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GrantUtah Rural Communities Opportunity Grant — FY 2027
Atlas Opportunity Score72/100
FundingUp to $600,000 per eligible rural community or Association of Governments. Mandatory match varies by applicant classification from 10% to 40%; AOG match is 40%.
DeadlineOctober 30, 2026. The current official program page and FY2027 instructions do not publish an exact closing time or time zone.
Required next actionOfficial GOEO RCOG page reverified September 15, 2026. The grant is open through October 30, 2026 and the live page exposes an Apply Here link. Publication is appropriate because the program can support workforce training, infrastructure and capital-facilities projects with potential healthcare, EMS, school or related rural-service relevance when tied to economic development. Applicant-specific outreach requires a qualifying rural government/AOG, a defensible healthcare/EMS/school/workforce/infrastructure project nexus, authoritative recipient/business email, required match verification, prior RCOG/RCG reporting compliance, organization+exact-grant sent-history dedupe, and complete final Zoho-render inspection before any queue creation.
Current statusOpenSource verificationSeptember 15, 2026
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