The Ohio State University received a $199,974 Rural Cooperative Development Grants project award from the US Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service on September 26, 2022. The funding supports services delivered through the Cooperative Development Center program (CFDA 10.771) to improve economic conditions in rural Ohio areas. Services include assisting individuals and businesses with starting, expanding, or operationally improving rural cooperatives and other mutually-owned businesses...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Business Cooperative Services awarded a $195,448 Rural Cooperative Development Grant to The Ohio State University on September 27, 2023. This 1-year project grant funds the university's Cooperative Development Center to provide technical assistance, training, feasibility studies, and business planning services to support the startup, expansion, and operational improvement of rural cooperatives and other mutually-owned businesses in Ohio. The Rural...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Business Cooperative Services awarded a $170,578 Rural Business Development Grant (CFDA 10.351) to Ohio University to promote sustainable economic development and facilitate the development of small and emerging private businesses in rural communities. The two-year project grant, awarded on July 29, 2024, will support Ohio University's delivery of a variety of technical assistance, business development, and economic growth initiatives, including...
This federal Formula Grant award of $13,270,526 was provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA-NIFA) under the Payments to Agricultural Experiment Stations Under the Hatch Act (CFDA 10.203) program. The grant supports comprehensive agricultural research and extension activities conducted by The Ohio State University's College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences (CFAES), including its Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station (OARDC)...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Business Cooperative Services awarded a $500,000 Project Grant under the Rural Energy for America Program (CFDA 10.868) to support energy efficiency improvements and renewable energy system development for an agricultural producer or rural small business in Ohio. The grant, awarded on Jan 13, 2025, will fund a 24-month project with a completion date of Jan 13, 2027. The funding will support activities such as solar panel installations, wind turbines,...
The federal Project Grant award of $192,763.00 was made by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Business Cooperative Services under the Rural Business Development Grant (RBDG) program (CFDA 10.351). The grant was awarded on July 29, 2024 to the Ohio Hill Country Heritage Area, a non-profit organization, to promote sustainable economic development and facilitate the development of small and emerging private businesses in rural Ohio. The two-year project will provide technical assistance,...
The project grant award of $122,595.00 was provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Business Cooperative Services under the Rural Energy for America Program (CFDA 10.868). The award will support energy efficiency improvements and the development of renewable energy systems for an agricultural producer or rural small business located in Ohio. Eligible project activities may include solar panel installations, wind turbines, geothermal systems, energy-efficient lighting upgrades, HVAC...
This $3,004,146 Formula Grant award, made by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA-NIFA) under the Payments to Agricultural Experiment Stations Under the Hatch Act (CFDA 10.203) program, supports a 5-year joint research and extension effort by The Ohio State University's College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences (CFAES). The grant funds a wide range of agricultural, environmental, and societal research projects and extension...
The Ohio Energy And Advanced Manufacturing Center Inc. was awarded a $261,522 Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture National Resources Conservation Service under the Soil and Water Conservation federal grant program (CFDA 10.902). The grant will fund the Agricultural Runoff Monitoring Project Using Automated, Mobile Sampling Platforms to Evaluate Treatment Methods to Minimize Pollutants That Threaten Water Quality in the Great Lakes. Specifically, Ohio Energy And...
The Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service Washington Office Rural Business Cooperative Services awarded a $997,784 Project Grant under the Appropriate Technology Transfer for Rural Areas (CFDA 10.782) program to the Eastern Shore Entrepreneurship Center, Inc. (ESEC), a non-profit community development corporation. The funding supports ESEC's initiatives to provide entrepreneurial technical assistance and programs enabling innovation and technology commercialization in the...