Cooperative Agreement 7200AA18CA00017

The Cooperative Development Foundation (CDF) was awarded a $200,000 Rural Cooperative Development Grant (CFDA 10.771) from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Business Cooperative Services. This 2-year Project Grant, awarded on September 23, 2024, will enable CDF to provide technical assistance, training, feasibility studies, and business planning services to support the establishment, expansion, and improvement of rural cooperatives and mutually-owned businesses, with a focus on minority...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Business Cooperative Services awarded a $200,000 Rural Cooperative Development Grant (CFDA 10.771) to Cooperative Development Services, Inc. (CDS) on Sep 21, 2023. CDS, a non-profit organization, will use the funding to provide technical assistance, training, feasibility studies, and operational support to help establish, expand, and improve rural cooperatives and mutually-owned businesses in the U.S. This grant will enable CDS to facilitate the...

The Cooperative Development Foundation (CDF) was awarded a $200,000 Rural Cooperative Development Grant (CFDA 10.771) from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Business Cooperative Services on September 22, 2023. This Project Grant funding enables CDF, a non-profit organization, to provide technical assistance, training, feasibility studies, business planning, and other services to support the startup, expansion, and operational improvement of rural cooperatives and mutually-owned...

The Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service awarded Cooperative Development Services Inc. a $200,000 Project Grant under the Rural Cooperative Development Grants program (CFDA 10.771) to improve economic conditions in rural Wisconsin. The two-year award runs from September 2022 to September 2024 and will support CDS's delivery of services to startup, expand or improve the operations of rural cooperatives and mutually-owned businesses. As the sole sub-awardee, CDS will utilize the funding...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Business Cooperative Services awarded a $174,946 Rural Cooperative Development Grant (CFDA 10.871) to the Cooperative Development Foundation (CDF), a non-profit organization, to provide technical assistance and support for the development of agricultural cooperatives and mutually-owned businesses in rural communities. The funding enables CDF to assist individuals and businesses with establishing, expanding, or operationally improving rural...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Business Cooperative Services awarded a $200,000 Rural Cooperative Development Grant (CFDA 10.771) to Cooperative Development Services, Inc. (CDS), a non-profit organization based in Eagan, Minnesota. The grant, with a performance period from August 28, 2024, to August 28, 2024, will enable CDS to provide technical assistance, training, feasibility studies, and business planning services to individuals and entities seeking to establish, expand, or...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Cooperative Development Grants program (CFDA 10.771) awarded a $200,000 Project Grant to the Northwest Cooperative Development Center (N W C D C), a non-profit organization that provides business development services for cooperatively owned businesses in the Pacific Northwest. This funding supports N W C D C's efforts to deliver technical assistance, training, feasibility studies, business planning, and other services to individuals and rural entities...

The Cooperative Development Institute, Inc. received a $249,960 Project Grant award from the US Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service Community Facilities on September 23, 2022 to support rural cooperative development initiatives. The funding was provided under the Community Facilities Loans and Grants federal grant program (CFDA #10.766), which aims to construct, enlarge, extend, or otherwise improve essential community facilities for rural residents. With this award, the...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Business Cooperative Services awarded a $174,988 Project Grant to the Cooperative Development Foundation (CDF) on September 23, 2024 through the Socially-Disadvantaged Groups Grant (CFDA 10.871) program. This one-year grant enables CDF, a non-profit organization based in Washington, DC, to provide technical assistance to socially-disadvantaged groups, particularly minority agricultural producers in rural communities. The funding supports CDF's efforts...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Business Cooperative Services awarded a $200,000 Rural Cooperative Development Grant (CFDA 10.771) to the California Center for Cooperative Development (CCCD), a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, on September 19, 2024. This two-year project grant will enable CCCD to provide technical assistance, training, feasibility studies, and business planning services to individuals and entities seeking to establish, expand, or enhance rural cooperatives and...