USDA is making up to $50 million in grants available through the Community Facilities Disaster Repair Grants Program, which received supplemental disaster funding under the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023. The facilities must be located in eligible rural areas with a population of 20,000 or less and must be in presidentially declared disaster areas. Eligible organizations include public bodies, federally recognized Indian Tribes and community-based nonprofits.
Funds may be used to:
• Repair essential community facilities,
• Replace damaged equipment or vehicles,
• Purchase new equipment to undertake repairs to damaged facilities.
Communities meeting the grant criteria and located in Antelope, Boone, Burt, Cedar, Cuming, Custer, Dixon, Frontier, Furnas, Garfield, Greeley, Holt, Knox, Logan, Pierce, Polk, Red Willow, Sherman, Thurston, Valley, Wayne, Wheeler, and York counties are eligible to apply.
Applications for Community Facilities Disaster Repair Grants will be accepted on a continual basis until all funds are exhausted. There is no minimum or maximum grant limit per project.
For more information on how to apply, contact Kelley Messenger at kelley.messenger@usda.gov or visit rd.usda.gov/ne.