Rbdg rural business coop rural enterprise grant

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service awarded a $100,000 Rural Business Development Grant (CFDA 10.351) to the Community Investment Collaborative (CIC), a non-profit organization. The grant funding will support CIC's provision of training, technical assistance, and capacity building services to small businesses and entrepreneurs in rural communities. This includes delivering rural business development services, microenterprise training programs, and other support to facilitate sustainable economic growth and job creation. CIC will leverage its prior experience as a subrecipient under George Mason University's Small Business Development Center grants and its Community Development Financial Institutions Fund award to provide counseling, training events, and resource access to small business clients across Virginia. The grant period runs from July 31, 2023 to July 31, 2025.