Rural Development Grants in California
As of October 25, 2026, FundingLandscape lists 30+ rural development grants in California as open, refreshed daily from the live corpus. Of the 17 with a fixed deadline, 2 close within the next 14 days and 5 close within 30 days. Among the 19 that publish an award ceiling, the median is $2M. Where eligibility is stated (18 of 30), the most common applicants are state & local governments, nonprofits, and tribal governments & organizations.
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Open Rural Development Opportunities in California
- 2026-27 Digital Divide Grant Program Round 4
Public Utilities Commission · Deadline: Oct 30, 2026 · Up to $100,000
- Tribal Colleges Extension Program Special Emphasis
National Institute of Food and Agriculture · Deadline: Nov 2, 2026 · Up to $200,000
- Inspire Grants for Small Museums (2027)
Institute of Museum and Library Services · Deadline: Nov 13, 2026 · Up to $75,000
- DoW Rare Cancers Resource and Community Development Award
Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA · Deadline: Nov 18, 2026
- DoW Rare Cancers Idea Development Award
Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA · Deadline: Nov 18, 2026
- Hispanic-Serving Institutions Education Grants Program
National Institute of Food and Agriculture · Deadline: Dec 3, 2026 · Up to $1,200,000
- Statewide Park Development and Community Revitalization Program (SPP) – Round 5 – Proposition 4
Department of Parks and Recreation · Deadline: Dec 17, 2026 · Up to $8,500,000
- Tribal Colleges Research Grants Program
National Institute of Food and Agriculture · Deadline: Dec 31, 2026 · Up to $2,500,000
- Agriculture and Food Research Initiative Competitive Grants Program Education and Workforce Development
National Institute of Food and Agriculture · Deadline: Dec 31, 2026 · Up to $650,000
- Farm and Ranch Solid Waste Cleanup and Abatement Grant Program FR93
Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery · Deadline: Jan 6, 2027
- Intervention Research to Improve Native American Health (R34 Clinical Trial Optional)
National Institutes of Health · Deadline: Jan 7, 2027
- ROSS Rapid Response Program
Department of Housing and Urban Development · Deadline: Jan 25, 2027 · Up to $250,000
- Permanent Local Housing Allocation/ 2024 PLHA NOFA
Department of Housing and Community Development · Deadline: Feb 28, 2027
- Permanent Local Housing Allocation/ 2022 PLHA NOFA
Department of Housing and Community Development · Deadline: Feb 28, 2027 · Up to $335,000,000
- Permanent Local Housing Allocation/ 2023 PLHA NOFA
Department of Housing and Community Development · Deadline: Jun 30, 2027 · Up to $296,000,000
- WaterSMART Enhancing Water Resources Projects
Bureau of Reclamation · Deadline: Sep 8, 2027 · Up to $3,000,000
- Community-Partnered Nursing Research Centers (P20 Clinical Trial Optional)
National Institutes of Health · Deadline: May 7, 2028 · Up to $500,000
- Disaster Recovery Multifamily Housing Program (DR-MHP)
California Department of Housing and Community Development
- Area Development Program
Appalachian Regional Commission
- Proposition 4 – Wildfire and Forest Resilience
San Gabriel and Lower Los Angeles Rivers and Mountains Conservancy · Up to $2,000,000
- Delta Region Community Health Systems Development Program
Delta Regional Authority
- Community and Economic Enhancement Grant Program – Proposition 68
Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Conservancy · Up to $8,700,000
- FY 2025 EDA Public Works and Economic Adjustment Assistance Programs
Economic Development Administration · Up to $30,000,000
- Proposition 1 Lower Los Angeles River Grants
San Gabriel and Lower Los Angeles Rivers and Mountains Conservancy · Up to $2,000,000
- Proposition 1 Regionwide Grants
San Gabriel and Lower Los Angeles Rivers and Mountains Conservancy · Up to $1,000,000
- FY 2021 - 2023 Economic Development RNTA
Department of Commerce
- Small and Rural Hospital Relief Program
Department of Health Care Access and Information
- EDA FY25 Disaster Supplemental
Economic Development Administration · Up to $50,000,000
- Urban Streams Restoration Program
Department of Water Resources · Up to $20,562,000
- Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) Program
State Water Resources Control Board
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