[GrantsTX] Rural Community Development Initiative grants

[Myra Arredondo]

USDA
Rural Development
Rural Housing Service
Notice of Funds Availability (NOFA) Inviting Applications for the  Rural Community Development Initiative (RCDI) 
Full Announcement 1
http://www.fedgrants.gov/Applicants/USDA/RD/RHS/USDA-RD-RHS-05-008/listing.html

DEADLINE: November 3, 2005

Approximately $6 million of grant funds for the RCDI program through the Rural Housing Service (RHS). Applicants must provide matching funds in an amount at least equal to the Federal grant. These grants will be made to qualified intermediary organizations that will provide 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.

Entities wishing to apply for assistance may download the application requirements delineated in this Notice from the RCDI Web site: http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/rhs/rcdi/
index.htm. Applicants may also request application packages from:
William Kenney, Rural Housing Service, 
Room 0183, Stop 0787, 
1400 Independence Ave. SW., Washington, DC 20250-0787
Telephone (202) 720-1506, 
e-mail: william.kenney at wdc.usda.gov.