February 18, 2025

Community Facilities Direct Loan & Grant Program – Ongoing

The Community Facilities Direct Loan Program, a USDA program, provides affordable funding to develop essential community facilities in rural areas. An essential community facility is defined as a facility that provides an essential service to the local community for the orderly development of the community in a primarily rural area and does not include private, commercial, or business undertakings.

Examples of projects include:

  • Community support services such as child care centers, community centers, fairgrounds or transitional housing
  • Public safety services such as fire departments, police stations, prisons, police vehicles, fire trucks, public works vehicles or equipment
  • Local food systems such as community gardens, food pantries, community kitchens, food banks, food hubs or greenhouses


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