The Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service awarded a $200,000 Project Grant to the Keystone Development Center through the Rural Cooperative Development Grants program (CFDA 10.771) on September 20, 2022. The grant will support Keystone Development Center's efforts to improve economic conditions in rural Pennsylvania areas by assisting individuals and businesses with starting, expanding, or operationally improving rural cooperatives and mutually-owned businesses through September 20,...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Rural Business Cooperative Services (RBCS) awarded a $175,000 Project Grant under the Rural Cooperative Development Grants program (CFDA 10.771) to the Keystone Development Center (KDC), a non-profit community development corporation. The funding allows KDC to provide technical and research assistance to groups organizing as cooperatives, aiming to meet the economic and business development needs of rural and non-rural areas in Pennsylvania. Key...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Business Cooperative Services awarded a $200,000 Rural Cooperative Development Grant (CFDA 10.771) to the Keystone Development Center, a non-profit community development corporation in Pennsylvania. The funding will support the organization's efforts to improve economic conditions in rural areas by providing technical assistance, training, feasibility studies, and business planning services to individuals and entities seeking to establish, expand, or...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Business Cooperative Services awarded a $175,000 Project Grant on September 20, 2024 to the Keystone Development Center (KDC), a non-profit community development corporation, under the Socially-Disadvantaged Groups Grant (CFDA 10.871) program. The grant funding enables KDC to provide technical assistance to socially-disadvantaged groups through cooperative development initiatives focused on rural economic empowerment in Pennsylvania. Key services...
The Keystone Development Center was awarded a $133,611.84 project grant from the United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (FMLFPP) to assess the feasibility of expanding the local food system in Pennsylvania. The Keystone Development Center will partner with regional organizations in the Southern Alleghenies region of Pennsylvania from September 2021 through September 2023 to identify opportunities to...
The Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service awarded a $200,000 Project Grant to the Private Industry Council-West doing business as the Education and Technology Institute. The two-year grant runs from June 29, 2022 to June 29, 2024 under the Rural Business Development Grant program (CFDA #10.351). The grant funds will support rural business and economic development services. Specifically, the Education and Technology Institute will use the funding to promote sustainable economic growth...
The Rural Business Innovation Corporation (RBI) was awarded a $254,427 Rural Business Development Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service on September 22, 2022. The two-year Project Grant will support RBI's efforts to promote sustainable economic development and facilitate the growth of small businesses in rural Pennsylvania communities through September 2024. As the recipient of funding through the Rural Business Development Grant Program (CFDA #10.351), RBI...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Business Cooperative Services awarded a $144,068 Rural Business Development Grant (CFDA 10.351) to Pathstone Enterprise Center, LLC, a non-profit organization and Community Development Corporation. The two-year grant, awarded on July 26, 2024, will support Pathstone Enterprise Center's efforts to promote sustainable economic development and facilitate the growth of small and emerging private businesses in rural communities. The grant funding will enable...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Business Cooperative Services awarded a $200,000 Project Grant under the Rural Cooperative Development Grants (CFDA 10.771) program to The Kentucky Center For Agriculture And Rural Development, Inc. (KCARD), a non-profit organization. The grant funding will support KCARD's efforts to provide technical assistance, training, feasibility studies, and business planning services to individuals and entities seeking to establish, expand, or enhance rural...
This $152,000 Rural Business Development Grant (RBDG) Project Grant, awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Housing Service Washington Office Rural Business Cooperative Services, will support Bucknell University's provision of technical assistance, business counseling, market research, workforce development, and revolving loan fund services to promote sustainable economic growth and facilitate the establishment and expansion of small and emerging private businesses in rural...