Rbdg rural business coop rural enterprise grant

The Rural Business Development Grant (RBDG) program, administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Housing Service and Rural Business Cooperative Services, awarded a $248,665 project grant to the Fulton County Fiscal Court in Kentucky on July 18, 2024. The grant will support the fiscal court's efforts to promote sustainable economic development and facilitate the growth of small and emerging private businesses in the rural communities of Fulton County. The funding will enable the fiscal court to provide technical assistance, business development services, and economic growth initiatives, such as business counseling, market research, workforce development, feasibility studies, revolving loan funds, and support for business incubators and industry cluster programs. The grant will help the fiscal court address economic development and job creation priorities in the region over the two-year performance period ending on July 18, 2026.