Rbdg rural business coop rural enterprise grant

The Department of Agriculture Rural Business Cooperative Services awarded Coastal Pines Technical College $125,170 under the Rural Business Development Grant program (CFDA 10.351) on February 10, 2026, to provide sustainable economic development and technical assistance to small and emerging private businesses in rural Georgia communities. The award funds a two-year project running through February 10, 2028, with performance in Georgia. The Rural Business Development Grant program supports rural communities and eligible entities—government agencies, private nonprofits, and federally recognized Indian tribes—that assist small and emerging private business enterprises employing 50 or fewer new employees and projecting less than $1 million in gross revenue. Coastal Pines Technical College, a state government educational institution headquartered in Waycross, Georgia, operates as a two-year technical college registered in SAM.gov since 2007. This award represents one of sixteen Rural Business Development Grants held by the college, which also receives funding from the Department of the Navy and the Department of Justice for apprenticeship tuition assistance, vocational training, and workforce development services.