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 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 The Alliance For Rural Impact, a non-profit organization, a $100,000 Rural Business Development Grant under CFDA 10.351. This 2-year project grant, awarded on July 18, 2023, will support the delivery of technical assistance, entrepreneurial training, and other services to rural small businesses, microentrepreneurs, and communities in Arkansas. The funding will facilitate business startups, expansions, and job creation to promote...
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...
This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Business Cooperative Services (RBCS) provides $100,000 under the Rural Microentrepreneur Assistance Program (CFDA 10.870) to support the Iowa Area Development Group LLC. The funding will be used to provide rural microentrepreneurs in Iowa with the skills necessary to establish new rural microenterprises, as well as continuing technical and financial assistance to support the successful operation of these rural...
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, a non-profit community development corporation, to provide financial and technical assistance to rural microenterprises in Maine. The two-year grant, awarded on January 2, 2025, will support the agency's efforts to offer microloans, business training, and entrepreneurship education to...
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 I-69 Regional Development Corp, a non-profit community development organization based in Lapeer, Michigan. The two-year grant, awarded on August 14, 2024, will enable the I-69 Regional Development Corp to provide training, technical assistance, and financial support to rural microenterprises in Michigan. The funding...
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 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...