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Department of Agriculture

FY 2025 Community Facilities Direct Loan and Grant Program

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program provides affordable funding to develop essential community facilities in rural areas. Projects supported through this program must demonstrate substantial community support, and facilities must serve the rural area where they are or will be located. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Public bodies, community-based non-profit corporations, and federally recognized tribes

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? Unspecified

WHEN'S IT DUE? Rolling

Department of Energy

FY 2025 Disruptive DC Converters for Grid Resilient Infrastructure to Deliver Sustainable Energy

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program supports transformative technologies that enable a multi-terminal high voltage direct current (MT-HVDC) transmission macrogrid. Projects will enable multi-directional power routing, flexible interconnections between existing and new alternating current (AC) and direct current (DC) lines, and the easier addition of sustainable energy sources. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? U.S. Institutions of Higher Education, national laboratories, industry, and individuals. Other entities may be eligible as a project team member rather than a lead applicant.

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $38 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? December 10, 2024 (Concept Paper), TBD (Full 

Application)

Department of the Interior

FY 2025 Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to encourage cooperative conservation, restoration, research, and management of the fish and wildlife resources and their habitats in the Great Lakes Basin. All projects must be consistent with the goals of the Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act of 2022, and the recommendations of the Great Lakes Regional Collaboration's Strategy to Restore and Protect the Great Lakes. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? States, local governments, special district governments, independent school districts, institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments and organizations, nonprofit organizations, for-profit organizations, small businesses, and individuals

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $1.64 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? January 8, 2025

Department of the Interior

FY 2025 Rivers, Trails, and Conservation Assistance (RTCA) Program

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to support community-led natural resource conservation and outdoor recreation projects across the nation. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Community groups and nonprofit organizations, tribal governments, national parks, and local, state, and federal agencies

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? Rather than providing monetary funds, this program provides technical assistance from National Park Service staff

WHEN'S IT DUE? March 1, 2025