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Community Facilities Grant Program

U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development

Funder Type: Federal Government	Award Amount: Varies
Deadlines: 12/31/10	Status: Active
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Award Description:
Grant assistance may be available for up to 75 percent of project costs. The amount of grant assistance for project costs depends upon the median household income and the population in the community where the project is located and the availability of grant funds. In most instances, projects which receive grant assistance have a high priority and are highly leveraged with other loan and grant awards. Grant funding limitations are based on population and income, economic feasibility, and availability of funds.
Eligibility Description:
Grants are available to public entities such as municipalities, counties, and special-purpose districts, as well as non-profit corporations and tribal governments. Applicants located in small communities with low populations and low incomes will receive a higher percentage of grants.
Summary:
Community Facilities program grants assist in the development of essential community facilities in rural areas and towns of up to 20,000 in population. Grant funds may be used to assist in the development of essential community facilities. Grant funds can be used to construct, enlarge, or improve community facilities for health care, public safety, and community and public services. This can include the purchase of equipment required for a facility's operation. A grant may be made in combination with other Community Facilities financial assistance such as a direct or guaranteed loan, applicant contributions, or loans and grants from other sources. Projects will be selected based on a priority point system. Projects that will receive priority are those that: (1) Serve small communities (with the highest priority going to projects located in a community with a population of 5,000 or less); (2) Serve low-income communities (with the highest priority going to projects serving communities with median household incomes below the higher of the poverty line or 60 percent of the State non-metropolitan median household income); and (3) Provide healthcare, public safety, or public and community services. For examples of essential community facilities visit www.rurdev.usda.gov/rhs/cf/essent_facil.htm.

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Housing and Community Facilities Programs National Office
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Address:
14th Street and Independence Avenue SW
Room 5037, South Building
Washington, DC 20250

Telephone: (202) 720-4323
URL: http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/rhs/cf/cp.htm
Misc Info: For Rural Development State Office contacts visit www.rurdev.usda.gov/recd_map.html.

Date Added: 07/12/06