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Innovation Matters: Funding Opportunities, Publications, Events andLearning
June 2019 - Issue 2
Bi-weekly e-Newsletter highlighting funding and learning opportunities in rural America.
Spotlight AnnouncementsJune is Homeownership Month! USDA Rural Developmentoffers several programs that support rural homeownership,including:
Rural Housing Preservation Grant Program Grants help eligible entities to rehabilitate and preserve affordablehousing for rural low and very low-income homeowners andqualified renters. Application Deadline: July 8, 2019
Guaranteed USDA Home Loan USDA Rural Development partners with private-sector lenders tohelp rural families buy homes. Application Deadline: Ongoing
Single Family Housing Direct Home Loans USDA Rural Development offers direct home loans for very-low-and low-income applicants. Application Deadline: Ongoing
Mutual Self-Help Housing Technical Assistance Grants Funds available to nonprofit organizations to help very-low- and
In This Issue:
Funding Opportunities Rural Infrastructure Economic Development Tribal-specificPublicationsEvent Opportunities
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low-income families build their own rural homes. ApplicationDeadline: Ongoing
Single Family Housing Repair Loans & Grants (Section 504Home Repair Program) Loans help very-low-income homeowners to repair, improve ormodernize their homes. Grants help elderly very-low-incomehomeowners to remove health and safety hazards. ApplicationDeadline: Ongoing
Funding OpportunitiesRural Infrastructure
Water and Waste Disposal Loan and Grant USDA Rural Development program provides funding for clean and reliable drinking water systems,sanitary sewage disposal, sanitary solid waste disposal and storm water drainage to households andbusinesses in eligible rural areas. Application Deadline: Ongoing
Woodard & Curran Foundation Impact grant opportunity for an innovative project that applies or advances technology to a pressingwater (e.g. water, wastewater, storm water) issue. Application Deadline: June 30, 2019
The Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act EPA is offering secured, direct loans and loan guarantees for eligible water infrastructure projects, with15 percent of funds set aside for small, rural, and tribal communities. Letter of Interest Deadline:July 5, 2019
Citizens' Institute on Rural Design National Endowment for the Arts’ Housing Assistance Council offers opportunities that connect ruralcommunities to design resources, enabling communities to act on ideas for improvements to acommunity’s streets, buildings, public spaces, or landscapes to address the specific physical,environmental, social, and economic challenges facing rural areas. Application Deadline: July 22,2019
Public Works and Economic Adjustment Assistance Programs Economic Development Administration (EDA) supports development in economically distressed areasby fostering job creation and attracting private investments under their Public Works and EconomicAdjustment Assistance (EAA) Programs which have included past funding awards forwater/wastewater projects and road infrastructure projects. Application Deadline: Ongoing
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Economic Development
SBA Federal and State Technology (FAST) Partnership Program Provides funding, technical assistance and outreach support to organizations to ultimately increasesupport for small business development. Application Deadline: June 28, 2019
The Workforce Opportunity for Rural Communities DOL-ARC-DRA offers support for rural workforce initiatives with demonstration grant projects thatalign workforce strategies and plans in rural communities of the Appalachian region and the lowerMississippi Delta region. Application Deadline: July 15, 2019
Citizens' Institute on Rural Design National Endowment for the Arts’ Housing Assistance Council offers opportunities that connect ruralcommunities to design resources, enabling communities to act on ideas for improvements to acommunity’s streets, buildings, public spaces, or landscapes to address the specific physical,environmental, social, and economic challenges facing rural areas. Application Deadline: July 22,2019
Funders’ Network for Smart Growth and Livable Communities: Partners for Places Matching grant program that creates opportunities for cities and counties to improve communities bybuilding partnerships between local government sustainability offices and place-based foundations tosupport national funders to invest in local projects to promote a strong economy. ApplicationDeadline: July 30, 2019
YouthBuild Grants DOL grants to organizations providing pre-apprenticeship services that support education,occupational skills training, and employment services for at-risk youth, ages 16 to 24, while performingmeaningful work and service to their rural communities. Application Deadline: Aug 6, 2019
Tribal-Specific
Indian Health Service Small Ambulatory Program American Indian and Alaska Native tribes ortribal organizations operating an Indian health care facility may receive up to $2 million dollars for theconstruction, expansion or modernization of small ambulatory health care facilities. ApplicationDeadline: June 28, 2019
Economic Development Feasibility Study Funding - Native American Business DevelopmentInstitute The U.S. Department of Interior's Office of Indian Energy and Economic Development is solicitingproposals for technical assistance to hire consultants to perform feasibility studies of economicdevelopment opportunities with selection priority given to applicants whose proposals focus onbusinesses and projects located in Opportunity Zones. Application Deadline: July 1, 2019
Tribal Victim Services Set-Aside Program DOJ grants for tribal communities to improve services for victims of crimes through planning, programdevelopment and other activities to address a wide variety of crime victims support needs in tribalcommunities. Application Deadline: July 29, 2019
Tribal Opioid Response Grants U.S. Department of Health and Human Services grants to address the opioid crisis in tribal
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communities by increasing access to culturally appropriate and evidence-based treatment, includingmedication-assisted treatment. Application Deadline: Aug 6, 2019
Indian Housing Block Grant (IHBG) Competitive ProgramHUD announces the availability of $198 million for competitive grants to Indian tribes and triballydesignated housing entities eligible to receive IHBG funding under the Native American HousingAssistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996. NOFA. Applications are due August 8, 2019
PublicationsSearchable Database of 50 Federal Broadband ProgramsNTIA has developed a new searchable database of 50 federal broadband programs, spanning adozen federal agencies with billions of dollars for broadband grants, loans and other resources.
FEMA Preparedness Grants Manual Be prepared! FEMA offers publication filled with excellent resources and offers guidance to bestsecure and manage funding.
Select USA Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Rural America Report indicating there is more FDI in rural than urban areas and more FDI investment in technologyand manufacturing than agriculture while there is growing interest in investing in agriculturetechnology.
Navigating the Opportunity Zones: Community Partners LISC Opportunity Zones Playbook series is a web based publication highlighting essential informationand potential strategies for communities looking to leverage the Opportunity Zones incentive to doequitable and inclusive planning.
Digital Gap Between Rural and Nonrural America Persists Pew Research Center highlights differences in broadband access and technology adoption, such assmart phone or tablet use, between rural and urban residents of the U.S.
Event OpportunitiesNACo Annual Conference & Exposition July 12 – 15 | Las Vegas, NV Participants from counties of all sizes come together to shape NACo's federal policy agenda, shareproven practices and strengthen knowledge networks to help improve residents’ lives and theefficiency of county government.
NATIONAL SBIR ROAD TOUR SCHEDULE 2019 August 12-16 | Tucson, Arizona; El Paso, Texas; Albuquerque, New Mexico and Boulder,Colorado SBA Road Tour connecting entrepreneurs working on advanced technology to the country’s largestsource of early stage funding with a focus on next generation research & development led by the SBAwith 11 participating federal agencies.
The Rural Arts and Culture Summit Oct 3 – 5 | Grand Rapids, MN Biennial, practitioner-driven gathering that celebrates and expands the field of rural arts-basedcommunity development.
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Sustainable Tourism & Outdoor Recreation Conference October 8 – 11, 2019 | Astoria, Oregon Conference designed to enhance sustainable tourism development nationally by providing relevantresearch, training, resources and networking opportunities in tourism and recreation marketing,management and development.
Disaster Recovery: A guide to SBA's Disaster Assistance Programs Recorded Video | Webinar Provides an overview of SBA’s Disaster Assistance programs, resources, tips, and regulations.
Newsletters, websites and emails from which we gather this information include:
Foundation CenterThe Foundation for Food and Agriculture ResearchRobert Wood Johnson Foundatione2 Entrepreneurial EcosystemsPew Research CenterPhilanthropy News Digest Rural LISC e-newsletterNational Association for Development Organization
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