Rural Placement Innovation Challenge (RPIC)
The Deputy Under Secretary for Rural Development is seeking applications from organizations to provide planning and/or implementation technical assistance to rural communities to foster placemaking under the Rural Placemaking Innovation Challenge (RPIC).
This funding opportunity will be administered by the USDA Rural Development Innovation Center and is announcing up to $1,000,000 in competitive cooperative agreement funds in fiscal year (FY) 202 0. This funding opportunity lists the information needed to submit an application for the funds and announces that Rural Development (the Agency) is accepting FY 2020 applications to support RPIC.
Planning must directly benefit cities or towns with 50,000 residents or less.
This funding opportunity will be administered by the USDA Rural Development Innovation Center and is announcing up to $1,000,000 in competitive cooperative agreement funds in fiscal year (FY) 202 0. This funding opportunity lists the information needed to submit an application for the funds and announces that Rural Development (the Agency) is accepting FY 2020 applications to support RPIC.
Planning must directly benefit cities or towns with 50,000 residents or less.
Agency: Department of Agriculture
Office: Business and Cooperative Programs
Estimated Funding: $1,000,000
Office: Business and Cooperative Programs
Estimated Funding: $1,000,000
Obtain Full Opportunity Text:
Rural Placemaking Innovation Challenge Web Site
Additional Information of Eligibility:
Public or private groups, organizations, or institutions that demonstrate experience and expertise in providing placemaking technical assistance to rural communities.
Applicants must demonstrate existing and proposed partnerships with public, private, philanthropic, and community partners to provide assistance.
Planning must directly benefit cities or towns with 50,000 residents or less.
Full Opportunity Web Address:
https://www.rd.usda.gov/about-rd/initiatives/rural-placemaking-innovation-challenge
Contact:
Agency Email Description:
RPIC Point of Contact
Agency Email:
Date Posted:
2020-08-10
Application Due Date:
Archive Date:
2020-10-10
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