Rural Utilities Service — Federal Assistance Programs

The purpose of this grant program is to assure access to adequate and reliable energy services for persons in extremely high energy cost communities by providing…

To encourage community-oriented connectivity by providing grants to eligible applicants who will deploy broadband transmission service in rural communities where such service does not currently exist;…

This program assists the Denali Commission in lowering the cost of energy for families and individuals in areas with extremely high per-household energy costs (275% of…

To encourage and improve the use of telemedicine, telecommunications, computer networks, and related advanced technologies to provide educational and medical benefits through distance learning and telemedicine…

The objective of the ECWAG program is to assist the residents of rural areas that have experienced a significant decline in quantity or quality of water,…

This program helps qualified nonprofits create revolving loan funds that can provide financing to extend and improve water and waste disposal systems in rural areas.

RUS will utilize the New ERA funds to assist eligible entities to achieve the greatest reduction in greenhouse gas emissions while advancing the long-term resiliency, reliability,…

To make predevelopment planning grants for feasibility studies, design assistance, and technical assistance to financially distressed communities in rural areas with populations of 2,500 or fewer…

The Powering Affordable Clean Energy (PACE) Program is intended to provide loans to qualified applicants to finance power generation projects for Renewable Energy Resource systems or…

The PART Program is to support affordable energy growth across America. The PART Program provides loans to eligible entities, with a level of loan forgiveness, for…

This program furnishes loans and loan guarantees to provide funds for the costs of construction, improvement, or acquisition of facilities and equipment needed to provide service…

To make grants to private, nonprofit organizations to finance the construction, refurbishing and servicing of individually-owned household water well and/or wastewater systems in rural areas for…

The ReConnect Program provides loans, grants, and loan/grant combination awards to facilitate broadband deployment in rural areas. An essential goal of the ReConnect Program is to…

This program is to provide lower cost financing for rural utilities to assure that people in eligible rural areas have access to electric services comparable in…

The Rural Energy Savings Program (RESP) provides loans to entities who provide energy efficiency services in rural areas that agree to make affordable loans to help…

This program provides loans for the construction, maintenance, improvement, and expansion of telecommunications services (telephone and broadband) in rural areas. In facilitating the construction of new…

The objectives of the program are to reduce or eliminate pollution of water resources and improve planning and management of solid waste sites.

Provide loan and grant funds for water and waste projects serving the most financially needy communities. Financial assistance should result in reasonable user costs for rural…

This program helps get safe reliable drinking water and waste disposal services to low-income rural areas whose residents are experiencing a significant health risk due to…

Annual TAT - To identify and evaluate solutions to water and waste disposal problems in rural areas; to assist applicants in preparing applications made in accordance…