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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, and sustainable economic growth; helping build credit history and provide affordable alternative financing options; and supporting community pandemic response and recovery efforts. As a certified Community Development Financial Institution, Pathstone specializes in increasing access to capital and mainstream financial systems for underbanked populations. The grant will allow Pathstone to continue its work delivering direct small dollar loans, business training, and technical assistance to start-up and growing small businesses in rural communities.