Project Grant 20254880645509
- Grant Award Summary The Cooperative Development Institute, Inc. received a $250,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture under the Rural Cooperative Development Grants program (CFDA 10.771), awarded September 30, 2025, with a completion date of September 29, 2026. The grant funds technical assistance, practical training programs, and coordinated regional networks designed to support the launch and sustainability of cooperative enterprises across rural Northeast communities....
- 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...
- Grant Award Summary Lake County Community Development Corporation, doing business as Mission West Community Development Partners, received a $582,501.74 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Cooperative Development Grants program (CFDA 10.771) effective September 30, 2025, with a completion date of September 29, 2026. The award supports a multi-center partnership led by Lake County Community Development Corporation in collaboration with the Northwest Agriculture...
- The Cooperative Development Foundation received a $999,999.88 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Business Cooperative Services under the Rural Cooperative Development Grants program (CFDA 10.771) on September 30, 2025. This one-year award, with completion scheduled for September 29, 2026, supports the Foundation and nine co-op development partner organizations in delivering comprehensive technical assistance and training services to rural communities. The primary...
- 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 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 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 U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Business Cooperative Services has awarded a $200,000 Rural Cooperative Development Grant (CFDA 10.771) to the Food Co-Op Initiative, a non-profit organization located in Minnesota. Through this federal grant, Food Co-Op Initiative provides cooperative development services including training, feasibility studies, business planning, and leadership development to assist individuals and businesses with starting, expanding, or improving the operations of...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Wisconsin Food Hub Cooperative received a $250,000 Project Grant from Rural Business Cooperative Services (RBCS), awarded August 25, 2025, under the Rural Cooperative Development Grants program (CFDA 10.771). The award, with an ultimate completion date of August 25, 2027, supports the establishment and operation of a cooperative development center in Wisconsin that will provide technical assistance to rural individuals and businesses. The center will deliver...
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Business Cooperative Services awarded a $175,000 Socially-Disadvantaged Groups Grant (CFDA 10.871) to the Cooperative Development Institute, Inc. to provide technical assistance to socially-disadvantaged groups through cooperatives and cooperative development centers. The one-year project grant, awarded on August 20, 2024, will support the Cooperative Development Institute's efforts to establish, operate, and expand mutually-owned business enterprises...
Grant Award Summary Cooperative Development Services, Inc. received a $357,778 Rural Cooperative Development Grants (CFDA 10.771) award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Institute of Youth, Family, and Community, effective September 30, 2025 through September 29, 2026. In partnership with the University of Wisconsin Center for Cooperatives, the organization will provide comprehensive technical assistance to rural communities across Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Iowa to establish and strengthen four primary cooperative models: grocery cooperatives to ensure food access, agricultural cooperatives to improve farmer pricing and market access, childcare cooperatives to address workforce needs, and worker cooperative conversions to preserve locally-owned businesses during ownership transitions. The project will deliver hands-on technical assistance services including business planning, feasibility studies, governance training, and ongoing operational support to help these cooperatives achieve sustainability. Beyond direct service delivery, the partnership will develop and document replicable models—particularly innovative approaches for employer-led childcare cooperatives—that can be scaled nationally. This work directly supports the Rural Cooperative Development Grants program objective to improve economic conditions in rural areas by building local capacity for cooperative enterprise development and fostering sustainable, community-centered economies.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $357.8k | 9/26/25 |