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Jul 17, 2025 - Notice announcing funding available from the United States Department of Agriculture's Rural Housing Service for the Native Community Development Financial Institution (NCDFI) Relending Demonstration Program. The program will provide loans to qualified NCDFIs to relend funds to low- and very low-income recipients to acquire, build, rehabilitate, improve, or relocate dwellings on tribal land in rural areas. Applications are due August 29, 2025.
Source: Federal Register
Jul 14, 2025 - Notice from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) setting forth the interpretation of "Federal public benefit" as used in in Title IV of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA), Pub. L. 104–193, 8 U.S.C. § 1611. This notice revises the interpretation of the term set forth in the August 4, 1998, notice ("the 1998 HHS PRWORA Notice"). This notice also describes and preliminarily identifies the HHS programs that provide "Federal public benefits" within the scope of PRWORA, including HHS programs that were not listed in the 1998 HHS PRWORA Notice. Comments are due by August 13, 2025.
Source: Federal Register
Jul 10, 2025 - Notice of final rule from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announcing that it will no longer utilize the race- and sex-based "socially disadvantaged" designation to provide increased benefits based on race and sex. USDA has transitioned to race- and sex-neutral frameworks to ensure compliance with constitutional principles and the equal protection of all farmers and ranchers under the law. Impacted programs include, but are not limited to, loans and grants, guaranteed loans, pandemic assistance programs, and general administrative regulations. This rule is effective July 10, 2025.
Source: Federal Register
Jul 9, 2025 - Notice of final rule from the Federal Communications Commission announcing that the Office of Management and Budget has approved an information collection related to certain rules related to the FCC's August 17, 2023, Enhanced A-CAM Order and April 14, 2024, Connect America Fund Order. The revised information collection is effective July 9, 2025.
Source: Federal Register
Jul 8, 2025 - The USDA Rural Housing Service is accepting applications for the Rural Community Development Initiative (RCDI) for fiscal year 2025. RCDI provides funding for private, nonprofit, and public intermediary organizations to support housing, community facilities, and community and economic development projects in rural areas. Electronic applications are due by August 7, 2025, and paper applications must be received by August 12, 2025.
Source: Federal Register
Related funding: Rural Community Development Initiative (RCDI)
Jun 30, 2025 - Notice of proposed rule from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Housing Service (RHS) proposing amendments to its regulation to implement changes related to income calculation and net family assets for properties that receive funding from the Multi-Family Housing (MFH) Section 515 Rural Rental Housing and the Section 514/516 Farm Labor Housing Direct Loan and Grant programs. Comments are due by August 29, 2025.
Source: Federal Register
Jun 26, 2025 - Notice from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) seeking comments on an information collection regarding a form related to the COVID-19 Provider Relief Fund (PRF) and American Rescue Plan (ARP) rural payment reporting activities. The information collection is used to assess if statutory and programmatic requirements are met; conduct audits; report on findings with respect to the disbursements of PRF and ARP Rural payments; and for the program evaluation. Comments are due by August 25, 2025.
Source: Federal Register
Jun 6, 2025 - Policy notice announcing modifications and changes to requirements outlined in the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program notice of funding opportunity that are effective immediately. Shares a template letter for awardees who are required to submit a letter to the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) within 30 calendar days requesting an initial proposal correction to incorporate the new guidance and terms of this policy notice into their original proposals. BEAD was established by the 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) to provide funding to states and territories for the planning, development, mapping, and adoption of high-speed broadband access.
Source: National Telecommunications and Information Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce