The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Business Cooperative Services awarded a $190,000 Rural Business Development Grant (CFDA 10.351) to Advancement Regional Business Lenders, Inc., a nonprofit community development corporation located in Lumberton, North Carolina. The two-year grant, awarded on June 25, 2024, will support the organization's efforts to promote sustainable economic development and facilitate the growth of small and emerging private businesses in the local rural community....
The Rural Business Development Grant (RBDG) program, administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Housing Service and Rural Business Cooperative Services (CFDA 10.351), awarded $133,400.00 on July 30, 2024 to the Natchez Business And Civic League Foundation, a minority-owned non-profit organization, to promote sustainable economic development and support small and emerging private businesses in rural communities. The two-year project grant will fund a variety of technical...
This $199,368 Rural Business Development Grant (RBDG) award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Housing Service and Rural Business Cooperative Services was provided to the Center for Rural Affairs, a non-profit organization in Lyons, Nebraska. The grant will fund a two-year project from September 2024 to September 2026 to promote sustainable economic development and support small and emerging private businesses in rural communities. Key activities will include providing technical...
This $199,000 Rural Business Development Grant (RBDG) award, provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Housing Service and Rural Business Cooperative Services, aims to promote sustainable economic development and facilitate the growth of small and emerging private businesses in rural communities. The grant recipient, New Hampshire Community Loan Fund Inc., is a nonprofit community development financial institution that provides financing and support for affordable housing, community...
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...
The Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service awarded a $200,000 Project Grant to The Industrial Commons on September 20, 2022 under the Rural Cooperative Development Grants program (CFDA 10.771). The grant aims to improve economic conditions in rural North Carolina by assisting individuals and businesses with starting, expanding, or improving the operations of rural cooperatives and mutually-owned businesses through 2022. As the awardee, The Industrial Commons will utilize the funding...
This $133,400 Rural Business Development Grant (RBDG) was awarded on July 30, 2024 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Housing Service and Rural Business Cooperative Services to Expanding Resources Into Action Inc., a minority-owned non-profit organization located in Fayette, Mississippi. The grant will support sustainable economic development and facilitate the development of small and emerging private businesses, industry, and related employment to improve the economy in the rural...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Business Cooperative Services awarded a $200,000 Rural Business Development Grant (RBDG) to The Center for an Agricultural Economy LTD, a non-profit organization in Vermont. The funding will support the organization's efforts to promote sustainable economic development and facilitate the growth of small and emerging private businesses in rural communities. The grant, which runs from June 2024 to June 2026, will enable The Center for an Agricultural...
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC-CH) received a $109,361 Rural Business Development Grant (RBDG) from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Housing Service and Rural Business Cooperative Services. The two-year project grant, awarded on July 30, 2024, will support sustainable economic development and facilitate the creation of small and emerging private businesses in rural communities. Through the RBDG program, UNC-CH will provide technical assistance, business...
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill received a $173,913.00 Rural Business Development Grant (CFDA 10.351) from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Business Cooperative Services. This 2-year Project Grant, awarded on July 29, 2024, will support sustainable economic development initiatives for small and emerging businesses in rural North Carolina communities. Typical funded activities under the RBDG program include business counseling, market research, workforce development,...