The Agricultural Utilization Research Institute Inc., doing business as AURI, received a $200,000 Project Grant award from the US Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service on September 16, 2022 through the Rural Cooperative Development Grants program (RCDG, CFDA #10.771).
The RCDG program aims to improve economic conditions in rural areas by supporting the start-up, expansion, or operational improvement of rural cooperatives and other mutually-owned businesses. Under this award, AURI will utilize the funding to provide technical assistance, training, and other services to individuals and entities seeking to establish or strengthen rural cooperative and mutually-owned business ventures in Minnesota through September 16, 2023. This funding will assist AURI in fulfilling its mission of fostering cooperative economic development opportunities for rural communities in the state.
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