Rural Infrastructure Fund Program
Forecasted
Rural Infrastructure Fund Program supports rural Florida communities with infrastructure construction, planning, and land preclearance to encourage jobs, capital investment, and economic diversification.
Funder: FloridaCommerce
Due Dates (Anticipated): July 2027 (Application deadline)
Funding Amounts: FY 2026–2027: $27 million total; construction up to 75%–100% of project costs; planning up to $300,000; preclearance up to $75,000–$300,000
Summary: Supports rural Florida infrastructure construction, planning, and land preclearance to encourage jobs, capital investment, and economic diversification.
Key Information: Applicants must be eligible Florida units of local government, and projects must demonstrate infrastructure needs tied to job creation and capital investment.
Description
The Rural Infrastructure Fund (RIF), administered by FloridaCommerce’s Office of Rural Initiatives, helps rural Florida communities plan, prepare, and finance infrastructure that encourages job creation, capital investment, and stronger, more diversified economies. The program facilitates access to state, federal, local, and private resources. Communities often use RIF funding as a match for other infrastructure programs, including USDA Rural Development and Economic Development Administration programs.
Supported work includes public infrastructure for industrial or commercial sites, public tourism infrastructure, and improvements to inadequate infrastructure that has triggered regulatory action. Separate grant categories support construction, feasibility studies, design and engineering, and land identification and preclearance review. Applications across all categories should connect infrastructure needs to job creation and capital investment.
