Rural Health
Funding by Topic: Infrastructure

Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act Program
Secured, direct loans and loan guarantees for eligible water infrastructure projects. In addition, technical assistance may be provided to prospective borrowers, especially small and rural communities.

ORR Rural Outdoor Recreation and Health Grant Program — Mountain West Inactive
Funding for communities in Colorado, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, and Wyoming to identify, improve, and activate outdoor spaces and programs that support healthier, more connected rural lives.

Revolving Funds for Financing Water and Wastewater Projects Inactive
Grants to help nonprofit organizations establish revolving loan funds that will finance water and wastewater disposal projects in rural communities.

Distance Learning and Telemedicine Program Grants Inactive
Grants to help rural communities use advanced telecommunications technology to connect to each other, and the world, overcoming the effects of remoteness and low population density.

Rural Business Development Grant Program - Rural Transportation Systems Inactive
Grants to improve the economic conditions of rural areas by providing technical assistance that will enhance the operation of rural transportation systems.

Rural Business Development Grants Inactive
Supports targeted technical assistance, training, and other activities leading to the development or expansion of small and emerging private businesses in rural areas.

Massachusetts Rural Development Fund Inactive
Grants for economic and community development activities in rural communities and small towns in Massachusetts.

Smith-Lever Special Needs Competitive Grants Program Inactive
Funding to enable the Cooperative Extension System (CES) to assist in preparing for, providing an educational response to, recovering from, and mitigating disasters and disaster threats. The program supports innovative, education-based approaches to address disaster preparedness and specific responses related to disasters or disaster threats caused by natural, human-made, technological hazards, or by other factors that contribute to the exposure of or risk to a community.

Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) Grants Inactive
Grants to support planning, infrastructure, and behavioral and operational initiatives to prevent fatalities and serious injuries on roads and streets involving all roadway users, including pedestrians, bicyclists, public transportation, motorists, and commercial vehicle operators.

AmeriCorps State and National Native Nation Planning Grants Inactive
Planning grants to support tribes in developing an AmeriCorps program that will engage AmeriCorps members in implementing evidence-based interventions to solve community problems.