Closed · RD-RPIC-2020 · CFDA 10.890 · Discretionary
Rural Placemaking Innovation Challenge (RPIC)
Federal grant opportunity posted by Rural Business-Cooperative Service, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- up to $250K
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- September 10, 2020
- Close date
- 5
- Expected awards
The verdict
Rural Placemaking Innovation Challenge (RPIC) is a closed discretionary listing from Rural Business-Cooperative Service that offered Up to $250,000 across 5 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 127 other opportunities from Rural Business-Cooperative Service.
- up to $250K
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 5
- expected awards
- 10.890
- CFDA program
Archived opportunity record
Rural Placemaking Innovation Challenge (RPIC) is closed (last close September 10, 2020). Check the agency catalog for replacement NOFOs. Rural Business-Cooperative Service still indexes 127 other opportunities here.
According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.
Deadline tracker
Application window closed
Closed September 10, 2020
Est. Total Funding
$1,000,000
Expected Awards
5
Instrument
Cooperative Agreement
Cost Sharing
Required
Description
The Deputy Under Secretary for Rural Development is seeking applications from organizations to provide planning and/or implementation technical assistance to rural communities to foster placemaking under the Rural Placemaking Innovation Challenge (RPIC). This funding opportunity will be administered by the USDA Rural Development Innovation Center and is announcing up to $1,000,000 in competitive cooperative agreement funds in fiscal year (FY) 2020. This funding opportunity lists the information needed to submit an application for the funds and announces that Rural Development (the Agency) is accepting FY 2020 applications to support RPIC. Planning must directly benefit cities or towns with 50,000 residents or less.
Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · RD-RPIC-2020
Grants.gov marks Rural Placemaking Innovation Challenge (RPIC) with a catch-all / unrestricted eligibility code (Others (see official listing text)). Read the official announcement text for the real applicant filter — the code alone is not a door list. Applicant cost-sharing is required on the Grants.gov extract. Instrument: Cooperative Agreement. Funding-activity code maps to Community Development (CD). This eligibility-code string dominates the Rural Business-Cooperative Service book (56 peers, 44% of 128).
- Code 25
- Others (see official listing text)
Codes are Grants.gov eligibility category values from the extract vintage 2026-08-10. Confirm the full eligibility statement on the official listing or the Grants.gov eligibility reference.
Official Listing on Grants.gov
View full details, application forms, and submission instructions.
Agency Contact
Angela Callie USDA Rural Development, Innovation Center Phone 202-568-9738
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What to do next
Rural Placemaking Innovation Challenge (RPIC) is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.
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