USDA Community Facilities Direct Loan and Grant

Will this grant buy a vehicle?

Yes Vehicles are an eligible community facility purchase: bookmobiles, mobile clinics, public safety vehicles. USDA Community Facilities program page

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What it is	USDA Rural Development. Grants of 15 – 75% of cost; loans for the balance.
What it funds	Rural health care · Primary care and community health centers · Dental and oral health · Law enforcement and corrections · Emergency management and preparedness · Libraries and literacy · Schools, STEM and workforce training · Social services and community outreach · Food access and nutrition HLE builds it as: mobile medical unit, mobile imaging unit, mobile lab, mobile dental clinic, mobile outreach unit, specialty trailer, prisoner transport vehicle, mobile command center, mobile office, bookmobile, mobile classroom or STEM lab, or mobile kitchen.
Pays for	Any community-serving unit
Buys a vehicle?	Yes Vehicles are an eligible community facility purchase (bookmobiles, mobile clinics, public safety vehicles).
Who can apply	Public bodies, nonprofits and tribes in rural areas up to 20,000 population
Procurement after award	Not stated in the listing; check the NOFO.
Dates	OpensNot stated ClosesRolling Award expectedNot stated Rolling Dates checked Oct 13, 2026 · source. Blank means the source does not state it.
Notes	Rural areas to 20,000 people; grants cover 15 – 75% of cost by population and income, plus low-rate loans. Applications Oct 1 – Sep 30.
Notice	USDA Community Facilities program page · checked against the source Oct 13, 2026

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HLE does not determine eligibility or write applications. We supply the vehicle and the documents about it. Facts on this page are the tracker row as checked against the source Oct 13, 2026; the notice decides.

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Spec language, paste-ready: body, materials, electrical, HVAC, compliance and testing
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Compliance statements: FMVSS, ADA, Altoona, Buy America
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USDA Community Facilities: open all year, and vehicles qualify

One program, always open, through state Rural Development offices: grants of 15 to 75% of cost plus low-rate loans.