Match the right national program to the right project type, funding scale, and operational objective.
National Funding Opportunities
National funding paths for infrastructure and economic growth.
Explore national funding opportunities that support rural development, advanced manufacturing, transportation infrastructure, energy projects, commercialization, research, workforce development, and regional economic transformation.
Infrastructure
Regional & facility development
Manufacturing
DOE battery & retooling support
Innovation
Science & research pathways
Quick snapshot
A broader route to national-scale funding and modernization.
This page brings together national opportunities for organizations, manufacturers, communities, research partners, and project teams pursuing infrastructure upgrades, strategic transformation, energy initiatives, and innovation-led growth.
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Access federal opportunities across infrastructure, energy, transportation, and research.
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Align funding with modernization, commercialization, and development priorities.
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Program directory
Current national funding opportunities and support tracks.
A focused set of national opportunities for rural development, advanced manufacturing, transportation systems, community revitalization, and science and technology-driven growth.
Rural and community development
USDA Rural Development Federal Funding Opportunities
USDA Rural Development maintains a funding page listing open and closed programs across rural business, energy, broadband, housing, water, community facilities, and economic development initiatives.
Open programs include Rural Business Development Grants, Rural Economic Development Loan and Grant Programs, Community Connect Grants, Distance Learning and Telemedicine Grants, and Rural Energy for America guaranteed loans.
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Regional economic transition
Assistance to Coal Communities (ACC)
EDA’s ACC initiative supports communities and regions negatively impacted by changes in the coal economy, including coal mining, coal-fired power plants, and related transportation, logistics, and supply chain manufacturing.
The program prioritizes projects producing multiple economic and workforce development outcomes such as regional growth, new job creation, and training for displaced workers.
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Ongoing application opportunity
ACC Economic Adjustment Support
ACC is supported through EDA’s Public Works and Economic Adjustment Assistance notice of funding opportunity.
There are no submission deadlines under the current opportunity, and applications are accepted on an ongoing basis until publication of a new notice.
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Advanced manufacturing and supply chain
DOE Battery Materials Processing Grants
The Battery Materials Processing Grants Program is designed to ensure the United States has a viable battery materials processing industry and can also expand domestic battery manufacturing capabilities and enhance processing capacity.
The program lists a $3 billion funding amount and is funded through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.
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Transportation infrastructure
DOT Competitive Grants Dashboard
The DOT Competitive Grants Dashboard provides an overview of competitive grant opportunities that can help communities meet transportation infrastructure needs and is updated weekly.
The dashboard identifies programs with rural and Tribal set-asides or match waivers and also includes relevant federal grants outside DOT.
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Research, science, and innovation
National Science Foundation
NSF highlights national priorities around science and engineering discovery, accelerating technology and innovation, and building a strong STEM workforce.
NSF reports a FY 2024 enacted budget of $9.06 billion and support for more than 1,950 organizations and more than 350,000 researchers, entrepreneurs, students, and teachers.
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Featured funding
Open National Funding SourcesNational support for infrastructure, technology, and long-term competitiveness.
National funding opportunities span rural development, transportation systems, advanced manufacturing capacity, community transition, energy infrastructure, and science and technology innovation, giving organizations multiple paths to pursue large-scale growth and modernization.
Rural & community investment: Access open federal pathways supporting business growth, utilities, facilities, connectivity, and development.
Industrial & energy modernization: Pursue grants tied to battery processing, facility retooling, renewable energy, and infrastructure.
Strategic transformation: Align projects with long-term regional growth, workforce outcomes, research, and innovation priorities.
National opportunity at a glance
- USDAOpen Programs: Multiple rural business, energy, infrastructure, and community tracks.
- EDAOngoing ACC: ACC applications are accepted on an ongoing basis under the current notice.
- DOE$3B DOE: Battery Materials Processing Grants list a $3 billion funding amount.
- DOTWeekly updates: The DOT Competitive Grants Dashboard is updated weekly.
- NSF$9.06B NSF: NSF reports a FY 2024 enacted budget of $9.06 billion.
Project focus areas
Common national investment themes.
Rural and regional development
Projects tied to economic growth, infrastructure, utilities, facilities, and business development.
Advanced manufacturing & energy
Projects involving battery materials processing, facility buildout, retrofit, and energy system improvements.
Transportation and mobility
Projects involving road, bridge, rail, transit, aviation, port, pipeline, and multimodal infrastructure.
Research and commercialization
Projects tied to science, engineering, technology advancement, STEM capacity, and innovation-led growth.
Resource links
Direct national destinations
Use these program pages and dashboards for current eligibility, funding updates, open windows, and program-specific application details.
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