The federal Project Grant award in the amount 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 was awarded on March 28, 2025 to the non-profit organization Feed The Hunger Fund, a certified Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) located in San Francisco, California. The grant funding supports Feed The Hunger Fund's efforts to deliver financial services,...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Business Cooperative Services awarded a $100,000 Project Grant under the Rural Microentrepreneur Assistance Program (CFDA 10.870) to the Southern Maine Finance Agency, a non-profit community development organization. The grant, with a performance period from January 2, 2025 to January 2, 2027, will support the agency's efforts to provide rural microenterprises in Maine with financial and technical assistance. This includes establishing revolving loan...
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 Rural Housing Service awarded a $117,913 Project Grant under the Rural Microentrepreneur Assistance Program (CFDA 10.870) to the Nebraska Enterprise Fund, a non-profit community development organization. The grant supports the delivery of microloans, business development assistance, counseling, and technical services to rural microentrepreneurs and microenterprises across Nebraska, with a focus on underserved communities including those owned by women,...
This $220,552 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Business Cooperative Services was made to Maryland Capital Enterprises, Inc., a non-profit community development corporation, under the Rural Microentrepreneur Assistance Program (CFDA 10.870). The grant funding will support Maryland Capital Enterprises in providing a range of services to rural microenterprises and microentrepreneurs in Maryland, including direct microloans up to $50,000, entrepreneurial...
This 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 recipient, Newcap Inc., is a non-profit community development organization in Oconto, Wisconsin, that specializes in serving low-income populations through initiatives focused on housing assistance, homelessness prevention, and supportive services. The funding will support Newcap...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Rural Business Cooperative Services awarded a $289,324 Project Grant under the Rural Microentrepreneur Assistance Program (CFDA 10.870) to the Northern Me Dev Commission, a non-profit organization and certified Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) based in Caribou, Maine. The funding will support the organization's efforts to provide financial and technical assistance to rural microenterprises and microentrepreneurs in Aroostook and...
This federal Project Grant award of $100,000 was made on August 14, 2024 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Business Cooperative Services under the Rural Microentrepreneur Assistance Program (CFDA 10.870). The funding will support the I-69 Regional Development Corp, a non-profit community development organization, in providing financial and technical assistance to rural microenterprises and microentrepreneurs in Michigan. Key activities to be delivered through this two-year grant...
This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Business Cooperative Services (RBCS) provides $100,000 under the Rural Microentrepreneur Assistance Program (CFDA 10.870) to support the Iowa Area Development Group LLC. The funding will be used to provide rural microentrepreneurs in Iowa with the skills necessary to establish new rural microenterprises, as well as continuing technical and financial assistance to support the successful operation of these rural...
This Project Grant award of $100,000.00 was made by the Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service Washington Office Rural Business Cooperative Services to Venture North Funding And Development, a Non-Profit Organization, on June 15, 2023. The award is part of the Rural Microentrepreneur Assistance Program (CFDA 10.870), which aims to provide rural microentrepreneurs with the skills necessary to establish new rural microenterprises and to provide continuing technical and financial...