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Rural Utilities Service · Department of Agriculture

Revolving Fund Program

Closed for this year

Deadline
Next round: about Jun 1 – Jul 3, 2027 Estimate ?
Award size
Not stated: see the official notice
Total available
$1M · about 4 awards
Match ?
Required · Work out your budget and match
Who can apply
Set by the official notice: see Who can apply below
Where
Anywhere in the U.S., including Tennessee
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Closed for this year

Last round: Jun 1 – Jul 3, 2026, as the funder posted it.

Next round: about Jun 1 – Jul 3, 2027 Estimate. The funder hasn't announced it. GrantMe estimated it from last year's dates.

Use the time now: get ready, read last year's guidelines on the funder's page, and save this grant to put the dates in your calendar.

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How this fits you

  • Available in Unicoi County (nationwide program)
  • Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
  • Past Tennessee awards on file: 1

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About this grant

This program provides grants to qualified private, non-profit entities to capitalize revolving funds for the purpose of providing financing to eligible entities for pre-development costs associated with proposed water and wastewater projects or with existing water and wastewater systems, and short-term costs incurred for replacement equipment, small-scale extension of services, or other small capital projects that are not part of the regular operations and maintenance activities of existing water and wastewater systems.

Who can apply, from the official notice

Information on eligibility is available at this website: https://www.rd.usda.gov/programs-services/revolving-funds-for-financing-water-and-wastewater-projects

Official notice: https://simpler.grants.gov/opportunity/4b9d7f91-0fa7-4141-9f8d-34b0a37df650 · Printed from grantme.click/grants/c9e10f4b-7488-489e-a58a-1b63af685001

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Who in Tennessee has won this program

1 award to Tennessee groups in 0 counties since 2023 · 0 in Unicoi County. Largest shown:

Past winnerWhereAmountFiscal year
State of TennesseeNashville$12K spent that year2024

Source: Federal Audit Clearinghouse. Past awards show who this program funds. They don't guarantee future awards.

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About the federal program

Grant Program to Establish a Fund for Financing Water and Wastewater Projects, also called “Revolving Fund Program (RFP)”
Program number 10.864 (the federal Assistance Listing number) · U.S. Department of Agriculture, Rural Utilities Service · Project grant

How applications are judged

RUS assistance for grant projects will be directed toward truly rural areas and rural communities. Considerations for available funds emphasize such criteria as; population, low income, unemployment; health and sanitary problems. RUS financed facilities will not be inconsistent with any development plans of the State, multi-jurisdictional area, county, or municipality in which the proposed project is located.

Match

Applicants must provide funds from other sources equal to at least 20 percent of the RFP grant.

Examples of funded projects

Fiscal year 2025: Grant funds used to help nonprofits create a revolving loan fund for eligible water and wastewater systems for: pre-development costs for water and wastewater treatment projects; and short-term small capital improvement projects that are not part of the regular operations and maintenance. Terms for the loans include maximum $200,000 loan per borrower, a 10-year maximum term, and with negotiated interest rates.

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Source: Federal grants from Grants.gov · the official federal record. Last checked by GrantMe Oct 6, 2026.

Reference numbers: official notice number RDRUS-26-RFP · program number 10.864