The Value-Added Agriculture Development Center 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 (RCDG, CFDA #10.771). The grant will support the Center's work to improve economic conditions in rural South Dakota through September 2023 by assisting individuals and businesses with starting, expanding, or improving the operations of rural cooperatives and...
The federal Project Grant award of $200,000 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Business Cooperative Services (CFDA 10.771 - Rural Cooperative Development Grants) supports the Value-Added Agriculture Development Center Inc., a non-profit organization based in Pierre, South Dakota. The funding enables the Center to provide technical assistance, training, feasibility studies, and business planning services to help establish, expand, and enhance rural cooperative enterprises across...
The Rural Cooperative Development Grants (RCDG) program, administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Housing Service and Rural Business Cooperative Services, awarded a $200,000 Project Grant to the Northcountry Cooperative Foundation on August 28, 2024. The grant enables the non-profit organization to provide technical assistance, training, feasibility studies, and business planning services to support the startup, expansion, and operational improvement of rural cooperatives and...
The Rural Cooperative Development Grants (RCDG) program, administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Housing Service and Rural Business Cooperative Services (CFDA 10.771), awarded a $200,000 Project Grant to the Indiana Cooperative Development Center Inc. on August 6, 2024. This funding enables the non-profit organization to provide technical assistance, training, feasibility studies, and business planning services to support the startup, expansion, and operational improvement...
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) on Sep 21, 2023. CDS, a non-profit organization, will use the funding to provide technical assistance, training, feasibility studies, and operational support to help establish, expand, and improve rural cooperatives and mutually-owned businesses in the U.S. This grant will enable CDS to facilitate the...
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 Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service awarded a $150,000 Rural Business Development Grant to the South Dakota Development Corporation. The award period is from July 2022 through July 2024 to support the Rural Enterprise Grant program. Under the Rural Business Development Grant program (CFDA 10.351), the funding will facilitate the development of small businesses and related employment opportunities in rural communities across South Dakota. Specifically, the South Dakota Development...
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 Federation of Southern Cooperatives / Land Assistance Fund Inc. was awarded a $175,000 Project Grant under the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Rural Cooperative Development Grants (RCDG) program (CFDA 10.771). The grant, with a performance period from August 12, 2024, to August 12, 2026, will fund the organization's efforts to provide technical assistance, training, feasibility studies, and business planning services to individuals and entities seeking to establish, expand, or...
Iowa State University was awarded a $176,083 Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service on September 26, 2022 through the Rural Cooperative Development Grants program (RCDG, CFDA #10.771). The grant will support the VALUE-ADDED AGRICULTURAL MARKETING RESOURCE CENTER to improve the economic conditions of rural areas. As the RCDG program aims to assist individuals and businesses through Cooperative Development Centers in starting, expanding or improving rural...