Cooperative Agreement 72049220CA00002

The Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service awarded a $200,000 Project Grant to the Food Co-Op Initiative on September 23, 2022 under the Rural Cooperative Development Grants program (CFDA 10.771). The grant funding will support the Food Co-Op Initiative's efforts to improve economic conditions in rural Minnesota through cooperative development services. Specifically, the Initiative will assist individuals and businesses with starting, expanding, or improving the operations of rural...

The federal Project Grant award of $200,000.00 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Business Cooperative Services (CFDA 10.771 - Rural Cooperative Development Grants) will enable the Democracy At Work Institute, Inc., a non-profit organization in San Francisco, California, to provide technical assistance, training, feasibility studies, and business planning services to individuals and entities seeking to establish, expand, or enhance rural cooperatives and mutually-owned businesses...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Business Cooperative Services awarded a $200,000 Rural Cooperative Development Grant (CFDA 10.771) to Food Co-Op Initiative, a non-profit organization headquartered in Londonderry, Vermont. This grant, awarded on September 3, 2024, enables Food Co-Op Initiative to provide technical assistance, training, feasibility studies, and business planning services to individuals and entities interested in establishing, expanding, or improving rural cooperatives...

The Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service awarded a $200,000 Project Grant to the California Center For Cooperation Development on September 19, 2022 under the Rural Cooperative Development Grants program (CFDA 10.771). The grant will support the Center's efforts to improve economic conditions in rural California through September 2022 by assisting individuals and businesses with starting, expanding, or operationally improving rural cooperatives and mutually-owned businesses....

The Rural Cooperative Development Grants (RCDG) program, administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Housing Service and Rural Business Cooperative Services, awarded a $200,000 Project Grant to the Northcountry Cooperative Foundation on August 28, 2024. The grant enables the non-profit organization to provide technical assistance, training, feasibility studies, and business planning services to support the startup, expansion, and operational improvement of rural cooperatives and...

The Tri-County Agricultural Cooperative was awarded a $175,000 Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service under the Rural Cooperative Development Grants program (CFDA 10.771). The two-year grant will assist minority agricultural producers in Mississippi through services aimed at improving economic conditions in rural areas. Specifically, the Cooperative will use the funding to provide startup, expansion or operational support to rural cooperatives and...

The Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service awarded a $175,000 Project Grant to the Democracy At Work Institute through the Rural Cooperative Development Grants program (CFDA 10.771). The two-year grant will support the Democracy At Work Institute's efforts to assist minority agricultural producers in California through the provision of technical assistance and training services aimed at addressing persistent poverty. The Rural Cooperative Development Grants program aims to improve...

The Greater Dayton Union Cooperative Initiative, Inc., doing business as Co-Op Dayton, was awarded a $357,534 Rural Business Development Grant from the US Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service on September 26, 2022. The two-year Project Grant will support Co-Op Dayton's efforts to promote sustainable economic development and facilitate the growth of small businesses in rural Ohio communities through September 2024. As described in the Rural Business Development Grant program (CFDA...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) awarded a $124,520 Project Grant to Farm Generations Cooperative through the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (CFDA 10.175). The grant will fund the cooperative's efforts to collaborate with its 13 farmer member-owners to create promotional plans for their direct-to-consumer farm sales on the cooperative's online marketing platform, GrownBy. The project will measure the effectiveness of each farm's...

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...