Open — Rolling October 1–September 30 processing cycle
Atlas Opportunity Score 94/100
Verified September 15, 2026
USDA Rural Development
USDA Rural Development currently lists the Community Facilities Direct Loan & Grant Program as open. Applications are accepted for processing from eligible public bodies, community-based nonprofit corporations, and federally recognized Tribes on an ongoing October 1–September 30 cycle. Healthcare and telehealth fit The program finances essential community facilities in rural areas. USDA expressly lists hospitals, […]
Required next actionPrioritize eligible rural hospitals, clinics, hospital districts, EMS/public-safety entities, nonprofit health organizations, Tribes, and qualifying school/community facility projects. Verify project-specific rural/service-area eligibility, income thresholds, financing need, budget allowability, SAM/UEI status, and state-office requirements before outreach or package production. For Economic Impact Initiative projects, also confirm current EII fund availability and the community's unemployment and severe economic-distress qualification with the USDA Rural Development state office. Complete Atlas and Zoho deduplication and Email Opt-Out checks before contact.
Open — Rolling October 1–September 30 lender application cycle
Atlas Opportunity Score 91/100
Verified September 13, 2026
USDA Rural Development
USDA Rural Development currently lists the Community Facilities Guaranteed Loan Program as open. Applications from eligible lenders are accepted on an ongoing October 1–September 30 cycle. FY2026 funding status: USDA’s current OneRD Guarantee dashboard shows $650,000,000 in Community Facilities Guaranteed Loan authority, $9,000,000 obligated, $641,000,000 remaining, and $78,493,763 in pending loan amounts. Community Facilities loans […]
Required next actionIdentify eligible rural nonprofit/public healthcare, EMS/public-safety, and school/community-facility borrowers with a financeable capital/equipment project and a participating lender. Verify rural eligibility, nonprofit/public operation, lender eligibility, cost allowability, environmental/financial requirements, and whether medical/educational telecommunications end-user equipment is properly eligible under Community Facilities rather than an RUS telecom program before outreach.
Open — FY2027 quarterly cycle posted; final FY2027 NOFO pending clearance
Atlas Opportunity Score 91/100
Verified September 20, 2026
USDA Rural Development
USDA Rural Development currently lists the Rural Economic Development Loan and Grant Programs as open, with FY2027 quarterly deadlines beginning September 30, 2026. USDA also states that the FY2027 Notice of Funding Opportunity is still in clearance, so all FY2027 submission controls remain contingent on publication of the final NOFO. Rural healthcare and education relevance […]
Required next actionRoute qualifying rural healthcare, medical-equipment, education/training, and community-access projects through eligible RUS electric/telecommunications borrowers, former RUS borrowers, or eligible not-for-profit utilities. Reverify the final FY2027 NOFO, forms, scoring criteria, appropriations, submission mechanics, and any amendments before package production or submission.
Open — lender applications rolling year-round
Atlas Opportunity Score 90/100
Verified September 20, 2026
USDA Rural Development
USDA Rural Development currently lists the Business & Industry (B&I) Guaranteed Loan Program as open. Eligible lenders may submit applications on an ongoing October 1–September 30 cycle for loans to qualifying rural businesses. Healthcare and rural-access relevance The program can finance rural business conversion, enlargement, repair, modernization or development, as well as land, buildings, infrastructure, […]
Required next actionIdentify qualifying rural healthcare and school or community-serving business capital projects within this federal workflow. Verify rural location, borrower and lender eligibility, underwriting, collateral, environmental review, job impact, equipment or facility cost allowability, and current USDA restrictions before outreach or package work. Treat N9+ as potentially financeable equipment only after project-specific lender and USDA confirmation. If recipient-facing outreach is authorized, create exactly one authoritative Atlas_Email_Queue record and do not send directly.
Open — Rolling October 1 through September 30 processing cycle
Atlas Opportunity Score 90/100
Verified September 17, 2026
USDA Rural Development
USDA Rural Development currently lists Grants for Rural and Native Alaskan Villages as open. Applications are accepted on an ongoing October 1 through September 30 cycle through the applicable USDA Rural Development office. Purpose and community health fit This program helps remote Alaskan villages provide safe, reliable drinking water and waste disposal systems for households […]
Required next actionIdentify qualifying rural Alaskan villages or hubs with verified dire sanitation conditions within this federal workflow. Reverify population, median household income, eligible applicant structure, the required 25% state or local contribution, environmental and engineering requirements, forms, appropriations, and local USDA submission mechanics before package production or outreach. If recipient-facing outreach is authorized, create exactly one authoritative Atlas_Email_Queue record and do not send directly.
Open — Rolling October 1 through September 30 processing cycle
Atlas Opportunity Score 88/100
Verified September 14, 2026
USDA Rural Development
USDA Rural Development currently lists Water and Waste Facility Loans and Grants to Alleviate Health Risks on Tribal Lands as open. Applications are accepted on an ongoing October 1 through September 30 cycle through the applicable USDA Rural Development office. Purpose and community health fit The program supports safe, reliable drinking water and waste disposal […]
Required next actionIdentify eligible Tribal, governmental, or nonprofit applicants serving qualifying Tribal communities with verified significant health risks from inadequate water or waste disposal access within this federal workflow. Reverify project-specific eligibility, service-area demographics, match, engineering and environmental requirements, forms, appropriations, and local USDA submission mechanics before package production or outreach. If recipient-facing outreach is authorized, create exactly one authoritative Atlas_Email_Queue record and do not send directly.
Open — Rolling October 1 through September 30 processing cycle
Atlas Opportunity Score 87/100
Verified September 14, 2026
USDA Rural Development
USDA Rural Development currently lists the Water & Waste Disposal Loan & Grant Program as open, with applications accepted on an ongoing October 1 through September 30 cycle for eligible rural drinking water, wastewater, solid waste, and storm water infrastructure projects.
Required next actionIdentify qualifying rural drinking water, wastewater, solid waste, storm water, and related public-health infrastructure projects within this federal workflow. Before package production, verify service-area eligibility, inability to obtain reasonable commercial credit, current rates, grant availability, engineering and environmental requirements, forms, certifications, and local USDA submission mechanics. If recipient-facing outreach is authorized, create exactly one authoritative Atlas_Email_Queue record and do not send directly.
Open — Rolling lender application process
Atlas Opportunity Score 85/100
Verified September 17, 2026
USDA Rural Development
USDA Rural Development currently lists the Water & Waste Disposal Loan Guarantees program as open. Eligible lenders may submit applications on a rolling basis through the OneRD Guarantee process to finance eligible rural drinking water, sanitary sewer, solid waste, and stormwater systems. USDA's FY2026 dashboard shows $50 million in program authority and $44.394 million remaining.
Required next actionIdentify eligible rural public, nonprofit, and Tribal borrowers working with eligible participating lenders within this federal workflow. Before advancement, verify lender approval, borrower and service-area eligibility, facility and cost allowability, collateral and credit requirements, engineering and environmental requirements, state-specific conditions, current forms, and remaining funding authority. If recipient-facing outreach is authorized, create exactly one authoritative Atlas_Email_Queue record and do not send directly.
Open — final FY2026 quarterly cutoff September 30, 2026
Atlas Opportunity Score 85/100
Verified September 20, 2026
USDA Rural Development
USDA Rural Development currently lists the Intermediary Relending Program (IRP) as open, with the final FY2026 quarterly application cutoff on September 30, 2026 at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time. The program provides long-term 1 percent federal loans to qualified local intermediaries that then re-lend to rural businesses and community-development projects. Rural healthcare and education relevance IRP […]
Required next actionIdentify eligible nonprofit, cooperative, Tribal or public-agency intermediary lenders serving rural healthcare, education and community-development projects. Screen qualifying ultimate-recipient projects for program fit and intermediary-lender eligibility. Reverify state-specific forms, environmental requirements and submission instructions before package production.
Open — Year-round local-office processing
Atlas Opportunity Score 81/100
Verified September 13, 2026
USDA Rural Development
USDA Rural Development currently lists Tribal College Initiative Grants as open. The program provides grants to eligible 1994 Land Grant Institutions for educational-facility capital improvements, equipment, and essential community facilities, with applications accepted through local Rural Development offices year-round.
Required next actionPrioritize 1994 Land Grant Institutions with nursing, allied-health, simulation, telehealth, community-health, or other equipment-intensive education programs. Verify the proposed equipment is allowable with the serving USDA Rural Development office, confirm the 5% match and available funding, complete Atlas/Zoho deduplication and Email Opt-Out checks, then conduct authorized outreach through Zoho CRM only.
Open — rolling October 1 through September 30; RUS accepts applications year-round
Atlas Opportunity Score 80/100
Verified September 20, 2026
USDA Rural Development
USDA Rural Development currently lists the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Loan Program (EECLP) as open. USDA states that applications are accepted from eligible utility systems on an ongoing October 1 through September 30 cycle and that the Rural Utilities Service accepts applications year-round through the General Field Representative process. Rural healthcare and community relevance EECLP […]
Required next actionIdentify qualifying rural hospitals, clinics, schools, EMS/community facilities, and other potential downstream customers within this federal workflow together with an eligible rural electric utility or other qualifying utility-system borrower. Confirm direct federal applicant eligibility, rural-area eligibility, tariff/service-territory eligibility, current RUS underwriting requirements, exact intake timing, and the GFR-issued application package before producing an applicant package or original outreach.
Open — closes September 30, 2026 at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time
Atlas Opportunity Score 78/100
Verified September 18, 2026
USDA Rural Development
USDA Rural Utilities Service is accepting FY 2026 second-round Rural Decentralized Water Systems applications through September 30, 2026 at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time for approximately $11 million in grants, including Louisiana rural service areas.
Required next actionIdentify qualified private nonprofit applicants with the required decentralized water or wastewater expertise, lending authority and experience, and organizational capacity. For each prospective applicant, verify authoritative recipient information and current CRM and WorkDrive records, then prepare applicant-specific materials only after reverifying the current NOFO, amended application guide, service area, applicant contribution and priority-point treatment, SAM.gov and UEI status, Tribal Resolution of Support when applicable, required organizational and financial documents, and the Grants.gov package. If recipient-facing outreach is authorized, create exactly one authoritative Atlas_Email_Queue record and do not send directly.
Open — Guaranteed loans rolling; grant applications not currently accepted
Atlas Opportunity Score 78/100
Verified September 15, 2026
USDA Rural Development
USDA Rural Development currently lists Rural Energy for America Program guaranteed loans as open while REAP grant applications are not being accepted. Eligible lenders may seek guarantees for qualifying renewable energy and energy efficiency projects serving eligible rural small businesses and agricultural producers.
Required next actionIdentify qualifying rural small-business healthcare energy projects within this federal workflow. Verify rural location, SBA small-business status, eligible borrower and lender, project technology, energy audit or assessment, environmental review, financing sources, and current USDA technology restrictions before outreach or package work. If recipient-facing outreach is authorized, create exactly one authoritative Atlas_Email_Queue record and do not send directly.
Open — Year-round technical assistance; no application required
Atlas Opportunity Score 76/100
Verified September 17, 2026
USDA Rural Development
Opportunity Overview USDA Rural Development currently lists the Circuit Rider Program — Technical Assistance for Rural Water Systems as open and operating year-round. This is a technical-assistance program rather than a competitive grant application. USDA states that it does not require an application; eligible rural water-system officials may request assistance through the National Rural Water […]
Required next actionHandle qualifying rural water-system operational, compliance, security, financial, or disaster and emergency needs within this federal workflow. Before organization-specific action, verify service-area population of 10,000 or fewer, eligible public-body, nonprofit, or Tribal status, legal authority to own and operate the water facility, and current USDA or NRWA state-association contact instructions. If recipient-facing assistance outreach is authorized, create exactly one authoritative Atlas_Email_Queue record and do not send directly.
Open — Rolling October 1 through September 30 processing cycle
Atlas Opportunity Score 76/100
Verified September 14, 2026
USDA Rural Development
USDA Rural Development currently lists Water & Waste Disposal Predevelopment Planning Grants as open, with applications accepted on an ongoing October 1 through September 30 cycle. Grants can provide up to $60,000 or 75% of eligible predevelopment planning costs for qualifying low-income rural communities preparing USDA water or waste disposal projects.
Required next actionIdentify qualifying low-income rural water and waste planning needs and eligible governmental, nonprofit, or Tribal applicants within this federal workflow. Before package production, verify service-area population and income tests, demonstrated need, current forms, required cash contribution, engineering documentation, appropriations, and USDA submission requirements. If recipient-facing outreach is authorized, create exactly one authoritative Atlas_Email_Queue record and do not send directly.
Open — Rolling October 1 through September 30 processing cycle
Atlas Opportunity Score 74/100
Verified September 14, 2026
USDA Rural Development
USDA Rural Development currently lists Special Evaluation Assistance for Rural Communities and Households (SEARCH) Grants as open, with applications accepted on an ongoing October 1 through September 30 cycle. SEARCH grants can fund up to $30,000, including up to 100% of eligible predevelopment costs, for financially distressed rural communities planning water and waste disposal projects.
Required next actionIdentify qualifying financially distressed rural water and waste planning needs and eligible governmental, nonprofit, or Tribal applicants within this federal workflow. Before package production, verify service-area population and income tests, current forms, financial documentation, engineering and environmental requirements, appropriations, and local USDA submission mechanics. If recipient-facing outreach is authorized, create exactly one authoritative Atlas_Email_Queue record and do not send directly.
Open — rolling October 1 through September 30
Atlas Opportunity Score 72/100
Verified September 20, 2026
USDA Rural Development
USDA Rural Development currently lists the Energy Resource Conservation (ERC) Program as open. Applications are accepted from eligible existing Rural Utilities Service borrowers with direct loans on an ongoing October 1 through September 30 cycle. Rural healthcare and community relevance The ERC Program allows qualifying RUS electric borrowers to defer principal and interest on existing […]
Required next actionIdentify potential rural healthcare, school, EMS, and community-facility projects within this federal workflow together with an existing RUS direct-loan borrower. Confirm direct federal borrower eligibility, qualifying loan status, project eligibility, current GFR application requirements, and any project-specific environmental or underwriting requirements before package production or original outreach.
Open — rolling October 1 through September 30; first-come, first-served until available funding is depleted
Atlas Opportunity Score 72/100
Verified September 14, 2026
USDA Rural Development
USDA Rural Development currently lists the Rural Energy Savings Program (RESP) as open. Applications are accepted from eligible utilities and utility-like energy-efficiency service providers on an ongoing October 1 through September 30 cycle, with letters of intent reviewed on a first-come, first-served basis until available funding is depleted.
Required next actionRoute only qualifying rural small-business or community-serving energy-efficiency prospects through an eligible RESP borrower or qualifying energy-efficiency service provider. Before advancing any applicant or downstream consumer, verify borrower eligibility, rural service area, approved RESP program terms, eligible measure, current funding availability, and the current Letter of Intent/application requirements.
Open — Rolling October 1–September 30 processing cycle
Atlas Opportunity Score 72/100
Verified September 13, 2026
USDA Rural Development
USDA Rural Development currently lists the Telecommunications Infrastructure Loans & Loan Guarantees program as open. Applications are accepted for processing on an ongoing October 1–September 30 cycle through the Rural Utilities Service. Healthcare and rural-access relevance The program finances construction, maintenance, improvement and expansion of telephone service and broadband in qualifying rural areas. USDA specifically […]
Required next actionPrioritize eligible telecommunications providers and rural broadband projects that directly serve hospitals, clinics, EMS, schools, public-safety entities, and other rural community anchors. Verify the applicant's telecommunications-provider status, service-area eligibility, non-duplication requirements, legal authority, project financial feasibility, and exact infrastructure scope before advancing. Treat N9+ as an enabled healthcare use case rather than a presumed directly financed end-user device.
Open — RBIC license applications accepted year-round
Atlas Opportunity Score 64/100
Verified September 20, 2026
USDA Rural Development
USDA Rural Development currently lists the Rural Business Investment Program (RBIP) as open, with applications accepted year-round. RBIP is not a conventional grant to operating businesses. USDA licenses qualifying Rural Business Investment Companies (RBICs), which then provide developmental equity capital to businesses serving rural communities. Rural healthcare relevance RBIP can create an indirect capital pathway […]
Required next actionIdentify only verified downstream rural healthcare business capital prospects within this federal workflow. Confirm rural-area eligibility, business eligibility, certified RBIC fit, investment terms, and 7 CFR Part 4290 restrictions before original outreach or package work. Do not treat Dr. Miltie as a direct USDA applicant unless the RBIC structure, fund-management experience, and minimum $10 million private equity requirement are independently established.
