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Programs designed exclusively for rural communities — typically USDA Rural Development, Rural Utilities Service, and similar agencies.
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Rural Priority
Programs that give priority or preference to rural applicants, or that have a significant track record of funding rural areas.
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Rural Eligible
Programs where rural communities are eligible to apply but that do not specifically target or prioritize rural areas.
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Suggested USASpending.gov
Programs with high per-capita federal award spending in non-metro counties, identified from USASpending.gov obligation data.
Title ▲ Agency Close Date Rural Tier Posted
2026 Community Wood Energy and Wood Innovation Program Forest Service Apr 22, 2026 Rural Priority Feb 18, 2026
2026 Wood Innovations Grant Funding Opportunity Forest Service Apr 22, 2026 Rural Priority Feb 18, 2026
2026 Wood Products Infrastructure Assistance Program Forest Service Apr 22, 2026 Rural Priority Feb 18, 2026
Accelerating Solutions to Improve Access and Quality of Empirically-Supported Practices for Youth Mental Health (R01 Clinical Trial Optional) National Institutes of Health Jan 7, 2027 Rural Priority Dec 3, 2024
Accelerating the Pace of Substance Use Research Using Existing Data (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) National Institutes of Health Dec 3, 2027 Rural Eligible Dec 5, 2024
Accelerating the Pace of Substance Use Research Using Existing Data (R21 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) National Institutes of Health Dec 3, 2027 Rural Eligible Dec 5, 2024
Advanced Technological Education U.S. National Science Foundation Oct 1, 2026 Rural Eligible Jun 25, 2024
Advanced Technologies and Instrumentation for the Astronomical Sciences U.S. National Science Foundation Nov 16, 2026 Rural Eligible Aug 18, 2022
Advancement and Innovation in Measurement of Language Development and Predictors (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) National Institutes of Health Sep 7, 2027 Rural Eligible Nov 18, 2024
Advancement and Innovation in Measurement of Language Development and Predictors (R21 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) National Institutes of Health Sep 7, 2027 Rural Eligible Nov 18, 2024
Agriculture and Food Research Initiative Strengthening Agricultural Systems National Institute of Food and Agriculture Mar 26, 2026 Rural Eligible Jan 29, 2026
Agriculture and Food Research Initiative Competitive Grants Program Education and Workforce Development National Institute of Food and Agriculture Dec 31, 2026 Rural Eligible Jan 20, 2026
Agriculture and Food Research Initiative Competitive Grants Program Foundational and Applied Science Program National Institute of Food and Agriculture Dec 31, 2026 Rural Priority Aug 1, 2025
Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund (AEIF) 2026: Strengthen U.S.–Kazakhstan Partnerships Through Alumni-Led Innovation U.S. Mission to Kazakhstan Mar 20, 2026 Rural Eligible Feb 6, 2026
Animal and Biological Material Resource Centers (P40 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) National Institutes of Health Jan 9, 2029 Rural Eligible Dec 5, 2025
Animal and Biological Material Resource Centers (P40) (Clinical Trials Not-Allowed) National Institutes of Health May 9, 2026 Rural Eligible Jan 9, 2023
Appalachian Regional Commission POWER Initiative Appalachian Regional Commission May 1, 2026 Rural Exclusive Jan 20, 2026
Application Instructions for the Indian Community Development Block Grant (ICDBG) Imminent Threat (IT) Program Department of Housing and Urban Development Sep 30, 2026 Rural Eligible Apr 18, 2025
BJA FY25 Smart Reentry Demonstration Program Bureau of Justice Assistance Mar 19, 2026 Rural Priority Feb 19, 2026
BJA FY25 Strengthening Community Supervision Agency Operations Program Bureau of Justice Assistance Mar 19, 2026 Rural Priority Feb 19, 2026
BRAIN Initiative: Data Archives for the BRAIN Initiative (R24 Clinical Trial Optional) National Institutes of Health Jun 24, 2026 Rural Eligible Mar 19, 2024
BRAIN Initiative: Reagent Resources for Brain Cell Type-Specific Access to Broaden Distribution of Enabling Technologies for Neuroscience (U24 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) National Institutes of Health Jun 15, 2027 Rural Eligible Sep 25, 2024
BRAIN Initiative: Theories, Models and Methods for Analysis of Complex Data from the Brain (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) National Institutes of Health Nov 8, 2027 Rural Eligible Sep 16, 2025
Cancer Center Support Grants (CCSGs) for NCI-designated Cancer Centers (P30 Clinical Trial Optional) National Institutes of Health Sep 25, 2028 Rural Eligible Nov 26, 2025
Cartel Recruitment Understanding & Suppression Hub (CRUSH Bureau of International Narcotics-Law Enforcement Mar 6, 2026 Rural Eligible Feb 6, 2026

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