copy of the
current details so that when you are ready to start seeking funding
you already know where to go