Rural Health
Funding by Topic: Community and economic development

America's Healthy Food Financing Initiative Food Access and Retail Expansion (FARE) Fund Grants
Grant funding for projects related to food retail supply chain resiliency, access to healthy foods in underserved areas, employment, and low-income community revitalization.

Heartland Region Business Builder Subawards
Grant to support projects focused on meeting regional needs and increasing capacity among food and farm businesses working toward expansion in local and regional food markets in Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, Nebraska, and northwest Arkansas. Eligible projects include food safety training and worker safety improvements.

National Association of Realtors Rural Outreach Grant
Grants for state and local realtor association initiatives on a wide range of rural issues such broadband, well and septic, open space preservation, environmental standards, disaster prevention and recovery, and planning and zoning issues. Rural providers, facilities, and programs could approach local realtor associations with potential projects.

Pathways to Removing Obstacles to Housing (PRO Housing)
Grants to state and local governments to identify and remove barriers to affordable housing production and preservation to help meet the demand for accessible and available housing in urban, rural, and tribal communities.

Walmart Foundation Spark Good Local Grant Program
Grants to support the unique needs of local communities in the service areas of Walmart and Sam's Club stores.

Recreation Economy for Rural Communities Planning Assistance
A planning assistance process where an EPA team will help communities bring together local residents and other stakeholders to decide on strategies and an action plan to grow the local outdoor recreation economy.

Tribal Climate Resilience Annual Awards Program
Offers funding to federally-recognized tribes and tribal organizations to build climate resilience capacity.

Iowa Rural Innovation Grant
Grants to support innovative projects that address current issues and challenges related to food security and business growth faced by rural communities in Iowa.

Utah Rural Communities Opportunity Grant
Grants for economic development planning, projects, and activities in rural communities in Utah.

Appalachian Region Business Builder Subawards
Grants to support projects focused on meeting regional needs and increasing capacity among food and farm businesses working toward expansion in local and regional food markets in the Appalachian region. Eligible projects include planning, implementation, and expansion in the areas of food safety, worker safety improvements, infrastructure, food access, and business development.