The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Business Cooperative Services awarded a $300,000 Rural Economic Development Grant (CFDA 10.854) to North West Rural Electric Cooperative on March 21, 2025. The 2-year grant supports economic development and job creation initiatives in rural Iowa communities served by the cooperative. Funding can be used for project feasibility studies, business start-up assistance, and other reasonable expenses to foster rural development. As a prime recipient, North...
The Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service awarded a $300,000 Project Grant to Iowa Lakes Electric Cooperative under the Rural Economic Development Loans and Grants program (CFDA 10.854). The two-year grant will support rural economic development and job creation projects in Iowa through March 2023, including feasibility studies, start-up costs, and incubator projects to foster rural development. Specifically, the funding will promote rural economic development and job creation in...
The Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service awarded a $300,000 Project Grant to Woodbury County Rural Electric Cooperative Association from the Rural Economic Development Loans and Grants program (CFDA 10.854) to support rural economic development and job creation projects. Specifically, the grant will fund feasibility studies, start-up costs, and other reasonable expenses to promote rural development in Iowa through August 2024. The Rural Economic Development Loans and Grants program...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Housing Service awarded a $279,426 Project Grant under the Rural Economic Development Loans and Grants program (CFDA 10.854) to Iowa Lakes Electric Cooperative, a not-for-profit electric cooperative in Iowa. The grant funding supports rural economic development and job creation projects, including feasibility studies, start-up costs, and incubator initiatives that foster rural development in Iowa. Iowa Lakes Electric Cooperative has received over...
The Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service recently awarded a $300,000 Project Grant under the Rural Economic Development Loans and Grants program (CFDA 10.854) to Eastern Iowa Light And Power Cooperative, a non-profit electric utility provider serving rural communities across Iowa. This funding will support rural economic development initiatives through July 2025, such as conducting feasibility studies and providing start-up funding and incubator services for new business ventures in...
The Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service awarded a $300,000 Project Grant to CML Telephone Cooperative Association through the Rural Economic Development Loans and Grants program (CFDA 10.854). The grant will support rural economic development and job creation projects in Iowa, including feasibility studies, start-up costs, and incubator projects to foster rural development. The funding was awarded on March 14, 2022 and will remain active through March 14, 2024 to deliver these...
North West Rural Electric Cooperative received a $300,000 project grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture to support rural economic development and job creation efforts in Iowa under the Rural Economic Development Loans and Grants program (CFDA 10.854). As the prime recipient, North West Rural Electric Cooperative will use this two-year funding awarded on April 26, 2023 to directly provide services including project feasibility studies, business start-up assistance, and...
The North West Rural Electric Cooperative has received a $208,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Business Cooperative Services under the Rural Economic Development Loans and Grants program (CFDA 10.854). This two-year grant, awarded on September 5, 2023, supports the Cooperative's efforts to promote rural economic development and job creation in its Iowa service territory. Specifically, the funding will enable North West Rural Electric Cooperative to...
The Mienergy Cooperative was awarded a $300,000 Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service under the Rural Economic Development Loans and Grants program (CFDA 10.854). The two-year grant will support the Cooperative's Rural Economic Development Grant - Electric Farm Bill project. The Electric Farm Bill project aims to promote rural economic development and job creation in Iowa through funding for feasibility studies, start-up costs, and other...
The Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service awarded a $600,000 Project Grant to Northeast Missouri Electric Power Cooperative under the Rural Economic Development Loans and Grants program (CFDA 10.854). The grant will support the cooperative's RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GRANT - ELECTRIC FARM BILL project from May 2022 through May 2024. The Rural Economic Development Loans and Grants program aims to promote rural economic development and job creation through funding for project...