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U.S. Department of Agriculture: Rural Energy for America Program Renewable Energy Systems & Energy Efficiency Improvement Loans & Grants
The Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) provides assistance to agricultural producers and rural small businesses to complete a variety of renewable energy and energy efficiency projects. REAP offers loan guarantees and grants for eligible applicants.
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Geography: | United States |
Resource Type: | funding resource |
Subtopic: | business assistance, rural community issues & solutions, energy, funding & financing, Issues & Opportunities, Community Building, Business & Economy, |
Tags: | funding, agriculture, sustainable agriculture, clean energy, energy efficiency, farming, small business financing, renewable energy |
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Link: | webpage |
U.S. Department of Agriculture: Rural Fire Department Resources for Local Officials
This USDA page includes general rural fire information, training programs, statistical information and publications on fire issues that include: emergency medical services, emergency preparedness and first responders facility funding, operation and management, fire safety and prevention, hazardous materials, and wildland fires.
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Geography: | United States |
Resource Type: | information source, educational resource |
Subtopic: | workforce training, rural community issues & solutions, disaster preparedness & emergency response, fire & emergency management, Local Government & Services, Community Building, Business & Economy, |
Tags: | rural emergency response, educational support, fire, fire safety, training opportunities, workforce training |
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Link: | webpage |
U.S. Department of Agriculture: Rural Housing Resources
This online guide authored by the USDA provides rural housing information on funding programs, technical assistance, housing data and informational resources from housing organizations.
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Geography: | United States |
Resource Type: | information source, funding resource |
Subtopic: | rural community issues & solutions, housing & real estate, Community Building, Land Use Planning & Housing, |
Tags: | affordable housing, housing, funding, technical assistance |
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Link: | webpage |
U.S. Department of Argriculture: Rural Business Enterprise Grant Program
This Rural Business Enterprise Grant is a competitive grant designed to support targeted technical assistance, training and other activities leading to the development or expansion of small and emerging private businesses in rural areas which will employ 50 or fewer new employees and has less than $1 million in gross revenue. Programmatic activities are separated into enterprise or opportunity type grant activities.
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Geography: | United States |
Resource Type: | funding resource |
Subtopic: | economic development, rural community issues & solutions, business assistance, employment & workforce, entrepreneurship & small business, workforce training, redevelopment & revitalization, funding & financing, Business & Economy, Community Building, Land Use Planning & Housing, Issues & Opportunities, |
Tags: | funding, rural community, economic development, small business financing, small business support, workforce training, employment, training opportunities |
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Link: | webpage |
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services: Early Childhood Learning & Knowledge Center (Head Start)
The Office of Head Start (OHS) administers grant funding and oversight to the agencies that provide Head Start services. OHS also provides federal policy direction and a training and technical assistance (T/TA) system to assist grantees in providing comprehensive services to eligible young children and their families.
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Geography: | United States |
Resource Type: | information source, funding resource |
Subtopic: | children & families, low-income, social services & programs, education & schools, Special Populations, Local Government & Services, |
Tags: | education, educational support, funding |
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Link: | webpage |
U.S. Department of Homeland Security: First Responders
This website enables Federal, State, local, and Tribal First Responders to easily access and leverage information on research and development to help responders become better protected, connected, and fully aware, along with resources, products, standards, testing and evaluation, and best practices.
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Geography: | United States |
Resource Type: | information source, training |
Subtopic: | community & public health, health services, fire & emergency management, disaster preparedness & emergency response, Local Government & Services, |
Tags: | rural emergency response, health care |
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Link: | webpage |
U.S. Department of Homeland Security: Helping Communities Manage Emergencies
This website provides information and programs that assist during and after emergencies and disasters.
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Geography: | United States |
Resource Type: | information source |
Subtopic: | community & public health, health services, fire & emergency management, disaster preparedness & emergency response, Local Government & Services, |
Tags: | rural emergency response, |
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Link: | webpage |
U.S. Department of Homeland Security: Public Fire Education Planning for Rural Communities, A Five-Step Process
This planning guide will introduces a simple, easy-to-use planning process to develop a fire safety program for your community. Examples throughout the guide will help you apply each step to your community. It is intended that this planning process can be used in any rural community in the United States, regardless of the community's location, size, population demographics, or fire problem. The process leads you to solutions based specically on your community's resources, problems, and values. It is not a large-city process that requires large numbers of fire-fighters and thousands of dollars to be effective.
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Geography: | United States |
Resource Type: | planning guide, information source |
Subtopic: | fire & emergency management, disaster preparedness & emergency response, planning, Local Government & Services, Land Use Planning & Housing, |
Tags: | rural emergency response, fire, fire safety, planning |
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Link: | webpage |
U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development: Rural Gateway Housing Resources
HUD hosts the "Rural Housing and Economic Development Resources" page which provides funding summaries and case studies for users to learn more about rural housing funding opportunities and the experiences of other rural housing developers.
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Geography: | United States |
Resource Type: | information source, funding resource |
Subtopic: | low-income, rural community issues & solutions, housing & real estate, funding & financing, Special Populations, Community Building, Land Use Planning & Housing, Issues & Opportunities, |
Tags: | funding, housing, affordable housing |
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Link: | webpage |
U.S. Department of the Interior
The DOI site provides links and information about every major bureau and land use office in the United States. Further the DOI funds projects that encourage preservation of National Historic Landmarks
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Geography: | United States |
Resource Type: | information source |
Subtopic: | heritage & historic preservation, Land Use Planning & Housing, |
Tags: | historic preservation |
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Link: | webpage |