USDA Accepting Applications for Cooperative Agreements through the Rural Placemaking Innovation Challenge

USDA Rural Development is accepting applications for cooperative agreements to help eligible entities provide planning, training, and technical assistance to foster placemaking activities in rural and Tribal communities through the Rural Placemaking Innovation Challenge (RPIC).

Eligible participants include institutions of higher education including Hispanic-Serving Institutions, 1862 Land-Grant Institutions, 1890 Land-Grant Institutions, 1994 Land-Grant institutions, and Hispanic Black Colleges and Universities. The maximum award is $250,000.

To learn more and apply by August 15, 2022, please visit here.

The USDA will host general office hours on Wednesday, August 3, 2022, at 2 p.m. Eastern Time. To register, please click here.

HACU Member Advisories are a service of the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU)

The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities, founded in 1986, represents more than 500 colleges and universities in the United States, Latin America, Spain, and school districts throughout the U.S. HACU is the only national association representing existing and emerging Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs). The Association’s headquarters are in San Antonio, Texas, with regional offices in Washington, D.C. and Sacramento, California.

USDA Accepting Applications for Cooperative Agreements through the Rural Placemaking Innovation Challenge

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