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News by Topic: Capital funding

Sep 14, 2023 - Notice from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Rural Business-Cooperative Service (RBS) announcing its intention to remove the self-imposed restriction that all Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 applications that were submitted under the Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) prior to June 30, 2023, and were not funded in the national unrestricted pooling competitions, must be withdrawn. The Agency will continue processing applications received by June 30, 2023, into the first quarter of FY 2024 for participation in these national competitions. Unfunded applications from the national competitions will not be moved into the next FY 2024 funding cycle and must be withdrawn. This notice is effective September 14, 2023.
Source: Federal Register
Related funding: Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) Renewable Energy Systems and Energy Efficiency Improvements Grants and Guaranteed Loans
Sep 14, 2023 - Announcement from USDA's Rural Business-Cooperative Service inviting applications for loans and grants under the Rural Economic Development Loan and Grant (REDLG) Programs for fiscal year 2024. Awards will be made based on the amount of funding available through the appropriations process. RBS encourages applicants to consider projects focusing on assisting rural communities recover economically through more and better market opportunities through improved infrastructure; ensuring all rural residents have equitable access to USDA Rural Development (RD) programs and benefits from RD-funded projects; and reducing climate pollution and increasing resilience to the impacts of climate change through economic support to rural communities.
Source: Federal Register
Related funding: Rural Economic Development Loan and Grant Program (REDL and REDG)
Sep 14, 2023 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Rural Business-Cooperative Service invites applications for the Intermediary Relending Program (IRP) for fiscal year 2024. IRP provides direct loans to intermediaries for the establishment of revolving loan programs for the purpose of providing loans to ultimate recipients for business facilities and community developments in rural areas. Applications are accepted on a continuous basis and compete for available funds on a quarterly basis.
Source: Federal Register
Related funding: Intermediary Relending Program (IRP)
Aug 31, 2023 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Housing Service (RHS) is accepting applications for Community Facilities Technical Assistance and Training Disaster Repair Grant Program. Up to $2.5 million in grant funding will be awarded to eligible applicants to provide technical assistance for repairing essential community facilities damaged by Presidentially declared disasters in calendar year 2022. Electronic submissions are due November 24, 2023, and paper submissions must be received by November 29, 2023.
Source: Federal Register
Related funding: Community Facilities Program Disaster Repair Grants