Community Facilities Direct Loan & Grant Program in Michigan

The Community Facilities Direct Loan & Grant Program provides affordable funding to develop essential community facilities in rural areas. An essential community facility provides an essential service to the local community for its orderly development in a primarily rural area, and does not include private, commercial, or business undertakings. Eligible applicants include public bodies, community-based non-profit corporations, and Federally Recognized Tribes. Projects must be located in rural areas with no more than 20,000 residents. Funds can be used to purchase, construct, and/or improve essential community facilities, purchase equipment, and pay related project expenses (e.g., health care facilities, public facilities, community support services, public safety services, educational services, utility services, and local food systems). Applicants must be unable to finance the project from their own resources or through commercial credit at reasonable rates and terms. Applications are accepted year-round on an ongoing basis. Interested applicants should contact their local Rural Development office to discuss their specific project and begin the application process.