The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Business-Cooperative Service awarded a $100,000 Project Grant under the Rural Microentrepreneur Assistance Program (CFDA 10.870) to the Mountain Association for Community Economic Development, doing business as Mountain Association, a non-profit community development corporation based in Berea, Kentucky. The grant will fund Mountain Association's efforts to provide rural microentrepreneurs in Appalachian Kentucky with the skills, technical assistance, and financial support necessary to establish and operate successful new rural microenterprises. This includes offering microloans, business training, and other development services to small businesses with 10 or fewer employees in underserved rural communities. As a sub-grantee, Mountain Association will partner with organizations like Rural Action Inc. and Local Initiatives Support Corporation to deliver these services across its service area.
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