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 Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service awarded Cooperative Development Services Inc. a $200,000 Project Grant under the Rural Cooperative Development Grants program (CFDA 10.771) to improve economic conditions in rural Wisconsin. The two-year award runs from September 2022 to September 2024 and will support CDS's delivery of services to startup, expand or improve the operations of rural cooperatives and mutually-owned businesses. As the sole sub-awardee, CDS will utilize the funding...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Business Cooperative Services has awarded a $200,000 Rural Cooperative Development Grant (CFDA 10.771) to the Food Co-Op Initiative, a non-profit organization located in Minnesota. Through this federal grant, Food Co-Op Initiative provides cooperative development services including training, feasibility studies, business planning, and leadership development to assist individuals and businesses with starting, expanding, or improving the operations of...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Business Cooperative Services (RBCS) awarded a $119,700 Project Grant under the Rural Energy for America Program (CFDA 10.868) to Cooperative Development Services, Inc. (CDS), a non-profit organization, to provide technical assistance for rural energy efficiency and renewable energy projects. The two-year grant, awarded on September 27, 2023, will enable CDS to deliver cooperative training, feasibility studies, and operational support to establish,...
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...
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 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). This 2-year project grant, awarded on September 23, 2024, will enable CDF to provide technical assistance, training, feasibility studies, and business planning services to individuals and entities seeking to establish, expand, or enhance rural cooperatives and mutually-owned businesses in persistently poor...
The Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service awarded a $200,000 Project Grant to the Food Co-Op Initiative on September 23, 2022 under the Rural Cooperative Development Grants program (CFDA 10.771). The grant funding will support the Food Co-Op Initiative's efforts to improve economic conditions in rural Minnesota through cooperative development services. Specifically, the Initiative will assist individuals and businesses with starting, expanding, or improving the operations of rural...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Business Cooperative Services awarded a $200,000 Rural Cooperative Development Grant (CFDA 10.771) to the Northwest Cooperative Development Center (N W C D C), a non-profit organization based in Olympia, Washington. The grant, awarded on September 5, 2024, will fund N W C D C's provision of technical assistance, training, feasibility studies, and business planning services to individuals and entities seeking to establish, expand, or enhance rural...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Business Cooperative Services awarded a $200,000 Rural Cooperative Development Grant (CFDA 10.771) to the North Dakota Association of Rural Electric Cooperatives (NDAREC), a non-profit organization based in Mandan, North Dakota. This one-year project grant, awarded on September 20, 2024, enables NDAREC to provide technical assistance, training, feasibility studies, and business planning services to individuals and entities seeking to establish,...