Community Facilities
Opportunity Information
Community Facilities programs provide loans, grants, and loan guarantees for essential community facilities in rural areas and towns up to 20,000 in population. Priority is given to health care, education, and public safety projects. http://www.rd.usda.gov/programs-services/community-facilities-direct-loan-grant-program
Community Facilities programs provide loans, grants, and loan guarantees for essential community facilities in rural areas and towns up to 20,000 in population. Priority is given to health care, education, and public safety projects. http://www.rd.usda.gov/programs-services/community-facilities-direct-loan-grant-program
Program Amount
Graduated Scale
Application Deadline
Applications are accepted year-round. Contact local office to discuss a specific project
Competitive
Applicants will be carefully scored and prioritized to determine which projects should be selected for further development and funding; varying match requirements
Eligible Applicants
Municipalities, counties, parishes, boroughs, special-purpose districts, non-profit corporations or associations, and Tribal governments
Objective
Funds the purchase, construction, or improvement of essential community facilities
Planning and Organization
Costs of acquiring interest on land
Equipment
Construction and development of hospitals, health clinics, schools, fire houses, community centers, and many other community-based initiatives
NOFO Language
Essential community facilities include public safety services such as fire departments, police stations, prisons, police vehicles, fire trucks, public works vehicles or equipment.
Interpretation
While NG911 is not specifically mentioned, Community Facilities recipients should consider integrating NG911 implementation into planning related to public safety services, vehicles, or equipment.