The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Business Cooperative Services awarded a $300,000 Project Grant under the Rural Economic Development Loans and Grants (CFDA 10.854) program to Heartland Consumers Power District, a non-profit public power company in South Dakota. The grant, awarded on December 8, 2023, will fund a range of rural economic development activities over a two-year period through December 8, 2025. These activities include feasibility studies, start-up costs, incubator...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Business Cooperative Services awarded a $300,000 Project Grant under the Rural Economic Development Loans and Grants (CFDA 10.854) program to Heartland Consumers Power District, a non-profit public power company in South Dakota. The award, dated September 25, 2024, will fund a 2-year performance period through September 25, 2026. The grant supports rural economic development and job creation initiatives within Heartland's multi-state service area,...
The Rural Economic Development Grant - Electric Farm Bill awarded $300,000 to Heartland Consumers Power District on June 14, 2022 through June 14, 2024. This Project Grant was awarded by the US Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service under the Rural Economic Development Loans and Grants (CFDA 10.854) program. The REDLG program aims to promote rural economic development and job creation through funding for project feasibility studies, start-up costs, incubator projects, and other...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Business Cooperative Services awarded a $150,000 Rural Economic Development Grant to the Whetstone Valley Electric Cooperative, Inc. in South Dakota. This Project Grant, authorized under CFDA 10.854 "Rural Economic Development Loans and Grants", will support rural economic development and job creation initiatives over a 2-year period from March 2025 to March 2027. The funding enables the utility cooperative to pass through resources to local...
The Central Electric Cooperative Inc. was awarded a $300,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service under the Rural Economic Development Loans and Grants (CFDA 10.854) federal program. The two-year grant will support rural economic development and job creation projects in South Dakota through funding for feasibility studies, start-up costs, and other reasonable expenses to foster rural development, such as the vendor's proposed electric farm bill initiatives....
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Business Cooperative Services awarded a $245,000 Rural Economic Development Grant (CFDA 10.854) to the Renville-Sibley Cooperative Power Association in Minnesota on March 13, 2025. This two-year Project Grant will support rural economic development and job creation initiatives through the utility organization. Typical funded activities may include project feasibility studies, business start-up costs, business incubator projects, and other reasonable...
This federal Project Grant award of $300,000 was provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service under the Rural Economic Development Loans and Grants (CFDA 10.854) program. The grant supports economic development initiatives in rural Iowa, enabling the South Slope Cooperative Telephone Company, a small agricultural cooperative, to implement projects focused on rural development, job creation, and economic growth. The two-year grant term from June 2024 to June 2026 will fund...
The Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service awarded a $300,000 Project Grant to Corn Belt Power Cooperative under the Rural Economic Development Loans and Grants program (CFDA 10.854). The two-year award running from January 2023 to January 2025 will support rural economic development and job creation projects in Iowa, including feasibility studies, start-up costs, and other reasonable expenses to foster rural development. Specifically, Corn Belt Power Cooperative will use the funding to...
The Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service recently awarded a $300,000 Project Grant under the Rural Economic Development Loans and Grants program (CFDA 10.854) to Eastern Iowa Light And Power Cooperative, a non-profit electric utility provider serving rural communities across Iowa. This funding will support rural economic development initiatives through July 2025, such as conducting feasibility studies and providing start-up funding and incubator services for new business ventures in...
The Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service awarded a $300,000 Project Grant to Corn Belt Power Cooperative under the Rural Economic Development Loans and Grants program (CFDA 10.854). The grant will support Corn Belt Power Cooperative's RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GRANT - ELECTRIC FARM BILL project from March 2022 through March 2024. The Rural Economic Development Loans and Grants program aims to promote rural economic development and job creation through funding for project...