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Funding Notices: Funds Available for 2006

Rural Development announces the availability of money for many of its programs in the Federal Register, through a Notice of Funds Availability (NOFA). Each NOFA lists the application deadlines, eligibility requirements and places where you can get more help in applying for program dollars.

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Hurricane Disaster Assistance

Notice of Availability of [Community Facilities Program] Hurricane Disaster Assistance (More Information...)
 PDF | TEXT

Notice of Availability of Hurricane Disaster Assistance
 PDF | TEXT

Business Programs

Request for Proposals: Fiscal Year 2006 Funding Opportunity for Research on the Economic Impact of Cooperatives (More Information...)
 PDF | TEXT   (Application deadline: August 30, 2006)

Request for Proposals: Fiscal Year 2006 Funding Opportunity for 1890 Land-Grant Institutions Rural Entrepreneurial Outreach and Development Initiative (More Information...)
 PDF | TEXT   (Application deadline: August 14, 2006)

Announcement of the Small, Minority Producer Grant Program and Application Deadlines (More Information...)
 PDF | TEXT   (Application deadline: July 28, 2006)

Request for Proposals: Fiscal Year 2006 Funding Opportunity for Research on the Economic Impact of Cooperatives (More Information...)
 PDF | TEXT   (Application deadline: June 30, 2006)

Announcement of Rural Cooperative Development Grant Application Deadlines and Funding Levels (More Information...)
 PDF | TEXT   (Application deadline: May 20, 2006)

Notice Inviting Rural Business Enterprise Grant Preapplications for Technical Assistance for Rural Transportation Systems (More Information...)
 PDF | TEXT   (Application deadline: April 14, 2006)

Notice Inviting Applications for Rural Business Opportunity Grants (More Information...)
 PDF | TEXT   (Application deadline: May 26, 2006)

Maximum Dollar Amount on Rural Economic Development Loan and Grant Awards for Fiscal Year 2006 (More Information...Loans / Grants)
 PDF | TEXT   (Application deadline: September 30, 2006)

Inviting Applications for Renewable Energy Systems and Energy Efficiency Improvements Grants and Guaranteed Loans (More Information...)
 PDF | TEXT   (Grant application deadline: May 12, 2006; Guaranteed loans application deadline: July 3, 2006)

Announcement of Value-Added Producer Grant Application Deadlines (More Information...)
 PDF | TEXT   (Application deadline: March 31, 2006)

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Housing Programs

Notice of Availability of [Community Facilities Program] Hurricane Disaster Assistance (More Information...)
 PDF | TEXT

NOFA Inviting Applications for the Rural Community Development Initiative (More Information...)
 PDF | TEXT   (Application deadline: October 10, 2006)

Notice of Availability of Hurricane Disaster Assistance for the Section 502 Guaranteed Loan Program (More Information...)
 PDF | TEXT   (Effective date: May 24, 2006 to April 30, 2007)

NOFA Inviting Applications for Section 525 Technical and Supervisory Assistance Grants for Fiscal Year 2006
 PDF | TEXT   (Application deadline: May 17, 2006)

NOFA for Multi-Family Housing, Single Family Housing (More Information...)
 PDF | TEXT
Correction [updated State Office addresses] to NOFA for Multi-Family Housing, Single Family Housing (More Information...)
 PDF | TEXT

NOFA for the Choctaw Intermediate Relending Fund Demonstration Program for Fiscal Year 2006
 PDF | TEXT   (Application deadline: June 19, 2006)

NOFA for the Section 515 Rural Rental Housing Program for Fiscal Year 2006 (More Information...)
 PDF | TEXT   (Application deadline: May 19, 2006)

NOFA for the Section 515 Multi-Family Housing Preservation Revolving Loan Fund Demonstration Program for Fiscal Year 2006 (More Information...)
 PDF | TEXT   (Application deadline: June 19, 2006)

NOFA for the Section 533 Housing Preservation Grants for Fiscal Year 2006 (More Information...)
 PDF | TEXT   (Application deadline: May 19, 2006)

NOFA for Section 514 Farm Labor Housing Loans and Section 516 Farm Labor Housing Grants for Off-Farm Housing for Fiscal Year 2006 (More Information...)
 PDF | TEXT   (Application deadline: May 19, 2006)

Notice of USDA Voucher Program
 PDF | TEXT

NOFA for Section 515 Multi-Family Housing Preservation and Revitalization Restructuring Demonstration Program for Fiscal Year 2006 (More Information...)
Multi-Family Housing Preservation and Revitalization Restructuring Program Preapplication
 PDF | TEXT   (Application deadline: April 17, 2006)

Requests for Proposals for Section 538 Guaranteed Rural Rental Housing Program Guaranteed Loans for Fiscal Year 2006 (More Information...)
 PDF | TEXT   (Application deadline: June 16, 2006)

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Utilities Programs

Announcement of Funding Availability and Solicitation of Applications for the Distance Learning and Telemedicine Grant Program (More Information...)
 PDF | TEXT   (Application deadline: June 12, 2006)

Announcement of Grant Application Deadlines and Funding Levels for the Public Television Digital Transition Grant Program (More Information...)
 PDF | TEXT   (Application deadline: May 15, 2006)

Announcement of Application Deadlines and Funding for the Household Water Well System Grant Program (More Information...)
 PDF | TEXT   (Application deadline: May 31, 2006)

Announcement of Grant Application Deadlines and Funding Levels for the Community Connect Grant Program (More Information...)
 PDF | TEXT   (Application deadline: May 15, 2006)

Announcement of Grant and Loan Application Deadlines and Funding Levels for the Revolving Fund Program (More Information...)
 PDF | TEXT   (Application deadline: Grant application deadline: May 2, 2006)

Announcement of Technical Assistance and Training Grant Application Deadlines and Funding Levels (More Information...)
 PDF | TEXT   (Application deadline: April 7, 2006)

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Current NOFAs
NOFAs Archive for 2005
NOFAs Archive for 2004
NOFAs Archive for 2003
NOFAs Archive for 2002


 

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