Project Grant CLSS00000086340

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 Federation of Southern Cooperatives / Land Assistance Fund Inc. was awarded a $175,000 Project Grant under the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Rural Cooperative Development Grants (RCDG) program (CFDA 10.771). The grant, with a performance period from August 12, 2024, to August 12, 2026, will fund the organization's efforts to provide technical assistance, training, feasibility studies, and business planning services to individuals and entities seeking to establish, expand, or...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service awarded a $1.6 million Project Grant to the Appalachian Regional Commission on September 15, 2022 to complete the project by September 15, 2024. The grant was awarded under the Rural Development Cooperative Agreement Program (RDCAP, CFDA #10.890), which supports the USDA Rural Development Innovation Center's partnership with the Rural Cooperative Business Service. The funding will support the Appalachian Regional Commission's delivery of...

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...

The Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service awarded a $175,000 Project Grant to the Democracy At Work Institute through the Rural Cooperative Development Grants program (CFDA 10.771). The two-year grant will support the Democracy At Work Institute's efforts to assist minority agricultural producers in California through the provision of technical assistance and training services aimed at addressing persistent poverty. The Rural Cooperative Development Grants program aims to improve...

The Appalachian Regional Commission was awarded a $315,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Development Cooperative Agreement Program (CFDA 10.890) on September 26, 2025. The award supports the Persistent Poverty RBCS RCAP (Regional Comprehensive Assistance Program) to foster economic development, provide technical assistance, and implement strategic investments to improve rural community infrastructure, partnerships, and economic sustainability within the...

The Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service awarded Cooperative Development Services Inc. a $200,000 Project Grant under the Rural Cooperative Development Grants program (CFDA 10.771) to improve economic conditions in rural Wisconsin. The two-year award runs from September 2022 to September 2024 and will support CDS's delivery of services to startup, expand or improve the operations of rural cooperatives and mutually-owned businesses. As the sole sub-awardee, CDS will utilize the funding...

The Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service Washington Office Rural Business Cooperative Services awarded Fondo De Inversion Y Desarrollo Cooperativo Inc., a minority-owned Hispanic American community development corporation, a $100,000 Rural Business Development Grant (CFDA 10.351) on July 6, 2023. This 2-year Project Grant aims to promote sustainable economic development and facilitate the growth of small and emerging private businesses in rural communities in Puerto Rico. The...

The California Center For Cooperation Development (CCCD) was awarded a $175,000 Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service under the Rural Cooperative Development Grants program (RCDG, CFDA 10.771). The two-year grant will support CCCD's efforts to improve economic conditions for minority agricultural producers in California through technical assistance for startup, expansion, and operational improvement of rural cooperatives and mutually-owned...

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...