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
National Park Service
Historic Preservation Fund
This NPS program provides matching grant funds to state and tribal historic preservation offices for the restoration of properties that are on the National Register of Historic Places.
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.
T-Mobile
Hometown Grants
T-Mobile is committing up to $25 million through 2026 to support small towns, villages, and territories across America by funding community projects.
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KOA: 2025 Camping & Outdoor Hospitality Report
American Sportfishing Association: Economic Contributions of Recreational Fishing
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