Opportunity Information: Apply for USDA RD HCFP RCDI 2025
The Rural Community Development Initiative (RCDI) is a grant program designed to strengthen rural communities by funding intermediary organizations that deliver financial and technical assistance to local nonprofits, low-income rural entities, or tribal organizations. These intermediaries must be public, nonprofit, or tribal organizations that have been legally established for at least three years and possess at least three years of experience in community development work focused on housing, facilities, or economic development.
Grants range from $50,000 to $500,000 and must be matched dollar-for-dollar by the intermediary. The funds are used to help recipients—local nonprofits or community groups—build their capacity to support housing, community facilities, or economic development projects. These recipients, in turn, carry out programs that directly benefit rural communities.
All recipients and the people they serve must be located in towns or cities with populations of 50,000 or fewer. The intermediary itself doesn’t need to be based in a rural area but must have a strong track record of working with rural or tribal communities.Apply for USDA RD HCFP RCDI 2025
- The Rural Housing Service in the community development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Rural Community Development Initiative (RCDI)" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 10.446.
- This funding opportunity was created on 2025-07-08.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2025-08-07. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2025.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $500,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 30 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Independent school districts, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities, Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments), Nonprofits having a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Nonprofits that do not have a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education, For-profit organizations other than small businesses, Small businesses.
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