RPIC COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT

The Rural Placemaking Innovation Challenge is a technical assistance and planning process for qualified entities to support rural community leaders to create places where people want to live, work, and play. This initiative is to provide planning support, technical assistance, and training to communities to foster placemaking activities in rural communities. Funds can help enhance capacity for broadband access, preserve cultural and historic structures, and support the development of transportation, housing, and recreational spaces. Applicants must demonstrate existing and proposed partnerships with public, private, philanthropic, and community partners to provide assistance. This funding announcement supports the delivery of technical assistance and training in visioning, planning, and assisting communities to implement placemaking efforts in rural communities under the Rural Placemaking Innovation Challenge (RPIC).

Business

• Small businesses

Government

• Special district governments
• Federally recognized Native American tribal governments
• County governments
• City or township governments
• State governments

Nonprofit

• Other Native American tribal organizations
• Nonprofits non-higher education with 501(c)(3)

Education

• Private institutions of higher education
• Public and state institutions of higher education