Rbdg rural business coop rural enterprise grant

Enid Regional Development Alliance, Inc. received a $110,000 project grant from Rural Business Cooperative Services under the Rural Business Development Grant program (CFDA 10.351) awarded on September 29, 2025, with completion targeted for September 29, 2027. The organization, operating as the Enid Garfield County Development Alliance, will deliver technical assistance and business development services to support sustainable economic development in rural Oklahoma communities. These services are designed to facilitate the development of small and emerging private businesses with 50 or fewer new employees and less than $1 million in projected gross revenue, with an emphasis on creating and preserving employment opportunities in low-income areas experiencing high unemployment.

As a non-profit community development corporation, Enid Regional Development Alliance functions as an intermediary to provide grant-funded support rather than direct business funding. The program prioritizes projects in communities with large low-income populations, those that preserve existing jobs, create new employment, and those located in high-unemployment areas. This award represents continued federal investment in the organization's track record of rural economic development work, following previous grants totaling $108,437 in 2023 and additional funding awarded in 2024.