The Rural Nevada Development Corporation (RNDC) was awarded a $162,201 Project Grant under the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Microentrepreneur Assistance Program (RMAP, CFDA 10.870) on September 22, 2023. Through this two-year award, RNDC will provide rural microentrepreneurs in Nevada with skills training, technical assistance, and access to capital to establish new rural microenterprises and support their successful operation. As a subrecipient, RNDC has also administered...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Business Cooperative Services awarded a $292,551 Project Grant on September 25, 2023 to the Northern Me Dev Commission (NMDC) under the Rural Microentrepreneur Assistance Program (CFDA 10.870). This grant will enable NMDC, a Community Development Financial Institution and non-profit community development corporation, to provide rural microentrepreneurs in Aroostook and Washington counties of Maine with access to affordable microloans, financial...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service awarded a $117,913 Project Grant under the Rural Microentrepreneur Assistance Program (CFDA 10.870) to the Nebraska Enterprise Fund, a non-profit community development organization. The grant supports the delivery of microloans, business development assistance, counseling, and technical services to rural microentrepreneurs and microenterprises across Nebraska, with a focus on underserved communities including those owned by women,...
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 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's Rural Business Cooperative Services awarded a $100,000 Project Grant under the Rural Microentrepreneur Assistance Program (CFDA 10.870) to the California Coastal Rural Development Corporation, a non-profit Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI). This two-year grant supports the organization's efforts to provide microloans, business training, and technical assistance to rural microenterprises and microentrepreneurs in California. Specifically, the...
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,...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Housing Service, through its Rural Microentrepreneur Assistance Program (CFDA 10.870), awarded a $100,000 project grant to the Southern Maine Finance Agency, a non-profit community development organization, on January 2, 2025. The grant funding will be used to establish a microloan revolving fund and provide training, technical assistance, and other support services to rural microenterprises and microentrepreneurs in Maine. The program aims to foster...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) awarded a $140,292 Rural Microentrepreneur Assistance Program (RMAP) Project Grant to the Center For Rural Affairs Community Capital, a non-profit organization and community development corporation. The funding will support the organization's efforts to provide training, capacity building, technical assistance, and access to capital for microenterprises and rural microentrepreneurs, with a focus on women, low-income, minority entrepreneurs, and...
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...