ADDED ON JANUARY 13, 2025: USDA has issued a funding opportunity to provide financial assistance to eligible applicants that will provide service at or above the Broadband Grant Speed (100 Mbps down and 20 Mbps up) to all premises in rural, economically-challenged communities where broadband service (10 Mbps down and 1 Mbps up) does not exist. USDA is making $26,000,000 available for this effort with maximum awards of $5 million. Proposals are due on April 21, 2025. To download the official synopsis, click here. To download the entire funding opportunity, click here.
ADDED ON JANUARY 7, 2025: USDA has issued a funding opportunity to enable and improve distance learning and telemedicine services in rural areas. $40 million is being made available under this funding opportunity with maximum awards of $1,000,000. Proposals are due on March 6, 2025. To download the official synopsis, click here. To download the entire funding opportunity, click here.
ADDED ON NOVEMBER 22, 2024: USDA has issued a funding opportunity to assist at-risk local communities and Indian Tribes with planning and mitigating against the risk created by wildfire. $200,000,000 is being made available under this funding opportunity with maximum awards of $10,000,000. Proposals are due on February 28, 2025. To download the official synopsis, click here. To download the entire funding opportunity, click here.
ADDED ON OCTOBER 30, 2024: USDA has issued a funding opportunity to increase the availability of local foods in schools and connect students to the sources of their food through education, taste tests, school gardens, field trips, and local food sourcing for school meals. $5,000,000 is being made available under this funding opportunity with maximum awards of $500,000. Proposals are due on January 10, 2024. To download the official synopsis, click here. To download the entire funding opportunity, click here.
ADDED ON OCTOBER 26, 2024: USDA has issued a funding opportunity to support Tribal projects for livestock and poultry. $500,000 is being made available under this funding opportunity. Proposals are due on January 24, 2025. To download the official synopsis, click here. To download the entire funding opportunity, click here.