Rural Community Development Initiative (RCDI)
Agency: Rural Housing Service
Assistance Listings: 10.446 -- Rural Community Development Initiative
Description
Qualified private, nonprofit and public (including tribal) intermediary organizations proposing to carry out financial and technical assistance programs will be eligible to receive the funding. The RCDI structure requires the intermediary (grantee) to provide a program of financial and technical assistance to recipients to develop their capacity and ability to undertake projects related to housing, community facilities, or community and economic development. The recipients will, in turn, provide programs that will support their communities (beneficiaries). The Intermediary will be required to provide matching funds in an amount at least equal to the RCDI grant. The respective minimum and maximum grant amount per Intermediary are $50,000 and $500,000.
Eligibility
Eligible applicants
Education
- Public and state institutions of higher education
- Private institutions of higher education
- Independent school districts
Government
- County governments
- Special district governments
- City or township governments
- Public and Indian housing authorities
- Federally recognized Native American tribal governments
- State governments
Business
- Small businesses
- For-profit organizations other than small businesses
Nonprofit
- Nonprofits non-higher education without 501(c)(3)
- Other Native American tribal organizations
- Nonprofits non-higher education with 501(c)(3)
Additional information
Grantor contact information
Description
email to contact Janelle Gustafson
Documents
No documents are currently available here
Link to additional information
Closing: --
Electronic applications must be submitted via Grants.gov by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on August 7, 2025. The deadline for...
receipt of a paper application is 4 p.m. local time on August 12, 2025, to the Rural Development State Office where the applicant's headquarters is located.
Award
$5,000,000
Program Funding
30
Expected awards
$50,000
Award Minimum
$500,000
Award Maximum
Funding opportunity number:
USDA-RD-HCFP-RCDI-2025
Cost sharing or matching requirement:
Funding instrument type:
Grant
Opportunity Category:
Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation:
Category of Funding Activity:
Community development
Category Explanation:
History
Version:
2
Posted date:
July 8, 2025
Archive date:
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