Project Grant CLSS00000118155
- This federal Project Grant award of $150,000.00 was provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Business Cooperative Services under the Rural Economic Development Loans and Grants (CFDA 10.854) program. The grant was awarded on March 13, 2025 to the Whetstone Valley Electric Cooperative, Inc. in South Dakota, with a planned completion date of March 13, 2027. The grant funding will be used by the Whetstone Valley Electric Cooperative to support economic development and job creation...
- The Central Electric Cooperative Inc. was awarded a $300,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service under the Rural Economic Development Loans and Grants (CFDA 10.854) federal program. The two-year grant will support rural economic development and job creation projects in South Dakota through funding for feasibility studies, start-up costs, and other reasonable expenses to foster rural development, such as the vendor's proposed electric farm bill initiatives....
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Business Cooperative Services awarded a $300,000 Rural Economic Development Grant (CFDA 10.854) to North West Rural Electric Cooperative, a not-for-profit electric utility serving rural communities in Iowa. The two-year project grant, with an award date of March 21, 2025, supports rural economic development and job creation initiatives in Iowa. The funding will enable North West Rural Electric Cooperative to conduct project feasibility studies,...
- Central Electric Cooperative Inc. received a $300,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service on March 8, 2022 to support rural economic development and job creation projects through March 8, 2024. The funding falls under the Rural Economic Development Loans and Grants (REDLG) program (CFDA #10.854), which provides financing for project feasibility studies, start-up costs, incubator projects, and other reasonable expenses to foster rural development....
- The North West Rural Electric Cooperative has received a $208,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Business Cooperative Services under the Rural Economic Development Loans and Grants program (CFDA 10.854). This two-year grant, awarded on September 5, 2023, supports the Cooperative's efforts to promote rural economic development and job creation in its Iowa service territory. Specifically, the funding will enable North West Rural Electric Cooperative to...
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Housing Service awarded a $300,000 Rural Economic Development Loans and Grants (CFDA 10.854) project grant to Southeastern Electric Cooperative Inc. in Lennox, South Dakota. The grant, awarded on March 13, 2025, supports the cooperative's rural economic development and job creation initiatives over a two-year implementation period ending March 13, 2027. Southeastern Electric Cooperative, a not-for-profit rural utility organization, has also received...
- North West Rural Electric Cooperative received a $300,000 project grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture to support rural economic development and job creation efforts in Iowa under the Rural Economic Development Loans and Grants program (CFDA 10.854). As the prime recipient, North West Rural Electric Cooperative will use this two-year funding awarded on April 26, 2023 to directly provide services including project feasibility studies, business start-up assistance, and...
- Federal Grant Award Summary East Central Energy, a rural utility services provider based in Braham, Minnesota, received a $300,000 Project Grant award on September 24, 2025, under the Rural Economic Development Loans and Grants program (CFDA 10.854), administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Business Cooperative Services. The award, which extends through September 24, 2027, supports the Rural Economic Development Grant - Electric Farm Bill initiative, focusing on...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Beltrami Electric Cooperative, Inc. received a $300,000 Project Grant award dated August 6, 2025, from the Rural Business Cooperative Services (RBCS), a division of the United States Department of Agriculture. This award is designated as a Rural Economic Development Grant under the Electric Farm Bill and funds activities through the Rural Economic Development Loans and Grants program (CFDA 10.854). The grant will support rural economic development initiatives within...
- The federal Project Grant award of $300,000.00 was provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Housing Service under the Rural Economic Development Loans and Grants (REDLG) program (CFDA 10.854). The grant was awarded to the Wright-Hennepin Cooperative Electric Association in Minnesota on December 5, 2024, with a performance period ending on December 5, 2026. The funding will support the cooperative's economic development initiatives in rural areas, enabling them to pass through...
West Central Electric Cooperative Inc. (operating as Wcenet) received a $258,000 Rural Economic Development Grant under the Rural Economic Development Loans and Grants program (CFDA 10.854), administered by the Rural Business Cooperative Services. The award was obligated on March 20, 2026, with an ultimate completion date of March 20, 2028. As an intermediary utility organization, West Central Electric Cooperative will serve as the pass-through entity for zero-interest financing to rural businesses and development projects within its service territory in South Dakota, consistent with the program's design that leverages local utilities to distribute federal capital to ultimate recipients. The cooperative will utilize the funding to support rural economic development initiatives that promote job creation and sustainable business growth in underserved areas. Eligible funding activities under this award may include project feasibility studies, business start-up costs, business incubator projects, and other reasonable expenses designed to foster rural entrepreneurship. As a rural electric cooperative with demonstrated experience administering federal resources and prior participation in USDA infrastructure programs, West Central Electric Cooperative is positioned to effectively identify and support viable rural economic development projects within its service area over the two-year performance period.Federal Grant Award Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $258.0k | 3/20/26 |