Community project grants congressionally delegated

The Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service awarded the City of Moberly $1.199 million on March 19, 2026, under the Community Facilities Loans and Grants program (CFDA 10.766) to develop or improve an essential community facility in Moberly, Missouri. The award is structured as a Project Grant with a period of performance ending March 19, 2028. The Community Facilities Loans and Grants program provides affordable funding to develop essential community facilities in rural areas through loans or grants to nonprofits, public bodies, and federally recognized tribes. Essential community facilities are defined as those providing essential services to local communities for orderly development in primarily rural areas, excluding private, commercial, or business undertakings. Priority for funding is given to projects enhancing public safety such as fire, police, rescue, and ambulance services, and projects for health care facilities.