USDA Rural Development · Economic Development · General
Strategic Economic and Community Development (SECD) Priority Set-Aside
Funding priority across multiple USDA RD programs for projects that support multi-jurisdictional plans for economic and community development. Cities benefit from increased scoring when their applications align with regional plans.
Program facts
- Typical award
- $100K – $25M
- Non-federal match
- Varies by NOFO
- Audience
- Cities, towns, counties, and tribal governments
- Application window
- Continuous; applies to multiple WEP, CF, and business programs.
- Typical prep time
- 6–12 weeks
- Statutory authority
- Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act §379H (7 U.S.C. §2008v)
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).
Not a standalone grant — a scoring set-aside across USDA RD programs. Apply concurrently with target program. 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.