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 Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service awarded a $135,736 Project Grant to the Nebraska Enterprise Fund on September 23, 2022 through the Rural Microentrepreneur Assistance Program (RMAP). The two-year grant will provide rural microentrepreneurs in Nebraska with skills training and continuing technical and financial assistance to establish and successfully operate new rural microenterprises, as outlined in the RMAP program. The RMAP aims to support rural economic development by...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Business Cooperative Services awarded a $175,000 Project Grant under the Rural Cooperative Development Grants (RCDG) program (CFDA 10.771) to the Nebraska Enterprise Fund, a non-profit community development corporation, on August 12, 2024. The grant funding will be used to provide technical assistance, training, feasibility studies, and business planning services to individuals and entities seeking to establish, expand, or enhance rural cooperatives and...
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) awarded a $255,661 Formula Grant under the Microloan Program (CFDA 59.046) to the Nebraska Enterprise Fund, a certified Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) and microlender, for the period of July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025. Through this federal grant, the Nebraska Enterprise Fund will provide microloans up to $50,000 and technical assistance to small businesses, particularly those owned by women, minorities, veterans, and low-income...
The federal Project Grant award of $100,000.00 was provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Business Cooperative Services under the Rural Microentrepreneur Assistance Program (CFDA 10.870). The grant funds will be used by the awardee, Feed The Hunger Fund, a non-profit community development organization, to deliver financial services, investments, and technical assistance to support rural microenterprises and microentrepreneurs in underserved communities, with a particular focus on...
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...
This $100,000 Project Grant was awarded on January 2, 2025 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Business Cooperative Services under the Rural Microentrepreneur Assistance Program (CFDA 10.870). The grant will provide financial and technical support to the Southern Maine Finance Agency, a non-profit community development organization, to foster economic development in rural Maine. The funding will enable the organization to offer microloans, business training, technical assistance, and...
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 Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service awarded a $111,107 Project Grant to the Center For Rural Affairs Community Capital through the Rural Microentrepreneur Assistance Program (RMAP). The two-year grant will support the Center For Rural Affairs Community Capital in providing technical assistance and continuing support to rural microentrepreneurs in Nebraska as they establish and operate new rural microenterprises. The RMAP program aims to provide rural microentrepreneurs with...
The Small Business Administration (SBA) Office of Capital Access awarded a $312,138 Formula Grant to the Nebraska Enterprise Fund, a non-profit community development corporation, for the period of July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024. This grant is funded under the SBA's Microloan Program (CFDA 59.046), which aims to assist women, low-income, and minority entrepreneurs, business owners, and other individuals in operating successful business concerns, particularly in areas lacking access to credit....