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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><span style="color:#1F497D">FYI – funding resources aggregated by USDA.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#232323"><a href="http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbXNpZD0mYXVpZD0mbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTcwMzIxLjcxMzcyMTAxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE3MDMyMS43MTM3MjEwMSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE2OTEyMjA5JmVtYWlsaWQ9a3VyaS5naWxsQHN0YXRlLm9yLnVzJnVzZXJpZD1rdXJpLmdpbGxAc3RhdGUub3IudXMmdGFyZ2V0aWQ9JmZsPSZleHRyYT1NdWx0aXZhcmlhdGVJZD0mJiY=&&&102&&&https://www.ams.usda.gov/press-release/usda-announces-27-million-grants-available-support-local-food-sector"><span style="color:#1D5782">USDA
Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Programs</span></a></span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#232323"> — <i>Purpose</i>: Help to revitalize rural America by supporting local
and regional food stakeholders. <i>Eligibility</i>: Varies by program. <i>Funding</i>: $27 million is available nationwide.
<i>Application Deadline</i>: March 27, 2017.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#232323"><a href="http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbXNpZD0mYXVpZD0mbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTcwMzIxLjcxMzcyMTAxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE3MDMyMS43MTM3MjEwMSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE2OTEyMjA5JmVtYWlsaWQ9a3VyaS5naWxsQHN0YXRlLm9yLnVzJnVzZXJpZD1rdXJpLmdpbGxAc3RhdGUub3IudXMmdGFyZ2V0aWQ9JmZsPSZleHRyYT1NdWx0aXZhcmlhdGVJZD0mJiY=&&&107&&&https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/funding/438?utm_source=racupdate&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=update011117"><b><span style="color:#1D5782">USDA
Rural Development Rural Broadband Access Loan and Loan Guarantee Program</span></b></a> —
<i>Purpose</i>: Provide funds for the construction, improvement, or acquisition of facilities and equipment needed to provide broadband service in eligible rural areas.
<i>Eligibility</i>: Corporations, limited liability companies, cooperatives or mutual organizations, Indian tribes or tribal organizations, and state or local units of government.
<i>Funding</i>: Awards range from $100,000 to $10 million. <i>Application Deadline:</i> March 31, 2017.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#232323"><a href="http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbXNpZD0mYXVpZD0mbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTcwMzIxLjcxMzcyMTAxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE3MDMyMS43MTM3MjEwMSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE2OTEyMjA5JmVtYWlsaWQ9a3VyaS5naWxsQHN0YXRlLm9yLnVzJnVzZXJpZD1rdXJpLmdpbGxAc3RhdGUub3IudXMmdGFyZ2V0aWQ9JmZsPSZleHRyYT1NdWx0aXZhcmlhdGVJZD0mJiY=&&&109&&&https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/funding/3910?utm_source=racupdate&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=update021517"><b><span style="color:#1D5782">U.S.
Department of Justice (DOJ) Bureau of Justice Assistance Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program</span></b></a> —
<i>Purpose</i>: Help with the planning, implementation, or expansion of a criminal justice and mental health collaboration program.
<i>Eligibility</i>: States, federally recognized tribes, tribal organizations, and local units of governments.
<i>Funding</i>: 10 $200,000 awards, 40 $75,000 awards, and 8 $300,000 awards expected; 20% cash or in-kind match required.<i> Application Deadline</i>: April 4, 2017.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#232323"><a href="http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbXNpZD0mYXVpZD0mbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTcwMzIxLjcxMzcyMTAxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE3MDMyMS43MTM3MjEwMSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE2OTEyMjA5JmVtYWlsaWQ9a3VyaS5naWxsQHN0YXRlLm9yLnVzJnVzZXJpZD1rdXJpLmdpbGxAc3RhdGUub3IudXMmdGFyZ2V0aWQ9JmZsPSZleHRyYT1NdWx0aXZhcmlhdGVJZD0mJiY=&&&111&&&https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/funding/2927?utm_source=racupdate&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=update021517"><b><span style="color:#1D5782">Corporation
for National and Community Service Senior Corps Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP)</span></b></a> —
<i>Purpose</i>: Develop Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) projects that support volunteers 55 years and older in serving specific local and community needs in communities that do not currently have RSVP programs.
<i>Eligibility</i>: Public agencies, nonprofits, institutions of higher education, and Native American tribes.
<i>Funding</i>: Individual awards of $75,000 or more; $3 million is available nationwide; 40 awards expected.
<i>Application Deadline</i>: April 4, 2017. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#232323"><a href="http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbXNpZD0mYXVpZD0mbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTcwMzIxLjcxMzcyMTAxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE3MDMyMS43MTM3MjEwMSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE2OTEyMjA5JmVtYWlsaWQ9a3VyaS5naWxsQHN0YXRlLm9yLnVzJnVzZXJpZD1rdXJpLmdpbGxAc3RhdGUub3IudXMmdGFyZ2V0aWQ9JmZsPSZleHRyYT1NdWx0aXZhcmlhdGVJZD0mJiY=&&&112&&&http://www.oregon.gov/owrd/Pages/Water_Projects_Grants_and_Loans.aspx"><b><span style="color:#1D5782">Oregon
Water Resources Department Water Project Grants and Loans</span></b></a> — <i>Purpose</i>: Support the evaluation, planning, and implementation of instream and out-of-stream water resource projects that result in economic, environmental, and social/cultural
public benefits. <i>Eligibility</i>: Indian tribes, nonprofits, and persons defined by Oregon statute and rule.
<i>Funding</i>: Approximately $5 million is available for water projects across the state.
<i>Application Deadline</i>: April 5, 2017.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#232323"><a href="http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbXNpZD0mYXVpZD0mbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTcwMzIxLjcxMzcyMTAxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE3MDMyMS43MTM3MjEwMSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE2OTEyMjA5JmVtYWlsaWQ9a3VyaS5naWxsQHN0YXRlLm9yLnVzJnVzZXJpZD1rdXJpLmdpbGxAc3RhdGUub3IudXMmdGFyZ2V0aWQ9JmZsPSZleHRyYT1NdWx0aXZhcmlhdGVJZD0mJiY=&&&113&&&http://rurallisc.cmail19.com/t/r-l-ykkrjijl-hikdlkyuih-jt/"><span style="color:#1D5782">The
Sparkplug Foundation</span></a></span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#232323"> —
<i>Purpose</i>: Provide grants to start up nonprofit organizations or new projects of established nonprofits that address the fields of music, education, and community organizing.
<i>Questionnaire Deadline</i>: April 10, 2017. <i>Letter of Intent Deadline</i>: April 17, 2017.
<i>Application Deadline</i>: May 5, 2017. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#232323"><a href="http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbXNpZD0mYXVpZD0mbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTcwMzIxLjcxMzcyMTAxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE3MDMyMS43MTM3MjEwMSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE2OTEyMjA5JmVtYWlsaWQ9a3VyaS5naWxsQHN0YXRlLm9yLnVzJnVzZXJpZD1rdXJpLmdpbGxAc3RhdGUub3IudXMmdGFyZ2V0aWQ9JmZsPSZleHRyYT1NdWx0aXZhcmlhdGVJZD0mJiY=&&&114&&&http://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=290704"><b><span style="color:#1D5782">National
Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Challenge America</span></b></a> — <i>Purpose</i>: Offer support primarily to small and mid-sized organizations for projects that extend the reach of the arts to underserved populations .
<i>Eligibility</i>: Nonprofits, Native American tribal governments (federally recognized), independent school districts, special district governments, state governments, county governments, public- and state-controlled institutions of higher education, private
institutions of higher education, and city or township governments. <i>Funding</i>: Individual awards of $10,000.
<i>Application Deadline</i>: April 13, 2017.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#232323"><a href="http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbXNpZD0mYXVpZD0mbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTcwMzIxLjcxMzcyMTAxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE3MDMyMS43MTM3MjEwMSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE2OTEyMjA5JmVtYWlsaWQ9a3VyaS5naWxsQHN0YXRlLm9yLnVzJnVzZXJpZD1rdXJpLmdpbGxAc3RhdGUub3IudXMmdGFyZ2V0aWQ9JmZsPSZleHRyYT1NdWx0aXZhcmlhdGVJZD0mJiY=&&&117&&&http://rurallisc.cmail19.com/t/r-l-ykkrjijl-hikdlkyuih-ji/"><span style="color:#1D5782">U.S.
Department of Transportation (DOT) Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Program and Native American CDFI Assistance (NACA) Program</span></a></span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#232323"> — <i>Purpose</i>:
Provide grants through the CDFI Program for financial and technical assistance to improve low-income communities through economic development, affordable housing, and other community development financial services; through the NACA Program, encourage the creation
and strengthening of CDFIs that primarily serve Native American, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian communities.
<i>Eligibility</i>: Varies by program. <i>Funding</i>: Varies by program. <i>Application Deadline (both programs)</i>: April 28, 2017.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#232323"><a href="http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbXNpZD0mYXVpZD0mbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTcwMzIxLjcxMzcyMTAxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE3MDMyMS43MTM3MjEwMSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE2OTEyMjA5JmVtYWlsaWQ9a3VyaS5naWxsQHN0YXRlLm9yLnVzJnVzZXJpZD1rdXJpLmdpbGxAc3RhdGUub3IudXMmdGFyZ2V0aWQ9JmZsPSZleHRyYT1NdWx0aXZhcmlhdGVJZD0mJiY=&&&119&&&http://foundationcenter.hosted.strongview.com/t/gccbbEKvQADUvSrD7a-KeFGZ5aaaa-KeBMJ1IP8aa?r=3@08766&f=ajpkqvmrfgp.rpqavmt%2522ufa.wqfY.imx&j=Di&z=&p=rlfphn4y35203y"><b><span style="color:#1D5782">NEA Foundation
Learning and Leadership Grants</span></b></a> — <i>Purpose</i>: Support the professional development of public education professionals.
<i>Eligibility</i>: Public school teachers, public education support professionals, and/or faculty and staff in public institutions of higher education.
<i>Funding</i>: Individual awards of $2,000 for individuals, $5,000 for groups. <i>
Application Deadline</i>: June 1, 2017.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="gdp" style="mso-margin-top-alt:9.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:9.0pt;margin-left:0in">
<b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#232323"><a href="http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbXNpZD0mYXVpZD0mbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTcwMzIxLjcxMzcyMTAxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE3MDMyMS43MTM3MjEwMSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE2OTEyMjA5JmVtYWlsaWQ9a3VyaS5naWxsQHN0YXRlLm9yLnVzJnVzZXJpZD1rdXJpLmdpbGxAc3RhdGUub3IudXMmdGFyZ2V0aWQ9JmZsPSZleHRyYT1NdWx0aXZhcmlhdGVJZD0mJiY=&&&122&&&http://rurallisc.cmail19.com/t/r-l-ykkrjijl-hikdlkyuih-jl/"><span style="color:#1D5782">Rural
Community Assistance Corporation (RCAC) Community Facilities Loan Program</span></a></span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#232323"> — <i>Purpose</i>: Help develop and improve essential community facilities (such as public
and nonprofit office buildings, treatment centers, emergency and transitional housing, assisted living, human services, public safety, child care, education, and cultural facilities) in the rural West through short-term loans for early property acquisition
and pre-development, interim construction costs, and long-term permanent financing.
<i>Eligibility</i>: Priority given to loan applications for projects that incorporate significant green methods and materials.
<i>Application Deadline</i>: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#232323"><a href="http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbXNpZD0mYXVpZD0mbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTcwMzIxLjcxMzcyMTAxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE3MDMyMS43MTM3MjEwMSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE2OTEyMjA5JmVtYWlsaWQ9a3VyaS5naWxsQHN0YXRlLm9yLnVzJnVzZXJpZD1rdXJpLmdpbGxAc3RhdGUub3IudXMmdGFyZ2V0aWQ9JmZsPSZleHRyYT1NdWx0aXZhcmlhdGVJZD0mJiY=&&&123&&&http://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=290874"><b><span style="color:#1D5782">Department
of Commerce (DOC) Economic Development Administration (EDA) Economic Development Assistance Programs</span></b></a> —
<i>Purpose</i>: Support economic development, foster job creation, and attract private investment in economically distressed areas of the United States.
<i>Eligibility</i>: Native American tribal governments or organizations, state governments, private institutions of higher education, nonprofits (other than institutions of higher education), special district governments, county governments, public and state
controlled institutions of higher education, city or township governments, and others that vary by program.
<i>Funding</i>: Awards range from $100,000 to $3 million. <i>Application Deadline</i>: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Rural Development Strategic Economic and Community Development (SECD)</span></b></a> —
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