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Build Rural Broadband with USDA ReConnect Grants and Loans: How to Prepare for Funding Up to $50M

Rural broadband funding is the closest thing infrastructure folks have to a summer blockbuster: big budgets, big stakes, big deadlines, and a whole cast of characters who suddenly appear the minute a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) drops.

Status: Deadline Passed Type: Loan Amount: Category-specific by NOFO Deadline: Feb 16, 2026 Location: United States

FY 2026 Competitive Funding Opportunity: Public Transportation on Indian Reservations (Tribal Transit) Program

Federal Transit Administration competitive grants for federally recognized tribes and Alaska Native communities to support planning, capital, and operating assistance for rural tribal transit services, with applications due August 25, 2026.

Status: Open Type: Grant Amount: $18,954,885 total (FY2025 and FY2026 split allocation) Deadline: Aug 25, 2026 Location: United States and rural tribal lands

USDA Community Connect Grant Program FY 2026: Rural Broadband Grants for Unserved Communities

Rural Development's Community Connect Grant Program (RDRUS-CC-2026) funds grants for broadband deployment to deliver 100 Mbps down/20 Mbps up service to underserved rural areas with no reliable fixed broadband.

Status: Open Type: Grant Amount: $17,000,000 available; award minimum $100,000, maximum $53,000,000 Deadline: Jun 29, 2026 Location: United States

USDA Community Facilities Loan & Grant: Funding for Rural Infrastructure

Low-interest loans and grants that help rural communities build and improve essential facilities such as clinics, public safety buildings, and childcare centers.

Status: Rolling Type: Loan Amount: Up to 100% of Project Cost (Loan) + Grants (up to 75% for poorest areas) Deadline: Rolling or ongoing Location: United States

USDA REAP Clean Energy Grants and Loans 2025: How Rural Businesses Can Secure Up to 1 Million Dollars

If you run a farm or a rural small business and your utility bills make you wince every month, the Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) is not a nice-to-have. It is the program.

Status: Deadline Unknown Type: Grant Amount: Grants up to $1 million, loan guarantees up to $25 million Deadline: Quarterly windows through 2025 Location: United States

USDA Rural Business Development Grants (RBDG)

USDA Rural Development grant program supporting rural business opportunity and enterprise projects through eligible public and nonprofit applicants.

Status: Deadline Unknown Type: Grant Amount: No maximum grant amount; smaller requests are given higher priority Deadline: Varies by state office and notice cycle Location: United States

USDA Section 502 Direct Home Loan

Zero-down payment mortgage option for very low- and low-income rural homebuyers, financed directly by USDA Rural Development.

Status: Rolling Type: Loan Amount: Loan limit varies by county Deadline: Rolling or ongoing Location: United States - Rural

USDA Section 504 Home Repair Loans and Grants

USDA Rural Development’s Section 504 program offers 1% fixed-rate loans and grants to very low-income rural homeowners for health, safety, and accessibility home repairs.

Status: Rolling Type: Benefit Amount: Loans up to $40,000; combined assistance up to $50,000 ($55,000 in disaster areas). Deadline: Rolling or ongoing Location: United States

USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing Direct Loan Guide: How to Secure 1 Percent Financing for Rural Affordable Housing

If you work in affordable housing and rural communities keep coming up short, the USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing Direct Loan program should be on your short list of tools. It is not flashy. It is not fast.

Status: Rolling Type: Loan Amount: Up to 100% of development costs (or appraised value) with 1% effective interest rate and up to … Deadline: Rolling or ongoing Location: United States