Project Grant CLSS00000118160
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Business Cooperative Services awarded a $200,000 Rural Business Development Grant (CFDA 10.351) to the Northeastern Vermont Development Association, Inc. (NVDA) on June 21, 2024. This two-year Project Grant supports NVDA's efforts to promote sustainable economic development and facilitate the growth of small and emerging private businesses in rural Vermont communities. Specifically, the grant funding will enable NVDA to provide technical assistance,...
- Federal Grant Award Summary 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...
- Newport City Renaissance Corporation, operating through its Northeastern Vermont Development Association Division, received a $131,350 Rural Business Development Grant (CFDA 10.351) from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Business Cooperative Services, awarded on March 20, 2026, with a completion date of March 20, 2028. Under this two-year Project Grant, the organization serves as an intermediary to deliver business development services and technical assistance to small and emerging...
- 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...
- 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...
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service awarded a $120,000 Community Facilities Loans and Grants Program (CFDA 10.766) project grant to the Northeastern Vermont Development Association, Inc. (NVDA) on September 25, 2023. The grant will fund the provision of essential community facility technical assistance and training services over a 2-year period ending September 25, 2025. As a subrecipient, NVDA will help deliver community and economic development programs, brownfield...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded $350,000 under the Economic Development Support for Planning Organizations program (CFDA 11.302) to the Northwest Regional Planning Commission to develop and implement a Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) for the Northern Vermont Economic Development District. The award, effective July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2028, supports a three-year planning initiative serving six counties: Caledonia, Essex,...
- 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...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Northern Border Regional Commission received a $2.0 million Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Business Cooperative Services under the Rural Business Development Grant program (CFDA 10.351) awarded on August 7, 2025, with a completion date of August 7, 2027. This grant supports economic development initiatives across the northern border regions of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, and New York, providing comprehensive technical assistance...
- 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...
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 Essex, Caledonia, and Orleans Counties in the Northeast Kingdom region. The grant supports sustainable economic development activities that prioritize job creation and preservation while serving communities with elevated low-income populations and unemployment rates. Under this two-year project grant, NVDA will provide eligible rural businesses—those employing 50 or fewer new employees with less than $1.0 million in projected gross revenue—with services such as feasibility studies, business counseling, market research, and workforce development training. As a established community development corporation with extensive experience securing federal funding for regional economic development and technical assistance initiatives, NVDA is well-positioned to serve as the implementing intermediary for this Rural Business Development Grant award in Vermont.Federal Grant Award Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $200.0k | 3/23/26 |