Rbdg rural business coop rural enterprise grant

The Central Aroostook Snowmobile Club Inc. received a $139,005 Rural Business Development Grant (CFDA 10.351) from the USDA Rural Business Cooperative Services, awarded on September 26, 2025, with a completion date of September 26, 2027. This Project Grant supports sustainable economic development and job creation in rural Maine by providing technical assistance and capital to small and emerging private businesses that employ 50 or fewer new employees and have less than $1 million in projected gross revenue. As an intermediary organization, the awardee will facilitate business development opportunities aligned with federal priorities, including projects in low-income communities, job preservation and creation initiatives, and areas with elevated unemployment rates.

The grant funding supports the Rural Business Development Grant program's core mission to strengthen rural economies through nonprofit and government entity intermediaries that assist eligible small business enterprises. The two-year funding period allows the awardee to implement comprehensive business support services and capital deployment activities consistent with USDA Rural Development guidelines and applicable federal regulations governing grant management and record-keeping requirements.