The Economic Development Authority of Coahoma County was awarded a $263,118 Rural Business Development Grant (RBDG) from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Business Cooperative Services on August 28, 2024. The two-year project grant will support sustainable economic development and facilitate the development of small and emerging private businesses in rural communities in Mississippi. Typical funded activities under the RBDG program include business counseling, market research, workforce...
Rural Electric Economic Development, Inc. (doing business as Reed) was awarded a $1,826,265 Project Grant from the Department of the Treasury's Community Development Financial Institutions Fund under the Community Development Financial Institutions Rapid Response Program (CDFI RRP, CFDA #21.024). The funding will support Reed's ability to respond to the economic impacts of the coronavirus by providing financial and technical assistance to communities and businesses between June 2021 and December...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Business Cooperative Services awarded a $391,810 Project Grant to Davis Hill Development LLC under the Rural Energy for America Program (CFDA 10.868) on September 8, 2023. This funding will support the development of a renewable energy system project by the for-profit limited liability company over a two-year period through September 8, 2025. The REAP program provides grants and loan guarantees to agricultural producers and rural small businesses to...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Business Cooperative Services awarded a $226,033 Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) Project Grant to Randy Wayne Renbarger on May 8, 2024. The REAP grant, authorized under CFDA 10.868, provides funding to agricultural producers and rural small businesses to support renewable energy systems and energy efficiency improvements. This two-year award will support Renbarger's project to enhance energy efficiency at their rural business in Indiana...
The Dbrothersgrain, LLC received a $177,672 Project Grant under the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) (CFDA 10.868) to support energy efficiency improvements. The 2-year grant, awarded on May 8, 2024, will fund renewable energy system installations, HVAC upgrades, building insulation enhancements, and other energy efficiency projects for the rural small business. The REAP program provides grants and loan guarantees to agricultural producers and rural...
This $249,469 Project Grant was awarded on May 10, 2024 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Business Cooperative Services under the Rural Energy for America Program (CFDA 10.868). The grant provides funding to RCD RE, LLC, a for-profit entity located in Harvard, Illinois, to support the installation of renewable energy systems and implement energy efficiency improvements. The two-year award period runs through May 10, 2026. The REAP program aims to help rural businesses and...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Business Cooperative Services (RBCS) awarded a $119,700 Project Grant under the Rural Energy for America Program (CFDA 10.868) to Cooperative Development Services, Inc. (CDS), a non-profit organization, to provide technical assistance for rural energy efficiency and renewable energy projects. The two-year grant, awarded on September 27, 2023, will enable CDS to deliver cooperative training, feasibility studies, and operational support to establish,...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Housing Service awarded a $300,000 Rural Economic Development Loans and Grants (REDLG) program project grant to Agralite Electric Cooperative in Minnesota. The grant, with a performance period from August 1, 2024 to August 1, 2026, will support economic development and job creation initiatives in rural communities served by the electric cooperative. Funding can be used for project feasibility studies, start-up costs, business incubator projects,...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Business Cooperative Services has awarded a $151,015 Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) Project Grant (CFDA 10.868) to The Madera Corp's Bradford House Inc. division. The grant, which runs from September 2024 to September 2026, will fund energy efficiency improvements and the installation of renewable energy systems at the company's facility in Gilmer, Texas. The REAP program provides financial assistance to agricultural producers and rural small...
This $167,000 Rural Business Development Grant (RBDG) from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Housing Service Rural Business Cooperative Services was awarded on September 11, 2023 to the Blue Sky Sustainable Living Center, a nonprofit community development corporation. The two-year grant will fund initiatives to promote sustainable economic development and facilitate the growth of small and emerging private businesses in rural California communities. Typical activities supported by...