Rural Business Devlopment Grants: This program is a competitive grant designed

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1 Rural Business Devlopment Grants: This program is a competitive grant designed to support targeted technical assistance, training and other activities leading to the development or expansion of small and emerging private businesses in rural areas which will employ 50 or fewer new employees and has less than $1 million in gross revenue. Programmatic activities are separated into enterprise or opportunity type grant activities. What is an eligible area? RBDG funds must be used for projects benefitting rural areas or towns outside the urbanized periphery of any city with a population of 50,000 or more How much funding is available? There is no maximum grant amount; however, smaller requests are given higher priority. Generally, grants range from $10,000 to $500,000. There is no cost sharing requirement. Opportunity grants are limited to up to 10 percent of the total RBDG annual funding. To complete an application for this program, you must be pre-registered with the System for Award Management (SAM) and also have a Data Universal Number System (DUNS) number. Neither of these applications cost money, but they can take time so be sure to get this taken care of right away. If you are already registered with these systems, you do not need to do it again. Applications must be sent to: KayLyn Nerby, Acting State Director Wallace F. Bennett Federal Building 125 South State Street, Room 4311 Salt Lake City, UT Voice: (801)

2 Rural Economic Development Loan & Grant Program: The Rural Economic Development Loan and Grant program provides funding for rural projects through local utility organizations. USDA provides zero-interest loans to local utilities which they, in turn, pass through to local businesses (ultimate recipients) for projects that will create and retain employment in rural areas. The ultimate recipients repay the lending utility directly. The utility is responsible for repayment to USDA. USDA provides grants to local utility organizations which use the funding to establish revolving loan funds (RLF). Loans are made from the revolving loan funds to projects that will create or retain rural jobs. When the revolving loan fund is terminated, the grant is repaid to USDA. To receive funding (which will be forwarded to selected eligible projects) an entity must be: A former Rural Utilities Service borrower who borrowed, repaid or pre-paid an insured, direct, or guaranteed loan Nonprofit utilities that are eligible to receive assistance from the Rural Development Electric or Telecommunication Programs; or Current Rural Development Electric or Telecommunication Programs borrowers What is an eligible area? Intermediaries may use funds to lend for projects in rural areas or towns with a population of 50,000 or less. How much funding is available to intermediaries? Up to $300,000 in grants may be requested to establish the RLF. Up to 10 percent of grant funds may be applied toward operating expenses over the life of the RLF. Up to $1 million in loans may be requested For applications, and to submit finished applications please contact: KayLyn Nerby, Acting State Director Wallace F. Bennett Federal Building 125 South State Street, Room 4311 Salt Lake City, UT Voice: (801)

3 Delta Health Care Services Grant: The Delta Health Care Services Grant program provides financial assistance to address the continued unmet health needs in the Delta Region. Grants are awarded to promote cooperation among health care professionals, institutions of higher education, research institutions and other entities in the Delta Region. Grants are awarded through a national competition. Each fiscal year, applications are requested through a Notice published in the Federal Register and through an announcement posted on Grants.gov. Who may apply for this program? To apply for a grant, you must be a consortium of the following: Regional institutions of higher education Academic health and research institute, and/or Economic development entities located within the Delta Region. Individuals are not eligible for this program. Amount of Funding Available: $3 million Maximum Grant Amount: $1,000,000 Minimum Grant Amount: $50,000 Matching Funds Requirement: None Rural Energy for America Program Energy Audit & Renewable Energy Development Assistance Grants: Grantees assist rural small businesses and agricultural producers by conducting and promoting energy audits, and providing renewable energy development assistance (REDA). Who may apply for this program? State and local governments; Federally-recognized Tribes; A landgrant college or university, or other Institutions of Higher Education; Rural electric cooperatives ;Public power entities; An Instrumentality of a state, tribal, or local government; A Resource Conservation & Development Council (as defined in 16 USC 3451).

4 Community Facilities Direct Loan & Grant Program: 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. Who may apply for this program? Eligible borrowers include: Public bodies, Community-based non-profit corporations, Federally-recognized Tribes What is an eligible area? Rural areas including cities, villages, townships and towns including Federally Recognized Tribal Lands with no more than 20,000 residents according to the latest For more Details Contact: Heath Price, Community Programs Director (801) Community Facilities Technical Assistance and Training Grant: The Agency will make grants to public bodies and private nonprofit corporations, (such as States, counties, cities, townships, and incorporated towns and villages, boroughs, authorities, districts, and Indian tribes on Federal and State reservations) to provide associations Technical Assistance and/or training with respect to essential community facilities programs. The Technical Assistance and/or training will assist communities, Indian Tribes, and Nonprofit Corporations to identify and plan for community facility needs that exist in their area. Once those needs have been identified, the Grantee can assist in identifying public and private resources to finance those identified community facility needs. What kind of funding is available? Maximum grant award is $150,000. Grant funds are limited and are awarded through a competitive process

5 Economic Impact Initiative Grants: This program provides funding to assist in the development of essential community facilities in rural communities with extreme unemployment and severe economic depression. An essential community facility is one that provides an essential service to the local community, is needed for the orderly development of the community, serves a primarily rural area, and does not include private, commercial or business undertakings. Who may apply for this program? Public bodies, Non-profits, Federally-recognized Tribes What kind of funding is available? Grants up to 75% of eligible project cost based on need and funding availability. Applicant must be eligible for grant assistance, which is determined by the population and median household income of the service area. Grant funds must be available For Application and to Submit Application, Contact your local Office: Heath Price, Community Programs Director (801) Rural Community Development Initiative Grants: RCDI grants are awarded to help non-profit housing and community development organizations, low-income rural communities and federally recognized tribes support housing, community facilities and community and economic development projects in rural areas. Who may apply for this program? Public bodies, Non-profit organizations, Qualified Private (forprofit) Organizations What is an eligible area? Rural and rural area--any area other than (i) a city or town that has a population of greater than 50,000 inhabitants; and (ii) the urbanized area contiguous and adjacent to such city or town. What kind of funding is available? Minimum grant award is $50,000; maximum grant award is $250,000. Grant funds are limited and are awarded through a competitive process. For more Information about this program or to file an application contact: Heath Price, Community Programs Director (801)

6 Housing Preservation Grants: It provides grants to sponsoring organizations for the repair or rehabilitation of housing occupied by low and very low income (1) people. Who may apply for this program? Most State and local governmental entities, Nonprofit organizations, Federally Recognized Tribes, Individual homeowners are not eligible What is an eligible area? Areas that may be served include: Rural areas and towns with 20,000 or fewer people, Federally Recognized Tribal lands. Mutual Self-Help Housing Technical Assistance Grants in Utah: Provides grants to qualified organizations to help them carry out local self-help housing construction projects. Grant recipients supervise groups of very-low- and low-income individuals and families as they construct their own homes in rural areas. The group members provide most of the construction labor on each other s homes, with technical assistance from the organization overseeing the project. Who may apply for this program? Eligible applicants include: Government non-profit organizations, Federally-recognized Tribes, Private non-profit organizations. Applications for this program accepted year long, for application and information contact: Lori Silva, Housing Programs Director (801) Debbie Cook, Mutual Self-Help Housing Specialist (801) ext. 106

7 Single Family Housing Repair Loans & Grants: Also known as the Section 504 Home Repair program, this provides loans to very-low-income homeowners to repair, improve or modernize their homes or grants to elderly very-low-income homeowners to remove health and safety hazards. Who may apply for this program? To qualify, you must: Be the homeowner and occupy the house, be unable to obtain affordable credit elsewhere, Have a family income below 50 percent of the area median income, for grants, be age 62 or older and not be able to repay a repair loan. How much money can I get? Maximum loan is $20,000, Maximum grant is $7,500, Loans and grants can be combined for up to $27,500 in assistance. Available year round as long as funding is available. Distance Learning and Telemedicine Grant: The Distance Learning and Telemedicine program helps rural communities use the unique capabilities of telecommunications to connect to each other and to the world, overcoming the effects of remoteness and low population density. For example, this program can link teachers and medical service providers in one area to students and patients in another. For more information on other programs administered by RUS Telecommunications please visit : Who may apply? Eligible applicants include most entities that provide education or health care through telecommunications, including: Most State and local governmental entities, Federallyrecognized Tribes, Non-profits, For-profit businesses, Consortia of eligible entities

8 Emergency Community Water Assistance Grants: This program helps eligible communities prepare, or recover from, an emergency that threatens the availability of safe, reliable drinking water. Who may apply? Most state and local governmental entities, Nonprofit organizations, Federally recognized tribes. What is an eligible area? Rural areas and towns with populations of 10,000 or less, Tribal lands in rural areas, and Colonias. The area to be served must also have a median household income less-than the state's median household income for non-metropolitan areas. Contact your local RD office for details. Applications are accepted all year long. For more information and for an application please contact Heath Price, Community Programs Director (801) Solid Waste Management Grants: This program reduces or eliminates pollution of water resources by providing funding for organizations that provide technical assistance or training to improve the planning and management of solid waste sites. Who may apply? Most state and local governmental entities, Nonprofits, Federally recognized tribes, Academic institutions All applicants must have: Proven ability, background or experience to successfully complete a project similar to the one proposed; Legal authority and capacity to provide technical assistance or training. What is an eligible area? Rural areas and towns with a population of 10,000 or less Special consideration may be given for projects serving: An area with fewer than 5,500 or fewer than 2,500 people; regional, multi-state or national areas; or lower-income populations.

9 Water & Waste Disposal Loan and Grant Program: This program provides funding for clean and reliable drinking water systems, sanitary sewage disposal, sanitary solid waste disposal, and storm water drainage to households and businesses in eligible rural areas. Who may apply? This program assists qualified applicants who are not otherwise able to obtain commercial credit on reasonable terms. Eligible applicants include: Most state and local governmental entities, Private nonprofits, Federally-recognized tribes. What is an eligible area? Areas that may be served include: Rural areas and towns with populations of 10,000 or less, Tribal lands in rural areas, Colonias. Applications are accepted year round. Water & Waste Disposal Predevelopment Planning Grants: This program assists low-income communities with initial planning and development of applications for USDA Rural Development Water and Waste Disposal direct loan/grant and loan guarantee programs. Who may apply? Most state and local governmental entities, Nonprofit organizations, Federally recognized tribes What is an eligible area? Rural areas and towns with populations of 10,000 or less, Federally recognized tribal lands, Colonias. Maximum of $30,000 or 75 percent of the predevelopment planning costs. For application or for more information contact: Heath Price, Community Programs Director (801)

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