Project Grant CLSS00000074812
- The Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service awarded a $100,000 Project Grant to The Alliance For Rural Impact under the Rural Microentrepreneur Assistance Program (CFDA 10.870). The two-year award will provide rural microentrepreneurs in Arkansas with skills training and continuing technical and financial assistance to establish new rural microenterprises and support their successful operation through September 2024. The Rural Microentrepreneur Assistance Program aims to foster rural...
- The Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service awarded a $100,000 Project Grant to the Northeast Entrepreneur Fund, Inc. doing business as Entrepreneur Fund, for the Rural Microentrepreneur Assistance Program (CFDA #10.870). The grant will support Entrepreneur Fund's delivery of technical assistance and financial skills training to rural microentrepreneurs from Mar 2021 to Mar 2023. The Rural Microentrepreneur Assistance Program aims to provide rural business owners with less than...
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Business Cooperative Services awarded a $100,000 Project Grant under the Rural Microentrepreneur Assistance Program (CFDA 10.870) to the Southern Maine Finance Agency on January 2, 2025. The grant will be used to provide technical and financial assistance to rural microenterprises, defined as businesses with 10 or fewer employees, in Maine. Specifically, the funding will capitalize a microloan revolving fund to provide fixed-rate loans of up to...
- The Department of Agriculture's Rural Business Cooperative Services awarded a $100,000 Project Grant under the Rural Microentrepreneur Assistance Program (CFDA 10.870) to the Mountain Association For Community Econo, doing business as Mountain Association, a non-profit organization based in Berea, Kentucky. The grant provides financial and technical assistance to support the development of rural microenterprises in Appalachian Kentucky. Key services funded through this 2-year award include...
- The Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service awarded a $100,000 Project Grant to Imperial Regional Alliance, Inc. under the Rural Microentrepreneur Assistance Program (CFDA 10.870). The funding supports the organization's work to provide technical assistance and referral services to entrepreneurs, startups, and existing businesses in Imperial, California. This includes skills training and assistance for establishing rural microenterprises. The organization has also received past federal...
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Business Cooperative Services awarded a $340,812 Project Grant to Kentucky Highlands Investment Corporation under the Rural Microentrepreneur Assistance Program (CFDA 10.870). This funding will enable Kentucky Highlands Investment Corporation, a certified Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) and non-profit community development organization, to provide rural microentrepreneurs in Southeastern Kentucky with necessary business skills...
- The Department of Agriculture's Rural Business Cooperative Services awarded a $144,968 Project Grant under the Rural Microentrepreneur Assistance Program (CFDA #10.870) to Maryland Capital Enterprises, Inc. The funding supports the organization's delivery of microloans, business consulting, and entrepreneurial training to empower small businesses and microentrepreneurs, particularly in underserved communities across Maryland. This two-year award, effective September 26, 2023, will enable...
- This federal Project Grant award of $100,000 was made on June 25, 2024 under the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Microentrepreneur Assistance Program (CFDA 10.870). The grant recipient is Community Lendingworks, a certified Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) that operates as a non-profit focused on providing financial services and business support to underserved rural communities. Through this two-year award, Community Lendingworks will utilize the funding to deliver...
- The Department of Agriculture's Rural Business Cooperative Services awarded a $159,556 Project Grant under the Rural Microentrepreneur Assistance Program (CFDA 10.870) to the Economic And Community Development Institute, Inc. (Ecdi), a non-profit community development organization, on September 27, 2023. This two-year grant will enable Ecdi to deliver a range of services supporting rural microentrepreneurs and microenterprises, including business skills training, technical assistance,...
- This $100,000 Project Grant was awarded on April 30, 2025 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Business Cooperative Services under the Rural Microentrepreneur Assistance Program (CFDA 10.870). The funding supports the establishment of microloan revolving funds, provision of entrepreneurship training, and delivery of technical assistance to rural microenterprises with 10 or fewer employees, particularly in underserved rural communities. The grant recipient, Spark Thomasville, Inc. in...
The Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service awarded a $112,762 Project Grant to Southern Illinois Coal Belt Champion Community Inc., doing business as Champion Community Investments, on September 14, 2022. The grant is part of the Rural Microentrepreneur Assistance Program (CFDA 10.870) and will provide funding through September 14, 2024. The Rural Microentrepreneur Assistance Program aims to provide rural microentrepreneurs with skills and ongoing technical and financial assistance needed to establish and successfully operate rural microenterprises. Under this award, Champion Community Investments will deliver services that further this goal by assisting rural microbusinesses in southern Illinois through skills training, technical support, and $112K in financial assistance over the two-year period. These services aim to help rural microentrepreneurs in the region start and strengthen small business operations.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $112.8k | 9/14/22 |