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Department of Agriculture

FY 2024 Electric Infrastructure Loan and Loan Guarantee Program 

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program makes loans and loan guarantees to maintain and improve electric infrastructure in rural communities nationwide in order to increase economic opportunities and quality of life. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? State and local government entities, federally recognized tribes, nonprofits, and for-profit businesses

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? Unspecified

WHEN'S IT DUE? Rolling

Department of Energy

FY 2024 Emergency Community Water Assistance Grants (ECWAG) 

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program helps rural communities prepare for or recover from an emergency that threatens the availability of safe, reliable drinking water. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? State and local government entities, federally recognized tribes, and non-profit organizations

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? Unspecified

WHEN'S IT DUE? Rolling

Department of Agriculture

FY 2024 Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program: Produce Prescription Program

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program demonstrates and evaluates the impact of projects on 1) the improvement of dietary health through increased consumption of fruits and vegetables; (2 the reduction of individual and household food insecurity; and (3 the reduction in healthcare use and associated costs. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Government agencies and nonprofit organizations, institutions of higher education that are local, county, tribal, territorial, or state government agencies must provide documentation in support of eligibility as government agencies

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $5,280,800

WHEN'S IT DUE? February 28, 2024

Department of Agriculture

FY 2024 Rural Business Development Grants 

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to promote economic development and job creation, funding various business and community projects that serve rural areas. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? State and local government entities, cooperatives, Indian tribes, or nonprofit entities primarily serving rural areas, and public bodies

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $37 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? February 28, 2024 

Department of Agriculture

FY 2024 Telecommunications Infrastructure Loans and Loan Guarantees Program

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program supports the construction, maintenance, improvement, and expansion of telephone service and broadband in rural areas. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? State and local governments, federally recognized tribes, nonprofit organizations, including cooperatives and limited dividend or mutual associations, and for-profit businesses that function as a corporation or limited liability company

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? Unspecified

WHEN'S IT DUE? Rolling

National Archives and Records Administration

FY 2024 Water and Waste Disposal Loan and Grant Program

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program provides funding for clean and reliable drinking water systems, sanitary sewage disposal, sanitary solid waste disposal, and storm water drainage to households and businesses in eligible rural areas. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? State and local government entities, private non-profit organizations, and federally recognized Indian tribes

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? Unspecified

WHEN'S IT DUE? Rolling

National Archives and Records Administration

FY 2024 John H. Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue and Response Grant Program 

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program provides support the recovery, care, or treatment of sick, injured, or entangled marine mammals; respond to marine mammal stranding events that require emergency assistance; collect data and samples from living or dead stranded marine mammals for scientific research or assessments regarding marine mammal health; support facility operating costs that are directly related to such activities; and support the development of stranding network capacity, including training for emergency response, where facilities do not exist or are sparse. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? States, local governments, tribal personnel operating in the course of their official duties, and marine mammal stranding participant entities

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $1.2 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? March 15, 2024

National Fish and Wildlife Foundation

FY 2024 Five Star and Urban Waters Restoration Grant Program  

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program seeks to develop community capacity to sustain local natural resources for future generations by providing modest financial assistance to diverse local partnerships focused on improving water quality, watersheds, and the species and habitats they support.Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? State or local government agencies, nonprofit organizations, educational institutions, and tribal governments and organizations

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $2 million 

WHEN'S IT DUE? January 31, 2024

National Science Foundation

FY 2024 Broadening Participation in Computing

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program seeks to significantly increase the number of U.S. citizens and permanent residents receiving postsecondary degrees in the computing disciplines, and to encourage participation of other under-represented groups in the discipline, including women, persons with disabilities, Black individuals and African Americans, Hispanic individuals, American Indians, Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Institutions of higher education, nonprofit organizations, and state and local governments, including state educational offices and local school districts

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? Unspecified

WHEN'S IT DUE? January 18, 2024