USDA Rural Development FUNDING PROJECTS IN

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1 USDA Rural Development FUNDING PROJECTS IN RURAL ARIZONA Jeff Hays, Community Programs Director

2 What is Rural? PROGRAM OVERVIEW Incorporated Populations Business Programs under 50,000 Single Family Housing under 35,000 Community Facilities under 20,000 Water and Wastewater under 10,000 * Tribal and Unincorporated areas are considered rural.

3 Arizona s Small Business Guaranteed Loans Lender Driven Hotels, Manufacturing, Services, Local Rural Business Development Grants Intermediary Relending or RMAP Value Added Producer Grant Municipal, Non-Profit, Cooperatives, Tribal Municipal, Non-Profit or Tribal Small Business, Coop or collective Planning, Technical Assistance, Direct Business Assistance or Relending Establishes or expands relending programs and T/A Operating Capital for branding new or altered products. Local - $50K-$60K Local -1% loans/20yrs Local- $1 to $1 match Rural Energy America Program Direct Grants and/or Guaranteed Loans for small business Renewable energy projects or efficiency upgrades to on going businesses. Local- 25% of project cost up to $500k Socially Disadvantaged Group Grants Farming collectives, co-ops, tribes Feasibility Studies, Tech Assist, Planning, Training, etc. National- $1-$1 match

4 Rural Business Development Grant Examples: Springerville Farmers Market & Coop- Create a organization & Greenhouse Prescott Farmers Market- Feasibility study for permanent site Painted Desert Demonstration Projects aka Star School- Local Foods Social Enterprise So Gila County EDC-Food Hub Study San Xavier Coop- Cold Storage Facility

5 Building Arizona s Rural Communities Through our Community Facilities program we can help build rural Arizona communities by funding Food banks Libraries Schools Bookmobiles Hospitals Clinics Ambulances Fire Stations Domestic violence shelters Senior centers Community kitchens First responder equipment Street improvements Greenhouses Community gardens Airport hangers Town halls Court houses Garbage Trucks Museums Nursing homes Charter schools Child care centers Prisons

6 Community Facilities (CF) Program CF Loan and or Grant Examples: Food Banks, Vehicles & Equipment Flagstaff Family Food Bank Health Facilities Regional Border Health Clinic Public Safety- Yarnell Fire District Springerville Fire Truck Civic City Halls, Libraries, Community Centers Bullion Museum, Miami, AZ Education Schools, Colleges, Museums Desert Star School, Cornville, AZ STAR School, Leupp, AZ

7 Community Facility Loans and Grants- Populations under 20,000 Eligible applicants- Tribes, local governments, Non-Profits. Applications accepted year round- directly to local staff for processing- Typically funds available Dec-July Loan term based on life of equipment or facility up to 40 years. Interest rates typically around 3-4%. Amount limited to capacity of borrower to repay and value of asset. *Test for credit required for loan or grant. Grant requires a leverage varies from 25% up to 65% based on population and MHI. Priority to smaller and very low income communities. RD Loans can serve as the match. Grants typically around $50, per year. Typically funded as they are ready. May move to priority list.

8 Promoting Rural Health USDA Rural Development promotes rural health by supporting local ag producers to encourage local markets and local foods and by funding state-of-the-art health care facilities across the state. LOCAL FOODS Value-Added Producer Grants Socially Disadvantaged Group Grants Summer Feeding Program Food Hubs FACILITIES Hospitals Tele-Medicine Clinics Domestic Shelters UTILITIES Water Systems Waste Water Treatment/Collection Emergency System Grants SEARCH- Predevelopment National Technical Assistance Programs RCDI- (Rural Community Development Initiative) Solid Waste Management Water/Wastewater Tech Assistant Grants

9 Start Early- Help us say YES! Make the inquiry Eligible: Area, Project, Purpose Timing -Year Round or NOFA Work with applicants year round Develop the scope How does it fit with the program requirements Review the program criteria- What are the scoring criteria? Develop the local resources- Match funding Letters of commitment Narrative- Keep it simple & direct Address the grant criteria Document the sources (copies) Ask us to review drafts

10 USDA RD Field Offices Prescott Valley ext. 4 Show Low Flagstaff ext. 4 St. Michaels ext. 3 Phoenix Area Yuma ext. 4 Willcox ext. 4 Green Valley Jeff Hays, Community Programs Director , extension 103 Don Irby, RD Coordinator , extension 106 Contact Us USDA Rural Development/Arizona 230 N. 1 st Avenue, Phoenix, AZ (602) phone (602) TDD (855) FAX Housing: (602) Community Programs: (602) Business Programs: (602) JC Sherman III, State Director