Project Grant CLSS00000117333
- 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...
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Business Development Grant (RBDG) program awarded a $163,564 project grant to The Industrial Commons, a non-profit organization based in North Carolina. The grant, awarded on July 29, 2024, supports the organization's efforts to promote sustainable economic development and facilitate the growth of small and emerging private businesses in rural communities. Key activities to be funded include business counseling, market research, workforce development,...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Cooperative Development Institute, Inc. received a $250,000 Project Grant awarded on September 30, 2025, by the U.S. Department of Agriculture through the Rural Cooperative Development Grants program (CFDA 10.771). The award, with a one-year performance period concluding September 29, 2026, supports technical assistance and capacity-building initiatives focused on expanding cooperative business models across rural Northeast communities. The Institute will...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The Cooperative Development Foundation received a $999,999.88 Project Grant award dated September 30, 2025, from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Business Cooperative Services under the Rural Cooperative Development Grants program (CFDA 10.771). The award supports a one-year initiative through September 29, 2026, to strengthen rural economies by providing comprehensive cooperative development services across nine regional partner organizations. The...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Business Cooperative Services awarded $315,000 to the Appalachian Regional Commission on September 26, 2025, under the Rural Development Cooperative Agreement Program (CFDA 10.890). This two-year Project Grant, with performance extending through September 26, 2027, supports the Persistent Poverty Rural Business Cooperative Services Regional Center for Assistance Program (RBCS RCAP) initiative. The funding facilitates the...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill received a Rural Business Development Grant (CFDA 10.351) award of $199,950 from Rural Business Cooperative Services, with an award date of September 22, 2025, and completion date of September 22, 2027. This Project Grant supports the university's delivery of technical assistance and capital development services to small and emerging private businesses in rural North Carolina communities. As an intermediary grantee,...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Partner Community Capital, Inc. (doing business as Ncif) received a $100,000 Project Grant award dated June 23, 2026, from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Business Cooperative Services under the Rural Microentrepreneur Assistance Program (CFDA 10.870). The award will support Ncif's operations in North Carolina through June 23, 2028, to provide microfinance services and technical assistance to rural microentrepreneurs and microenterprise development...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The Rural Business Cooperative Services (RBCS), operating under the Department of Agriculture, awarded May Coalition a $200,000 Rural Business Development Grant (CFDA 10.351) on February 12, 2026, with a completion date of February 12, 2028. This grant supports the delivery of technical assistance and capital deployment services to small and emerging private businesses in rural North Carolina. As an intermediary grantee, May Coalition will utilize these...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Clemson University's Division of Research received a $141,851 Rural Business Development Grant (CFDA 10.351) from the USDA Rural Business Cooperative Services, awarded April 30, 2026, with a completion date of April 30, 2028. This Project Grant supports the delivery of technical assistance and capital resources to intermediary organizations serving small and emerging private businesses in rural South Carolina. The grant advances the program's core objective of...
- Federal Grant Award Summary On March 18, 2026, the Rural Business Cooperative Services (RBCS), operating under the U.S. Department of Agriculture, awarded a $200,000 Project Grant to Caledonia Food Cooperative, Inc. under the Rural Business Development Grant (RBDG) program (CFDA 10.351). This award, with a completion date of March 18, 2028, funds the awardee's provision of technical assistance and capital support to small and emerging private businesses in Vermont rural communities. As an...
The Industrial Commons received a $100,050 Rural Business Development Grant (CFDA 10.351) from the USDA Rural Business Cooperative Services, awarded on September 23, 2025, with a completion date of September 23, 2027. This Project Grant supports the organization's delivery of technical assistance and business development services to small and emerging private enterprises in rural North Carolina. As an intermediary grantee, The Industrial Commons will provide services such as business counseling, feasibility studies, market research, and workforce development support to eligible rural businesses employing 50 or fewer new employees with less than $1 million in projected gross revenue. The grant aligns with the Rural Business Development Grant program's core mission to promote sustainable economic development and job creation in underserved rural communities. Given The Industrial Commons' established track record managing federal economic development initiatives and its deep expertise in the textile sector and regional innovation, this funding will enhance the organization's capacity to strengthen rural economies across the Appalachian region through comprehensive business development support to emerging enterprises.Federal Grant Award Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $100.1k | 9/23/25 |