U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Under Secretary Dr. Basil Gooden today announced that the Department is accepting applications to help rural communities expand their capacity to access financial resources to help build or upgrade essential community facilities.

The funding is being made available under the Community Facilities Technical Assistance and Training Grant Program. The grants will assist nonprofits, federally recognized Tribes and a variety of non-federal government institutions to provide hands-on support or training to rural communities to build or improve community facilities.

To learn more, read full Stakeholder Announcement.