Closed · USDA-RD-HCFP-RCDI-2025 · CFDA 10.446 · Discretionary
Rural Community Development Initiative (RCDI)
Federal grant opportunity posted by Rural Housing Service, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- $50K-$500K
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- August 7, 2025
- Close date
- 30
- Expected awards
The verdict
Rural Community Development Initiative (RCDI) is a closed discretionary listing from Rural Housing Service that offered $50,000 -- $500,000 across 30 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 46 other opportunities from Rural Housing Service.
- $50K-$500K
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 30
- expected awards
- 10.446
- CFDA program
Archived opportunity record
Rural Community Development Initiative (RCDI) is closed (last close August 7, 2025). The parent program page for CFDA 10.446 is the reliable place to catch re-announcements. Rural Housing Service still indexes 46 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 August 7, 2025
Est. Total Funding
$5,000,000
Expected Awards
30
Instrument
Grant
Cost Sharing
Required
Description
Qualified private, nonprofit and public (including tribal) intermediary organizations proposing to carry out financial and technical assistance programs will be eligible to receive the funding. The RCDI structure requires the intermediary (grantee) to provide a program of financial and technical assistance to recipients to develop their capacity and ability to undertake projects related to housing, community facilities, or community and economic development. The recipients will, in turn, provide programs that will support their communities (beneficiaries). The Intermediary will be required to provide matching funds in an amount at least equal to the RCDI grant. The respective minimum and maximum grant amount per Intermediary are $50,000 and $500,000.
Wide-open applicant board · 14 Grants.gov doors
Rural Community Development Initiative (RCDI) prints 14 distinct Grants.gov eligibility doors (State governments; County governments; City or township governments; Special district governments; +10 more). Filter fit before reading award size as demand — most applicant classes appear on the row. Applicant cost-sharing is required on the Grants.gov extract. Instrument: Grant. Funding-activity code maps to Community Development (CD). 6 other Rural Housing Service listings share this eligibility-code string (13% of 47).
- Code 00
- State governments
- Code 01
- County governments
- Code 02
- City or township governments
- Code 04
- Special district governments
- Code 05
- Independent school districts
- Code 06
- Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education
- Code 07
- Federally recognized tribal governments
- Code 08
- Public / Indian housing authorities
- Code 11
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- Code 12
- Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs)
- Code 13
- Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs)
- Code 20
- Private institutions of higher education
- Code 22
- For-profit organizations other than small businesses
- Code 23
- Small businesses
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.
Parent Grant Program
Hispanic-Serving Agricultural Colleges and Universities Program
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Agency Contact
Janelle Gustafson Grantor Phone 406-585-2508
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What to do next
Rural Community Development Initiative (RCDI) is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.
- Parent CFDA 10.446 may publish future NOFOs under the same assistance listing. Open program
- Hispanic-Serving Agricultural Colleges and Un… indexes 0 Grants.gov listings in this extract. Program profile
- Rural Housing Service lists 46 other indexed opportunities on PlainGrants. Agency catalog
Opportunity deadlines and eligibility change on Grants.gov; PlainGrants mirrors the extract and is not the submission system.
Disclaimer: This information is sourced from Grants.gov and SAM.gov and is for informational purposes only. Opportunity details, deadlines, and eligibility requirements change frequently. Always verify current information directly on Grants.gov before applying. PlainGrants is not affiliated with any federal agency.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
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| Sources | the SAM.gov Assistance Listings and Grants.gov |