USDA Rural Development · Public Facilities · Parks & Recreation
Community Facilities Direct Loan & Grant Program
Funding for essential community facilities like fire stations, libraries, health clinics, public safety, and town halls in rural areas. Direct loans, guaranteed loans, and grants.
Program facts
- Typical award
- $50K – $50M
- Non-federal match
- Varies by NOFO
- Audience
- Cities, towns, counties, and tribal governments
- Application window
- Continuous intake.
- Typical prep time
- 10–20 weeks
- Statutory authority
- Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act §306
Catalog entry last verified 2026-05-24 · Verify on the agency page →
Eligibility at a glance
- Cities are eligible applicants.
- Rural eligibility: population under 50,000 (USDA threshold).
- Population ceiling: no more than 20,000.
Rural communities up to 20,000 population. Grant share scales with median household income. Amounts and timing approximate; verify directly with administering agency.
How Strategic Pursuit scores this program
When you run a city dossier, Strategic Pursuit cross-checks the city's demographics, federal award history, disaster history, and CEJST burden categories against this program's eligibility and strategic-fit signals. You see an explicit eligibility / strategic / competitive grade — backed by source citations — instead of a generic "match" badge.
Planning purposes only. Award ranges, match percentages, and application windows on this page summarize the latest publicly available agency guidance and are approximate. Always verify the binding NOFO on the administering agency's page before applying.