The U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service awarded a $538,500 Project Grant under the Community Facilities Loans and Grants program (CFDA 10.766) to the Eastern Shore Entrepreneurship Center, Inc. (ESEC), a non-profit community development corporation. The funding will be utilized over a 2-year period from May 2023 to May 2025 to construct, enlarge, extend, or otherwise improve community facilities providing essential rural healthcare services. ESEC has a track record of...
The Eastern Shore Entrepreneurship Center, Inc. (ESEC) received a $7.46 million Project Grant award from the Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration (EDA) under the BUILD TO SCALE federal grant program. The grant funds the Agriculture and Bio Technology Commercialization Coalition project run by ESEC. The project will scale up existing accelerator and incubator programs across Maryland to enhance commercialization support for biotech and agritech startups. This includes...
The Eastern Shore Entrepreneurship Center (ESEC) and Chesapeake Culinary Center (CCC) will partner to plan and develop a regional farm-to-freezer value chain coordination program through a $139,941.96 Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service. The partnership will establish strategies for a food processing facility utilizing individual quick freezing (IQF) technology, cold storage and distribution systems, pricing approaches to increase farmer margins,...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Business Cooperative Services awarded a $100,000 Project Grant under the Rural Energy for America Program (CFDA 10.868) to Pathstone Enterprise Center, LLC. The award, dated June 27, 2024, with a completion date of June 27, 2026, will support Pathstone Enterprise Center's efforts to provide financial and technical services to underserved entrepreneurs and small businesses in rural areas. This includes facilitating rural business expansion, job creation,...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Business Cooperative Services awarded a $100,000 Project Grant to Atip Foundation, LLC under the Rural Energy for America Program (CFDA 10.868). This grant supports Atip Foundation's efforts to move USDA-funded technology discoveries to the marketplace through services related to rural business development and support. The specific activities to be funded include technology commercialization, entrepreneurship programs, feasibility studies, and other...
The Center For An Agricultural Economy LTD received a $192,000 Rural Business Development Grant (CFDA 10.351) from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Business Cooperative Services to provide services that support small and emerging businesses in designated Rural Economic Area Partnership (REAP) zones in Vermont. The funding will be used to offer technical assistance, business counseling, market research, workforce development, and revolving loan funds to aid rural enterprises, including...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Housing Service awarded a $3,500,000 Project Grant to the National Center for Appropriate Technology Inc. (NCAT) on July 18, 2023. The grant is funded through the USDA's Appropriate Technology Transfer for Rural Areas (CFDA 10.782) program, which provides technical assistance and educational resources on sustainable agriculture to farmers, agricultural businesses, and community organizations across the United States. Through this grant, NCAT will...
The federal Project Grant award of $100,000 was provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Rural Business Cooperative Services under the Rural Energy for America Program (CFDA 10.868). The funding supports Ecology Action of Santa Cruz, a nonprofit organization, in delivering technical assistance services to agricultural producers and rural small businesses across multiple states. The services aim to promote energy efficiency, renewable energy systems, sustainable materials...
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's Rural Business Cooperative Services (RBCS) awarded a $300,000 Project Grant under the Rural Energy for America Program (CFDA 10.868) to the South Carolina Association For Community Economic Development, a non-profit organization and community development corporation. The award provides funding for the organization to deliver technical assistance and support services to agricultural producers and rural small businesses seeking to implement renewable energy...