Project Grant CLSS00000118146
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Business Cooperative Services awarded a $200,000 Rural Business Development Grant (RBDG) to The Center for an Agricultural Economy LTD, a non-profit organization in Vermont. The funding will support the organization's efforts to promote sustainable economic development and facilitate the growth of small and emerging private businesses in rural communities. The grant, which runs from June 2024 to June 2026, will enable The Center for an Agricultural...
- The Center For An Agricultural Economy LTD received a $192,000 Rural Business Development Grant (CFDA 10.351) from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Business Cooperative Services to provide services that support small and emerging businesses in designated Rural Economic Area Partnership (REAP) zones in Vermont. The funding will be used to offer technical assistance, business counseling, market research, workforce development, and revolving loan funds to aid rural enterprises, including...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Business Cooperative Services awarded a $200,000 Rural Business Development Grant (CFDA 10.351) to Northeastern Vermont Development Association, Inc. on March 23, 2026, with a completion date of March 23, 2028. As an intermediary nonprofit organization, NVDA will deliver business development services and technical assistance to support small and emerging private businesses in rural Vermont communities, specifically within...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Business Cooperative Services awarded a $200,000 Rural Business Development Grant (CFDA 10.351) to the Center For Agricultural Development And Entrepreneurship, Inc. (CADE) on September 29, 2025, with completion targeted for September 29, 2027. This Project Grant supports CADE's delivery of comprehensive business development and technical assistance services to agricultural entrepreneurs and small enterprises in rural New...
- Vermont Farm-To-School, Inc., operating as Green Mountain Farm-To-School, received a $116,284 Rural Business Development Grant (RBDG) Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Business Cooperative Services on March 24, 2026, with a completion date of March 24, 2028. This award supports the organization's continued efforts to strengthen local food systems in Vermont by providing technical assistance, training programs, and business development services to small farm...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The Center for an Agricultural Economy (CAE) received a $615,623.50 Rural Cooperative Development Grants award (CFDA 10.771) from the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) on September 30, 2025, with a one-year performance period concluding September 29, 2026. Under this award, CAE will expand technical assistance and cooperative business development services across five New England states—Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and...
- This federal Project Grant award of $200,000 was provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Housing Service and Rural Business Cooperative Services through the Rural Cooperative Development Grants (RCDG) program (CFDA 10.771). The grant recipient, Brattleboro Development Credit Corp (BDCC), will use the funding to support technical assistance, training, feasibility studies, and business planning services for individuals and entities seeking to establish, expand, or enhance rural...
- This $116,500 Rural Business Development Grant (RBDG) award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (CFDA 10.351) will fund initiatives by the Brighton Community Forum Inc. (doing business as Island Pond Renewal Committee) to promote sustainable economic growth and facilitate the development of small and emerging private businesses in rural Vermont communities. The award will support technical assistance, business counseling, market research, workforce development, and lending programs to help...
- This $199,000 Rural Business Development Grant (RBDG) award, provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Housing Service and Rural Business Cooperative Services, aims to promote sustainable economic development and facilitate the growth of small and emerging private businesses in rural communities. The grant recipient, New Hampshire Community Loan Fund Inc., is a nonprofit community development financial institution that provides financing and support for affordable housing, community...
- Federal Grant Award Summary On September 24, 2025, the Rural Business Cooperative Services (RBCS), a division of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, awarded a Project Grant totaling $266,918 to Consolidated Cooperative under the Rural Economic Development Loans and Grants program (CFDA 10.854). This award is structured as a two-year performance period with an ultimate completion date of September 24, 2027, and will be executed in Ohio. Under this award, Consolidated Cooperative will function...
The Center For An Agricultural Economy LTD received a $199,966 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Business Cooperative Services under the Rural Business Development Grant (RBDG) program (CFDA 10.351), effective March 19, 2026, with a completion date of March 19, 2028. The two-year project, performed in Vermont, supports the organization's delivery of technical assistance, business counseling, and cooperative business development services to agricultural enterprises and rural small businesses throughout Vermont and the broader New England region. These services align with the RBDG program's core objective to promote sustainable economic development and facilitate growth of small and emerging private businesses in rural communities. Building on its established track record of federal funding exceeding $1.2 million since 2023, the Center leverages RBDG support to provide eligible rural business enterprises with feasibility studies, market research, workforce development training, and business development services. The funding enables the organization to serve as an intermediary supporting qualifying business-type operations that meet program eligibility criteria (employing 50 or fewer new employees with less than $1.0 million in projected gross revenue), thereby contributing to job creation and preservation in economically disadvantaged rural communities.Federal Grant Award Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $200.0k | 3/19/26 |