Project Grant 20263361046785
- The Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture awarded a $599,000 Project Grant to Bludot Technologies Inc. under the Small Business Innovation Research Program/Small Business Technology Transfer Program (SBIR/STTR Program, CFDA #10.212). The grant will fund the development of a managerial system to increase economic development capacity for rural jurisdictions from September 1, 2022 to August 31, 2024. The SBIR/STTR Program aims to stimulate technological...
- The Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture awarded $649,998 to Inxsol LLC on September 1, 2026, under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program (CFDA 10.212) to develop a scalable, cloud-based training and performance platform addressing communication and readiness challenges in rural volunteer fire and hazmat departments. The platform deploys AI-enabled classification of radio transmissions, integrates data streams, and validates performance through...
- The Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture awarded $175,000 to Terracity LLC on September 15, 2025, under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program (CFDA 10.212) to develop TREE-MAP, a software tool enabling communities to integrate forestry resources into transportation and infrastructure planning. TREE-MAP is designed to help rural towns and smaller municipalities identify high-impact areas for tree planting along transportation corridors, evaluate...
- The Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service awarded a $500,000 Rural Business Development Grant (CFDA 10.351) to the National Association Of Development Organizations Research Foundation, Inc. (NADO), a non-profit organization, to provide capacity building services and technical assistance to regional development organizations and rural communities. The funding will support initiatives to advance transportation systems, infrastructure, economic development, and small business growth in...
- The Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture awarded $175,000 to Crop Convergence, LLC on September 30, 2025, under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program (CFDA 10.212) to develop and expand a digital twin model for controlled environment agriculture. The recipient will build a virtual representation of greenhouse farming operations that integrates machine learning, plant science, and operations research to optimize crop yields, identify plant stress,...
- The Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture awarded the Cooperative Development Foundation $999,999.88 on September 30, 2025, under the Rural Cooperative Development Grants program (CFDA 10.771). The Foundation will provide training and technical assistance to start, expand, or improve rural cooperatives with a focus on food and home care services. The work includes equipping the rural workforce with skills and resources to launch, manage, and govern cooperative...
- Communities Unlimited Inc. received a $250,000 project grant award from the US Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service on September 27, 2022 to support rural cooperative development initiatives through September 27, 2023. The funding was provided under the Community Facilities Loans and Grants program (CFDA 10.766), which aims to construct, enlarge, extend, or otherwise improve essential community facilities for rural residents. With this award, Communities Unlimited Inc. will work to...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The Cooperative Development Institute, Inc. received a $250,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Cooperative Development Grants program (CFDA 10.771), awarded on September 30, 2025, with a completion date of September 29, 2026. The award supports the organization's delivery of technical assistance, practical training programs, and coordinated regional networks designed to build cooperative development capacity across rural...
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Housing Service awarded a $250,000 Rural Business Development Grant (CFDA 10.351) to the National Association Of Development Organizations (NADO) Research Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization, to provide capacity building services and technical assistance to regional development organizations and rural communities. The grant funding will be used over a 2-year period to facilitate projects that advance transportation systems,...
- The Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture awarded North Dakota State University $800,000 on July 1, 2026, under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (CFDA 10.310) to build accurate market boundaries and competitive analysis tools for local food retail markets by combining detailed food retail establishment records with anonymized, aggregated mobility data to understand consumer shopping patterns, with performance through June 30, 2030 at North River,...
The Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture awarded Building Communities, Inc. $650,000 on September 1, 2026, to develop a Phase II AI-powered planning application for rural economic development under the Small Business Innovation Research Program (CFDA 10.212). Building Communities, Inc. will expand an affordable, app-based planning tool designed to help rural communities with limited budgets and staff create and execute economic development strategies. The Phase II project runs through August 31, 2028, with work performed in Baker City, Oregon. Key deliverables include integrating all phases of the planning process into the application, enhancing real-time recommendation capabilities, and conducting system validation testing with rural partner organizations. The tool aims to reduce planning costs and support rural job creation, industry strengthening, and quality-of-life improvements by removing barriers to professional economic development planning.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $650.0k | 8/25/26 |