Cooperative Agreement ED18HDQ3030013

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service awarded a $150,000 Project Grant under the Community Facilities Loans and Grants program (CFDA 10.766) to the Rural Community Assistance Corporation (RCAC), a nonprofit organization. The funding will support RCAC's delivery of essential technical assistance and training (TAT) services to rural communities across the western United States over a 2-year period from September 2023 to September 2025. RCAC will leverage its expertise in...

The Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service Washington Office Rural Business Cooperative Services awarded a $997,784 Project Grant under the Appropriate Technology Transfer for Rural Areas (CFDA 10.782) program to the Eastern Shore Entrepreneurship Center, Inc. (ESEC), a non-profit community development corporation. The funding supports ESEC's initiatives to provide entrepreneurial technical assistance and programs enabling innovation and technology commercialization in the...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Business Cooperative Services (RBCS) awarded a $119,700 Project Grant under the Rural Energy for America Program (CFDA 10.868) to Cooperative Development Services, Inc. (CDS), a non-profit organization, to provide technical assistance for rural energy efficiency and renewable energy projects. The two-year grant, awarded on September 27, 2023, will enable CDS to deliver cooperative training, feasibility studies, and operational support to establish,...

Federal Grant Award Summary The Cooperative Development Institute, Inc. received a $306,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service (RUS) under the Water and Waste Technical Assistance and Training Grants program (CFDA 10.761), awarded on July 15, 2025, with a completion date of July 15, 2027. This two-year grant funds technical assistance and training services designed to support rural water and wastewater systems in addressing infrastructure challenges...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Business Cooperative Services (RBCS) awarded a $125,000 Project Grant under the Rural Energy for America Program (CFDA 10.868) to Kentucky Highlands Investment Corporation. This 2-year grant, awarded on September 26, 2023, will support the delivery of technical assistance to agricultural producers and rural small businesses in Kentucky for renewable energy systems and energy efficiency improvements. Through this REAP Technical Assistance Grant, Kentucky...

This federal Project Grant award of $250,000, provided by the Rural Business Cooperative Services (RBCS) agency under the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Energy for America Program (CFDA 10.868), supports Partner Community Capital, Inc. (doing business as Ncif) in delivering technical assistance and capacity building services focused on renewable energy and energy efficiency projects for agricultural producers and rural small businesses in West Virginia. The two-year grant, awarded on...

The Rural Business Cooperative Services (RBCS) division of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) awarded a $100,000 Project Grant under the Rural Energy for America Program (REAP), CFDA 10.868, to the nonprofit organization Ecology Action of Santa Cruz. The grant will support the delivery of technical assistance services to agricultural producers and rural small businesses in Arkansas, focused on promoting energy efficiency, renewable energy systems, sustainable materials management,...

The Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service Washington Office Rural Business Cooperative Services awarded a $126,562 Project Grant to TSL Farms, Inc. under the Rural Energy for America Program (CFDA 10.868). The grant will fund energy efficiency improvements and renewable energy system development by the agricultural producer over the 2-year project period from June 2023 to June 2025. The grant provides up to 25% of project costs to promote the provision of renewable energy systems and...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Business Cooperative Services awarded a $124,470 Rural Business Development Grant (CFDA 10.351) to the Southeast Rural Community Assistance Project, Inc. (Southeast RCAP) to provide technical assistance, training, and financing to support critical infrastructure development, economic growth, and community revitalization projects in rural and disadvantaged communities across the southeastern United States. The 2-year project grant, effective from July...

This $750,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Office of Advocacy and Outreach, under the Outreach and Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged and Veteran Farmers and Ranchers (CFDA 10.443) program, aims to provide technical assistance to underserved farmers in Puerto Rico. The grant's objectives are to improve relationships between these farmers and the USDA, strengthen their agricultural businesses, offer assistance in conservation planning and recordkeeping...