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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 School Breakfast Program

Provides reimbursement to states to operate nonprofit breakfast programs in schools and residential childcare institutions. Administered federally by USDA's Food and Nutrition Service; state education agencies administer at the state level; local school food authorities operate the program in schools.

Status: Rolling Type: Benefit Amount: SY 2025-26 federal reimbursement (contiguous states): free $2.46 ($2.94 severe need), reduced … Deadline: Rolling or ongoing 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 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

USDA Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program (VMLRP) FY26 NOFO

NIFA’s VMLRP is a USDA loan repayment program for veterinarians who commit to serving in designated veterinary shortage situations in exchange for educational debt repayment support and tax-assistance components.

Status: Deadline Passed Type: Grant Amount: FY26 pool $25,500,000; max per award $166,800 ($120,000 loan + $46,800 tax liability) Deadline: Mar 5, 2026 Location: United States and U.S. Insular Areas

USDA Youth Loans 2025: Get Up to $5,000 to Start Your Ag Business

Financing up to $10,000 for youth ages 10–20 to start or expand agricultural projects through 4-H, FSA youth, or similar programs.

Status: Rolling Type: Loan Amount: Up to $10,000 per eligible youth project Deadline: Rolling or ongoing Location: United States

USDA-NIFA-DAG2PI-32942: Agricultural Genome to Phenome Initiative - Workshop Grants (FY 2026)

Federal workshop-focused grant under USDA-NIFA's AG2PI program for interdisciplinary genome-to-phenome workshop projects, with FY 2026 applications due June 29, 2026.

Status: Open Type: Grant Amount: $20,000 to $50,000 per award Deadline: Jun 29, 2026 Location: United States