Rbdg rural business coop rural enterprise grant

The Department of Agriculture Rural Business Cooperative Services awarded $188,000 to the Town of Fair Bluff, North Carolina on February 12, 2026 under the Rural Business Development Grant program (CFDA 10.351). The award runs through February 12, 2028 and supports the Town's Police Department as an intermediary to deliver business development services and technical assistance to small and emerging private enterprises in rural North Carolina. The Rural Business Development Grant program promotes sustainable economic development and facilitates the development of small and emerging private business, industry, and related employment for improving the economy in rural communities, with priority given to projects in low-income communities, those that save existing jobs, those that create jobs, and those in areas with high unemployment rates. Eligible recipients include government entities, private nonprofit corporations, and Federally recognized Indian tribes that receive the grant to assist business-type operations; grants are not made directly to businesses. The assistance type is a Project Grant.