Community Facilities Direct Loans & Grants
This program provides affordable funding to develop essential community facilities in rural areas. An essential community facility is defined as a facility that provides an essential service to the local community for the orderly development of the community in a primarily rural area, and does not include private, commercial or business undertakings.
Organization
USDA Rural Housing Service
Eligibility
Government and Tribes
University or School
Focus
Financing
Infrastructure and Acquisitions
Related Resources
The Trek Foundation
The Trek Foundation
The Trek Foundation funds trail projects that help preserve land, are open to the public and free to use, and will be activated by the local community.
One Track Mind Foundation
One Track Mind Foundation - Trail Support
One Track Mind Foundation connects mountain bike trail projects with the Wisconsin Conservation Corps, where youth learn hands-on trail building skills. OTM maintains, designs and builds trails that cater to all skill levels.
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
Wisconsin Assessment Monies (WAM)
This program provides funding to address specific brownfields sites where potential or known contamination is acting as an impediment to economic redevelopment.
Explore the Trends Shaping Outdoor Recreation
Outdoor Industry Association: 2025 Outdoor Participation Trends Report
Bureau of Economic Analysis: 2024 Economic Statistics for Wisconsin
Adventure Travel Trade Association: Travel Market Sizing and the New Adventure Traveler
KOA: 2025 Camping & Outdoor Hospitality Report
American Sportfishing Association: Economic Contributions of Recreational Fishing
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