May 21, 2001. May 18, 2001. The United States Department of Agriculture, Rural Housing Service, has announced the availability of funds through its Community Facilities grant program. The purpose of the program is to develop essential community facilities in rural communities with extreme high unemployment and severe economic depression. Funding is also available for community planning and implementation related to these essential community facilities.
Funding is intended to complement rather than compete with other credit sources.
Applications may be submitted at any time until funds are exhausted. The catalog, which is published by the New York State Legislative Commission on State-Local Relations, contains information on hundreds of funding programs available to local governments and agencies. Please include your name, e-mail address, and mailing address, including your agency or organization. Response time will depend on the volume of interest. Please let us know if you are receiving duplicate copies of Grants Action News or if your address has changed.