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USDA Rural Development grants

6 grants from USDA Rural Development are open right now. The next deadline is Friday, Nov 20.

Check each program’s eligible applicants, project requirements and official application route. A grant to an organization is not a payment directly to the people it serves.

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Due in January 2027

  • Agriculture Innovation Center Grant Program

    Department of Agriculture

    Applicants: Schools and colleges, For-profit companies, Local governments, Nonprofits, Small businesses, State governments, Tribal governments and organizations

    Nationwide

    $600K to $1M

    Open

Rolling or no fixed deadline

Closed programs

These rounds are not accepting applications. Check the official pages for future announcements.

Check the recorded eligibility

Affordable Rural Cooperative (ARC) Energy Program

(1) Operating Electric cooperatives described in section 501(c)(12) or 1381(a)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 who are currently or have been in the past a RUS electric loan borrower pursuant to the RE Act;(2) Electric cooperatives serving predominantly Rural Areas; or(3) Wholly or jointly owned subsidiaries of such electric cooperatives listed in (1) and (2).For the purposes of this program, the term “predominantly rural” as used in (2) in this paragraph shall mean a service territory that must include at least 50 percent Rural Areas

MPPEP Phase 3 Invasive Wild-Caught Catfish

for‐profit and nonprofit entities, producer‐owned Cooperatives and corporations, certified benefit corporations, Tribes and Tribal Entities, State or local government entities, and other business types (regardless of legal structure

Solid Waste Management Grant Program

An organization is eligible to receive a SWM grant if it: a) is a private, non-profit organization that has tax-exempt status from the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS). A nonprofit organization is defined as any corporation, trust, association, cooperative, or other organization that:(i) Is operated primarily for scientific, education, service, charitable, or similar purposes in the public interest.(ii) Is not organized primarily for profit.(iii) Uses its net proceeds to maintain, improve, and/or expand its operations.(2) Public bodies.(3) Federally acknowledged or State-recognized Native American tribe or group.(4) Academic institutions.(b) Entities must be legally established and located within a state as defined in § 1775.2.(c) Organizations must be incorporated by December 31 of the year the application period occurs to be eligible for funds.(d) Private businesses, Federal agencies, and individuals are ineligible for these grants.(e) Applicants must also have the proven ability; background; experience, as evidenced by the organization's satisfactory completion of project(s) similar to those proposed; legal authority; and actual capacity to provide technical assistance and/or training on a regional basis to associations as provided in § 1775.63. To meet the requirement of actual capacity, an applicant must either:(1) Have the necessary resources to provide technical assistance and/or training to associations in rural areas through its staff, or(2) Be assisted by an affiliate or member organization which has such background and experience and which agrees, in writing, that it will provide the assistance, or(3)Click to open paragraph tools Contract with a nonaffiliated organization for not more than 49 percent of the grant to provide the proposed assistance.

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Questions

Are there open usda rural development grants?

You can explore 6 open grants here. 1 grant closes in the next 30 days. Check each grant to see if you can apply.

When is the next application deadline?

Affordable Rural Cooperative (ARC) Energy Program closes next, on Friday, Nov 20. Check the official listing for the application time and requirements. Official program details.

Can small businesses and nonprofits apply?

3 open listings include small-business applicants and 3 include nonprofits. A listing can accept both. Applicant type is only one requirement; check the project purpose and full eligibility.