The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley received a $198,954 Project Grant award from the US Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service on September 22, 2022 to support rural cooperative development through September 22, 2023. The grant was awarded under the Rural Cooperative Development Grants program (CFDA 10.771), which aims to improve economic conditions in rural areas by assisting individuals and businesses with starting, expanding, or improving the operations of rural cooperatives...
The Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service awarded a $500,000 Project Grant to the Ark-Tex Council Of Governments through the Rural Business Development Grant program (CFDA 10.351). The grant will support the Ark-Tex Regional Development organization in delivering technical assistance, training programs, and other services to promote sustainable economic development and facilitate the growth of small businesses in rural Texas communities through June 2024. The Rural Business Development...
This federal Project Grant award in the amount of $250,000.00 was provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Business Cooperative Services (RBCS) under the Rural Energy for America Program (REAP), CFDA 10.868. The funding supports the provision of technical assistance to agricultural producers and rural small businesses to promote the development of renewable energy systems and energy efficiency improvements in rural Texas. The grant was awarded to The Texas A&M University...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Housing Service and Rural Business Cooperative Services awarded a $199,992 Rural Cooperative Development Grant (CFDA 10.771) to the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) on Sep 25, 2024. The grant will fund UTRGV's efforts to provide technical assistance, training, feasibility studies, and business planning services to individuals and entities seeking to establish, expand, or enhance rural cooperatives and mutually-owned businesses in the...
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley received a $174,845 Project Grant award from the Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service on September 21, 2022 to provide technical assistance services under the Socially-Disadvantaged Groups Grant program (CFDA #10.871). This federal grant program aims to provide technical assistance to socially-disadvantaged groups through cooperatives and Cooperative Development Centers. As the primary awardee, the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley will...
The Department of Agriculture's Rural Business Development Grant (CFDA 10.351) awarded a $131,818 Project Grant to the Ark-Tex Council of Governments (Ark TEX Regional Development), a local government entity in Texas. The grant funding will be used to promote sustainable economic development and facilitate the development of small and emerging private businesses, industry, and related employment to improve the economy in rural communities served by the organization. Specific activities supported...
The Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service Washington Office Rural Business Cooperative Services awarded a $149,956 Rural Business Development Grant (CFDA 10.351) to the Terra College Foundation, a non-profit educational institution, for the period of July 28, 2023 to July 28, 2025. The grant is intended to promote sustainable economic development and facilitate the development of small and emerging private businesses, industries, and related employment to improve the economy in rural...
This $2,019,230 cooperative agreement from the Small Business Administration's Small Business Development Centers program provides management counseling, training, and technical assistance to small businesses in Lubbock, Texas through December 2023. Awarded to Texas Tech University on January 1, 2022, the funding supports the Lubbock, Texas SBDC in delivering services to advise small business owners and managers on financial, marketing, production, organizational, engineering, technical, and...
This Project Grant award, funded by the United States Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA NIFA) under the New Beginning for Tribal Students program (CFDA 10.527), will develop and deliver financial literacy curricula specifically tailored for agricultural majors at Texas Tech University. The $150,000 award, with a project period from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2026, will accomplish two key objectives: 1) create a survey assessment to examine the...
This $749,999.00 Project Grant award from the Department of Agriculture's Capacity Building for Non-Land Grant Colleges of Agriculture (CFDA 10.326) program aims to advance precision agriculture in the Southern Great Plains region. The project, led by Texas Tech University System, will develop a new course focused on unmanned aerial systems (UAS) applications in precision agriculture, and provide cohort training activities to equip the next generation of agricultural professionals with the...