The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Business Cooperative Services awarded a $200,000 Rural Cooperative Development Grant (CFDA 10.771) to the Cooperative Development Foundation (CDF), a non-profit organization headquartered in Washington, D.C. The grant, with a performance period from September 23, 2024, to September 23, 2026, will enable CDF to provide technical assistance, training, feasibility studies, and business planning services to individuals and entities seeking to establish,...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Business Cooperative Services awarded a $174,946 Rural Cooperative Development Grant (CFDA 10.871) to the Cooperative Development Foundation (CDF), a non-profit organization, to provide technical assistance and support for the development of agricultural cooperatives and mutually-owned businesses in rural communities. The funding enables CDF to assist individuals and businesses with establishing, expanding, or operationally improving rural...
The Cooperative Development Foundation received a $175,000 project grant award from the US Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service on September 27, 2022 to provide technical assistance to socially-disadvantaged groups through cooperatives and Cooperative Development Centers. Funded under the Socially-Disadvantaged Groups Grant program (CFDA 10.871), the Foundation will use the award to deliver technical assistance and support to minority producers and cooperatives. The...
The $200,000 Rural Cooperative Development Grant (CFDA 10.771) awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Business Cooperative Services on September 19, 2024 supports the California Center for Cooperative Development (CCCD), a non-profit organization, in providing technical assistance, training, and development services to rural cooperatives and mutually-owned businesses across California. The grant funding enables CCCD to help individuals and entities establish, expand, and enhance...
The Cooperative Development Institute, Inc. was awarded a $200,000 Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service on September 23, 2022 through the Rural Cooperative Development Grants program (CFDA #10.771). Under this award, the Cooperative Development Institute will provide services to improve economic conditions in rural Massachusetts through September 2023. As the Cooperative Development Center for the state, the Institute assists individuals and...
The Cooperative Development Institute, Inc. received a $249,960 Project Grant award from the US Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service Community Facilities on September 23, 2022 to support rural cooperative development initiatives. The funding was provided under the Community Facilities Loans and Grants federal grant program (CFDA #10.766), which aims to construct, enlarge, extend, or otherwise improve essential community facilities for rural residents. With this award, the...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Cooperative Development Grants program (CFDA 10.771) awarded a $175,000 Project Grant to the Northwest Cooperative Development Center (N W C D C), a non-profit cooperative development organization, on September 22, 2023. This 2-year grant funds N W C D C's efforts to provide technical assistance, training, feasibility studies, and business planning services to individuals and rural businesses to establish or expand cooperatively-owned enterprises,...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Business Cooperative Services awarded a $200,000 Rural Cooperative Development Grant (CFDA 10.771) to Cooperative Development Services, Inc. (CDS), a non-profit organization based in Eagan, Minnesota. The grant, with a performance period from August 28, 2024, to August 28, 2024, will enable CDS to provide technical assistance, training, feasibility studies, and business planning services to individuals and entities seeking to establish, expand, or...
The Council of Development Finance Agencies (CDFA) was awarded a $750,000 Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture's Office of Advocacy and Outreach through the Outreach and Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged and Veteran Farmers and Ranchers program (CFDA 10.443). The overall goal of the grant is to improve access to capital programs and services for socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers (SDFRs). CDFA will partner with the National Association of State...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Housing Service and Rural Business Cooperative Services awarded a $200,000 Rural Cooperative Development Grant (CFDA #10.771) to the Northcountry Cooperative Foundation, a nonprofit organization, on September 25, 2023. The grant provides funding to the Northcountry Cooperative Foundation to deliver technical assistance, training, and feasibility studies to help establish and improve the operations of cooperatives and mutually-owned businesses in rural...