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Department of Agriculture (USDA) Community Facilities
Community Facilities programs provide loans, grants, and loan guarantees for essential community facilities in rural areas and towns up to 20,000 in population. Priority is given to health care, education, and public safety projects.
http://www.rd.usda.gov/programs-services/community-facilities-direct-loan-grant-program Program Amount: Graduated Scale
Application Deadline: Applications are accepted year-round. Contact local office to discuss a specific project
Competitive: Applicants will be carefully scored and prioritized to determine which projects should be selected for further development and funding; varying match requirements Eligible Applicants: Municipalities, counties, parishes, boroughs, special-purpose districts, non-profit corporations or associations, and Tribal governments
Objective: Funds the purchase, construction, or improvement of essential community facilities
Planning and Organization: Costs of acquiring interest on land
Equipment: Construction and development of hospitals, health clinics, schools, fire houses, community centers, and many other community-based initiatives NOFO Language: Essential community facilities include public safety services such as fire departments, police stations, prisons, police vehicles, fire trucks, public works vehicles or equipment.
Interpretation: While NG911 is not specifically mentioned, Community Facilities recipients should consider integrating NG911 implementation into planning related to public safety services, vehicles, or equipment…
