The Rural Cooperative Development Grants (RCDG) program, administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Housing Service and Rural Business Cooperative Services, awarded a $200,000 Project Grant to the Northcountry Cooperative Foundation on August 28, 2024. The grant enables the non-profit organization to provide technical assistance, training, feasibility studies, and business planning services to support the startup, expansion, and operational improvement of rural cooperatives and...
The Tri-County Agricultural Cooperative was awarded a $175,000 Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service under the Rural Cooperative Development Grants program (CFDA 10.771). The two-year grant will assist minority agricultural producers in Mississippi through services aimed at improving economic conditions in rural areas. Specifically, the Cooperative will use the funding to provide startup, expansion or operational support to rural cooperatives and...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Business Cooperative Services awarded a $174,946 Rural Cooperative Development Grant (CFDA 10.871) to the Cooperative Development Foundation (CDF), a non-profit organization, to provide technical assistance and support for the development of agricultural cooperatives and mutually-owned businesses in rural communities. The funding enables CDF to assist individuals and businesses with establishing, expanding, or operationally improving rural...
The Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service awarded a $175,000 Project Grant to the Mississippi Association of Cooperatives through the Rural Cooperative Development Grants program (CFDA 10.771). The two-year grant will support the Association's efforts to improve economic conditions in Mississippi by assisting minority agricultural producers in starting, expanding, or improving the operations of rural cooperatives and mutually-owned businesses through 2024. The Rural Cooperative...
The Cooperative Development Foundation received a $175,000 project grant award from the US Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service on September 27, 2022 to provide technical assistance to socially-disadvantaged groups through cooperatives and Cooperative Development Centers. Funded under the Socially-Disadvantaged Groups Grant program (CFDA 10.871), the Foundation will use the award to deliver technical assistance and support to minority producers and cooperatives. The...
This Project Grant award of $200,000.00 was provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Business Cooperative Services under the Rural Cooperative Development Grants (RCDG) program (CFDA 10.771). The grant was awarded on September 20, 2024 to The North Dakota Association Of Rural Electric Cooperatives, a non-profit organization located in Mandan, North Dakota. The funding will enable The North Dakota Association Of Rural Electric Cooperatives to deliver technical assistance,...
This federal Project Grant award of $199,903.00, provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Housing Service and Rural Business Cooperative Services under the Rural Cooperative Development Grants (RCDG) program (CFDA 10.771), will support Clemson University in delivering technical assistance, training, feasibility studies, and business planning services to individuals and entities seeking to establish, expand, or enhance rural cooperatives and mutually-owned businesses in South...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Business Cooperative Services awarded a $200,000 Rural Cooperative Development Grant (CFDA 10.771) on September 27, 2023 to the Value-Added Agriculture Development Center Inc., a South Dakota-based non-profit organization. The funding supports the Center's delivery of technical assistance, training, feasibility studies, business planning, and other capacity-building services to individuals and organizations seeking to establish or enhance rural...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Housing Service and Rural Business Cooperative Services awarded a $200,000 Rural Cooperative Development Grant (CFDA #10.771) to the Northcountry Cooperative Foundation, a nonprofit organization, on September 25, 2023. The grant provides funding to the Northcountry Cooperative Foundation to deliver technical assistance, training, and feasibility studies to help establish and improve the operations of cooperatives and mutually-owned businesses in rural...
The Rural Cooperative Development Grants (RCDG) program, administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Housing Service and Rural Business Cooperative Services (CFDA 10.771), awarded a $200,000 Project Grant to the Indiana Cooperative Development Center Inc. on August 6, 2024. This funding enables the non-profit organization to provide technical assistance, training, feasibility studies, and business planning services to support the startup, expansion, and operational improvement...