Community Facilities Technical Assistance and Training Grant | USDA RD CFTAT 2024

Opportunity Information: Apply for USDA RD CFTAT 2024

The Community Facilities Technical Assistance and Training Grant (Funding Opportunity Number USDA RD CFTAT 2024, CFDA 10.766) is a discretionary grant program administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Rural Development, through the Rural Housing Service. Its purpose is to fund technical assistance and training that helps rural communities and eligible local entities better understand, plan for, and ultimately pursue solutions to essential community facility needs. Rather than directly paying for construction or equipment, the program focuses on building local capacity: helping communities figure out what facilities they need, how to prioritize those needs, and how to assemble financing and other resources to move projects forward.

The core activities supported by this opportunity are technical assistance and training tied to “essential community facilities programs.” In practical terms, the grant is meant to help communities, Federally recognized and other eligible Indian Tribes (including those on Federal and State reservations), and nonprofit corporations identify gaps in community facilities and plan appropriately to address them. Once needs are identified, grant-funded support can extend to helping communities locate and coordinate potential funding sources, including both public and private financing options, so they are better positioned to develop viable community facility projects.

Eligibility is broad across the types of local government and nonprofit organizations that typically work on community infrastructure planning. Eligible applicants include state, county, and city/township governments; special districts; independent school districts; public and state-controlled institutions of higher education; private institutions of higher education; public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities; Federally recognized tribal governments; tribal organizations that are not federally recognized tribal governments; and nonprofit organizations with or without 501(c)(3) status (excluding institutions of higher education in the nonprofit categories noted). The opportunity also recognizes two applicant roles: Technical Assistance Providers and Ultimate Recipients. In general, both categories must be a public body, nonprofit corporation, or an eligible Indian Tribe, reflecting the program’s intent to route funding to organizations that can deliver credible assistance and training, or directly benefit from that assistance, within eligible communities.

The award information provided indicates an anticipated maximum award (ceiling) of $150,000, with an expectation of around 10 awards. The original application closing date listed for this cycle is July 3, 2024, and the opportunity record was created on June 3, 2024. Overall, the grant is designed for organizations that can help rural places and eligible tribal and nonprofit entities move from early-stage uncertainty (What do we need? What should we do first? How do we pay for it?) to a clearer, better-supported plan for essential community facilities and a stronger path toward financing and implementation.

• The Rural Housing Service in the agriculture, community development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Community Facilities Technical Assistance and Training Grant" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 10.766.
• This funding opportunity was created on 2024-06-03.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2024-07-03. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $150,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 10 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Independent school districts, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities, Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments), Nonprofits having a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Nonprofits that do not have a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education.

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