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d) Providing training and technical assistance to intended grant beneficiaries on how to access alternative funding sources.

e) Developing organizational capacity by way of board training.

f) Developing training tools, including videos, workbooks, and reference guides for the use of intended grant beneficiaries.

g) Providing training and technical assistance to intended grant beneficiaries on how to develop successful child care facilities.

h) Providing training and technical assistance to intended grant beneficiaries on how to develop effective fundraising strategies.

The grant awards can range from $50,000 to $500,000 depending on the extent of the activities and services contained in the application proposals.

Interested groups and organizations can visit the nearest Rural Development field office to obtain further application instructions and documentation.

The applicants of the Rural Community Development Initiative Grants will be deemed eligible to apply if they are a qualified public, private, or tribal organization that has experience and ability to provide technical assistance to nonprofit community-based housing and community development organizations, and low income rural communities.

The program will be made available in the States, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Marshall Islands, the Republic of Palau, and the Federated States of Micronesia.

In the fiscal year 2007, the Office of the Rural Development has made 38 new grants under the Rural Community Development Initiative project.



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Additional Resources

category - Home Improvement Grants

Department of Housing and Urban Development: Energy Innovation Funds for Multifamily Pilot Program
Pursuant to the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2010, the Department of Housing and Urban Development(HUD), has recently announced a funding opportunity entitled Energy Innovation Fund: Multifamily Pilot Program.

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Department of Housing and Urban Development: Continuum of Care Homeless Assistance Programs
The CoC Homeless Assistance programs is designed to reduce the incidence of homelessness in established CoC communities, thereby the need to assist homeless individuals and families during the process of quickly transitioning to self-sufficiency and permanent housing.

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Department of Housing and Urban Development: Energy Innovation Funds for Multifamily Pilot Program
The Department of Housing and Urban Development, has recently announced a funding opportunity entitled Energy Innovation Fund: Multifamily Pilot Program.

Energy Innovation Fund is directed towards the discovery of innovations in terms of the residential energy efficiency sector and to help in the development of a standardized home energy efficient retrofit market.

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Community Development Block Grant Program for Indian Tribes and Alaska Native Villages
The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing within the Department of Housing and Urban Development, has recently established a funding opportunity entitled Community Development Block Grant Program for Indian Tribes and Alaska Native Villages (ICDBG).

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