Rural business development grants - disaster (rbdg e disaster) grants

FEDERAL GRANT AWARD SUMMARY

On September 26, 2025, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Business Cooperative Services awarded Vitrina Solidaria Inc. a Rural Business Development Grant for Disaster (RBDG Disaster) in the amount of $214,272 under CFDA 10.351. The project period extends through September 26, 2027, and is focused on rural economic development in Puerto Rico. This disaster-specific grant supports Vitrina Solidaria Inc. in delivering technical assistance, business development services, and economic growth initiatives to small and emerging enterprises in economically disadvantaged rural communities.

As a tax-exempt nonprofit community development corporation, Vitrina Solidaria Inc. will utilize grant funds to facilitate business and commerce activities that promote sustainable economic development and job creation in low-income, high-unemployment rural areas of Puerto Rico. The organization will serve as an intermediary, providing support services directly to eligible small businesses that employ 50 or fewer new employees and have less than $1 million in projected gross revenue, consistent with program parameters established under CFDA 10.351.