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The Renew America’s Nonprofits grant program, funded by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), provides financial assistance to 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations to improve the energy efficiency of their facilities. The program aims to reduce operating costs and greenhouse gas emissions while providing community benefits, particularly for nonprofits in rural areas or those led by people of color.

This fact sheet describes the USDA Rural Development’s Community Connect Grant Program, which provides financial assistance to eligible organizations to deploy broadband internet service in rural, economically challenged communities lacking such service.

This fact sheet from the Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) describes the Rural Energy Savings Program (RESP), a USDA initiative providing zero-interest loans to rural electric cooperatives and utilities to fund energy efficiency and renewable energy projects for their members.