Community project grants congressionally delegated

The Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service awarded Cheer, Inc., $1 million on April 10, 2026, under the Community Facilities Loans and Grants program (CFDA 10.766) to develop or improve essential community facility infrastructure for seniors in the Georgetown, Delaware area. The award, classified as a Project Grant, obligates $1 million and runs through April 10, 2028. Cheer, Inc., is a Delaware-based nonprofit serving seniors aged 50 and over, operating in rural Sussex County. The Community Facilities Loans and Grants program provides affordable funding to nonprofits, public bodies, and federally recognized tribes to develop essential community facilities in rural areas that provide essential services to local communities for orderly development, excluding private, commercial, or business undertakings. The award supports Cheer's community facility development and senior services initiatives. This represents Cheer's most recent prime award under the Community Facilities program; the organization previously received two USDA awards under the same program obligated on September 28, 2023, each with completion dates of September 28, 2025.