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Build Rural Broadband with USDA ReConnect Grants and Loans: How to Prepare for Funding Up to $50M

Rural broadband funding is the closest thing infrastructure folks have to a summer blockbuster: big budgets, big stakes, big deadlines, and a whole cast of characters who suddenly appear the minute a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) drops.

Amount: Category-specific by NOFO; recent round structures included up to $50M loans and up to $25M grants depending on product Deadline: Feb 16, 2026 Location: United States

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DOE Title 17 Clean Energy Financing Program

Offers loan guarantees for innovative clean energy, advanced transportation, and decarbonization projects that avoid, reduce, or sequester greenhouse gas emissions.

Amount: Loan guarantees up to 80% of eligible project costs; portfolio capacity over $300 billion Deadline: Rolling solicitations with Part I and Part II applications accepted year-round Location: United States

East Africa Resilient Transport Facility

Concessional loan and grant facility for climate-resilient transport corridors across East Africa.

Type: Loan Amount: Up to USD $40,000,000 per corridor package Deadline: Dec 5, 2025 Location: East Africa

EIB InnovFin Energy Demonstration Projects

Provides risk-sharing loans for first-of-a-kind energy projects in the EU.

Amount: EUR €75,000,000 project financing Deadline: Dec 31, 2025 Location: European Union

FHA Basic Home Mortgage (Section 203(b))

HUD/FHA-insured mortgage program for purchase or refinance of a principal residence, including current 2026 loan-limit context and practical underwriting guidance.

Type: Loan Amount: Loan limits vary by county; 2026 one-unit limits range from $541,287 floor to $1,249,125 ceiling Deadline: Rolling through FHA-approved lenders Location: United States

Fuel Your Swedish Startup: The Almi Innovation Loan Explained

Secure flexible financing from SEK 50,000 to SEK 10 million for your innovative Swedish startup through Almi's specialized loan programs.

Type: Loan Amount: SEK 50,000 to SEK 10,000,000 Deadline: Rolling Location: Sweden

Get Blended Finance Up to $1,000,000 for Youth Agribusiness in Africa: AfDB Enable Youth Guide 2025

If you are a young founder building an agrifood business in Africa, this is not another petty grant that covers a few sacks of seed.

Amount: USD $1,000,000 blended facility Deadline: Nov 14, 2025 Location: Africa

Get EUR 20–200M in Blended Finance: EIB Global Gateway Fund (GGF) Guide

If you run an investment-grade public authority, utility, or corporate and you’re planning a big infrastructure project that connects people, services, or markets across continents, the European Investment Bank’s role in the Global Gateway Fun...

Amount: EUR €20 million–€200 million per project Deadline: Oct 10, 2025 Location: Africa, Europe and Indo-Pacific

HUD FHA 203(k) Rehabilitation Mortgage

Combines home purchase or refinance with renovation financing under one FHA-insured mortgage, enabling buyers to rehab or modernize properties.

Type: Loan Amount: Up to FHA county loan limits; rehabilitation portion ranges from $5,000 to structural caps depending on Standard or Limited 203(k) Deadline: Rolling (apply through FHA-approved lenders) Location: United States

Illinois Senior Citizens Real Estate Tax Deferral

Illinois property-tax deferral loan for qualifying seniors, with annual county filing and repayment at sale/transfer or estate settlement.

Type: Benefit Amount: Defers up to $7,500 per year (subject to equity and program limits) Deadline: Mar 1, 2026 Location: Illinois