The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Innovation Center, through its Rural Business Cooperative Services division, awarded a $315,000 Project Grant under the Rural Development Cooperative Agreement Program (CFDA 10.890) to the Appalachian Regional Commission. The grant, awarded on September 18, 2024, will support economic development, poverty reduction, and quality of life improvements in rural Appalachian communities through strategic planning, technical assistance, and...
This $2,866,160 federal Project Grant awarded on September 29, 2023 by the USDA Rural Business Cooperative Services provides funding for the Rural Development Cooperative Agreement Program (CFDA 10.890). The grant supports initiatives aimed at reducing persistent poverty, fostering economic development, and improving quality of life in rural communities within the Appalachian region. Key activities include regional economic planning, placemaking projects, and development of rural business...
The Rural Housing Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture awarded a $250,000 Project Grant to the Rural Community Assistance Corporation on September 16, 2022 under the Community Facilities Loans and Grants program (CFDA #10.766). The funding will support the Rural Cooperative Development Initiative to construct, enlarge, extend, or otherwise improve community facilities providing essential services to rural residents in California, as outlined in the program description. The Rural...
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...
The Rural Cooperative Development Grants (RCDG) program, administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Housing Service and Rural Business Cooperative Services, awarded a $200,000 Project Grant to the Northcountry Cooperative Foundation on August 28, 2024. The grant enables the non-profit organization to provide technical assistance, training, feasibility studies, and business planning services to support the startup, expansion, and operational improvement of rural cooperatives and...
The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) awarded a $10,220,513 Project Grant under its Appalachian Area Development program (CFDA 23.002) to the Rural Health Redesign Center Organization, Inc. (RHRCO), a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. The award, which runs from February 1, 2025 to January 31, 2029, will support RHRCO's efforts to strengthen economic development, infrastructure, and community capacity across the 13-state Appalachian region. Key activities to be funded include workforce...
This Project Grant award of $199,871 was provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Business Cooperative Services under the Rural Cooperative Development Grants (RCDG) program (CFDA 10.771). The award was made to the University of Wisconsin System's Research and Sponsored Programs division on September 9, 2024 to support cooperative development initiatives in rural areas. The funding will be used to provide technical assistance, training, feasibility studies, and business planning...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service awarded a $250,000 Project Grant under the Community Facilities Loans and Grants program (CFDA 10.766) to the Rural Community Assistance Partnership Incorporated (RCAP). The award, dated July 30, 2024, provides technical assistance and training to support rural infrastructure and essential service improvements in communities across the United States. RCAP, a national non-profit organization, will leverage its network of regional...
This $14,051,556 Appalachian Area Development grant awarded by the Appalachian Regional Commission (CFDA 23.002) supports housing rehabilitation, repair, and modification services provided by Appalachia Service Project, Inc., a non-profit organization headquartered in Johnson City, Tennessee. The grant funding will be used to address housing infrastructure needs and improve living conditions for low-income residents, veterans, and communities in the Appalachian region over a 5-year period from...
The Appalachian Regional Commission awarded a $180,898 Project Grant to the Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development for the RSBA Administrative Grant. The grant supports activities under the Appalachian Area Development federal grant program (CFDA #23.002), which focuses on building the economic competitiveness of the Appalachian region through sustainable community and economic development initiatives. Specifically, funding will assist the grantee in providing administrative...