Rural Community Development Initiative Grants in Indiana
PROGRAM STATUS:
Open
What does this program do?
RCDI grants are awarded to help non-profit housing and community development organizations, low-income rural communities and federally recognized tribes support housing, community facilities and community and economic development projects in rural areas.
Who may apply for this program?
- Public bodies
- Non-profit organizations
- Qualified Private (for-profit) Organizations
What is an eligible area?
Rural and rural area--Any area other than (i) a city or town that has a population of greater than 50,000 inhabitants; and (ii) the urbanized area contiguous and adjacent to such city or town. .
How may funds be used?
To improve housing, community facilities, and community and economic development projects in rural areas.
Rural Community Development Initiative grants may be used for, but are not limited to:
Training sub-grantees to conduct:
- Home-ownership education
- Minority business entrepreneur education
Providing technical assistance to sub-grantees on
- Strategic plan development
- Accessing alternative funding sources
- Board training
- Developing successful child care facilities
- Creating training tools, such as videos, workbooks, and reference guides
- Effective fundraising techniques
What kind of funding is available?
- Minimum grant award is $50,000; maximum grant award is $250,000
- Grant funds are limited and are awarded through a competitive process
Are matching funds required?
- Matching fund requirement equal to amount of grant
- In-kind contributions cannot be used as matching funds
- Partnerships with other federal, state, local, private and nonprofit entities are encouraged
How do we get started?
- Applications are accepted on an annual basis through a Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) in the Federal Register
- Program Resources are available online (includes forms needed, guidance, certifications etc.)
Who can answer questions?
Contact your local RD office.
What governs this program?
Code of Federal Regulation; 2 CFR 200 and Guidelines announced in NOFA, published in the Federal Register.
NOTE: Because citations and other information may be subject to change please always consult the program Instructions listed in the section above titled "What Law Governs this Program?" You may also contact your State Office RCDI Contact for assistance.
NOTE: If state specific forms are not shown above, please refer to the application materials listed below to start the process of applying. Please ensure that your state is selected in the dropdown menu above to find the State Office contact information for this program and speak to a Community Programs Specialist before attempting to fill out any forms or applications. This will save you valuable time in the process.
Application Information:
An application package can be downloaded from Grants.gov CFDA 10.446
Checklist of Forms included in Grants.gov application package (pdf | doc)
For more information about this program, or to file an application, contact the Rural Development State Office RCDI Contact.
There are no other additional requirements at the national level. If there are additional state-specific requirements they will be listed above.
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Indiana State Office 5975 Lakeside Boulevard Indianapolis, IN 46278 Rochelle Owen Community Programs Director rochelle.owen@usda.gov (317) 295-5767 Krueger Pfister Community Program Specialist krueger.pfister@usda.gov (317) 295-5794 Columbia City Area Office 788 W. Connexion Way, Suite E Columbia City, IN 46725 Laura Hamann Northern District Director (260) 244-6266, Ext. 144 laura.hamann@in.usda.gov Adams, Allen, DeKalb, Elkhart, Huntington, Kosciusko, LaGrange, Miami, Noble, Steuben, Wabash, Wells, and Whitley counties. North Vernon Area Office 2600 Highway 7 North North Vernon, IN 47265 Marcia Comer marcia.comer@usda.gov (812) 953-4164 Charlene Hale charlene.hale@usda.gov (812) 953-4147 Bartholomew, Clark, Dearborn, Decatur, Floyd, Franklin, Jackson, Jefferson, Jennings, Johnson, Ohio, Ripley, Scott, Shelby, Switzerland, and Washington counties. Bloomfield Area Office 104 County Road 70 East, Suite C Bloomfield, IN 47424 Cynthia Ferguson cynthia.fergsuon@usda.gov (812) 792-5020 Brown, Clay, Daviess, Greene, Knox, Lawrence, Martin, Monroe, Morgan, Owen, Sullivan, and Vigo counties. Muncie Area Office 3641 North Briarwood Lane Muncie, IN 47304 Michael Cunningham michael.cunningham@usda.gov (765) 216-4065 Blackford, Delaware, Fayette, Grant, Hamilton, Hancock, Henry, Howard, Jay, Madison, Marion, Randolph, Rush, Tipton, Union, and Wayne counties. Crawfordsville Area Office 2032 Lebanon Road Crawfordsville, IN 47304 John Magee john.magee@usda.gov (765) 362-0405 Benton, Boone, Clinton, Fountain, Hendricks, Montgomery, Parke, Putnam, Tippecanoe, Vermillion, and Warren counties. Jasper Area Office 1484 Executive Boulevard Jasper, IN 47546 Craig McGowan Southern Director craig.mcgowan@usda.gov (812) 817-3443 Crawford, Dubois, Gibson, Harrison, Orange, Perry, Pike, Posey, Spencer, Vanderburgh, and Warrick counties. Knox Area Office 1410 South Heaton Street, Suite B Knox, IN 46534 David Hacker david.d.hacker@usda.gov (574) 772-3066, Ext. 127 Carroll, Cass, Fulton, Jasper, Lake, LaPorte, Marshall, Newton, Porter, Pulaski, St. Joseph, Starke and and White counties.