The Rural Housing Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture awarded a $250,000 Project Grant to the Rural Community Assistance Corporation on September 16, 2022 under the Community Facilities Loans and Grants program (CFDA #10.766). The funding will support the Rural Cooperative Development Initiative to construct, enlarge, extend, or otherwise improve community facilities providing essential services to rural residents in California, as outlined in the program description. The Rural...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service awarded a $250,000 Rural Community Development Initiative (RCDI) Project Grant to Centro Para La Reconstruccion Del Habitat Inc., a non-profit organization based in Caguas, Puerto Rico. The grant, awarded on September 18, 2024, will fund the organization's provision of technical assistance and capacity building services to support housing, community facilities, and economic development projects in rural Puerto Rican communities over...
The Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service awarded a $122,956 Project Grant to Pathstone Enterprise Center, Inc. under the Rural Business Development Grant program. The grant will support rural business development and job creation efforts in Puerto Rico through July 2023. As the awardee, Pathstone will facilitate the development of small businesses and private industry in rural communities by providing services to promote sustainable economic growth. The Rural Business Development...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service awarded a $250,000 Rural Community Development Initiative (RCDI) Project Grant to Foundation For Puerto Rico Inc. on September 18, 2024. The grant will support the organization's efforts to develop the capacity of local entities in rural Puerto Rico to undertake housing, community facilities, and economic development projects over a 2-year period ending September 18, 2026. As an RCDI program intermediary, Foundation For Puerto Rico...
The Rural Housing Development Corporation (Rural Housing Development Corp) received a $2.2 million Project Grant award from the US Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service on May 2, 2022 to provide technical assistance services through June 2, 2023. The grant was awarded under the Rural Self-Help Housing Technical Assistance program (CFDA 10.420), which provides financial assistance to qualified nonprofits and public bodies to help very low- and low-income individuals and families in...
The Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service awarded a $175,000 Project Grant to the Democracy At Work Institute through the Rural Cooperative Development Grants program (CFDA 10.771). The two-year grant will support the Democracy At Work Institute's efforts to assist minority agricultural producers in California through the provision of technical assistance and training services aimed at addressing persistent poverty. The Rural Cooperative Development Grants program aims to improve...
The Rural Housing Development Corporation (Rural Housing Development Corp) received a $1,480,510 Project Grant award from the US Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service on January 8, 2022 through the Rural Self-Help Housing Technical Assistance program (CFDA 10.420). The award will support services through February 8, 2023. Under this award, Rural Housing Development Corp will provide technical assistance to help very low- and low-income individuals and families in Utah build homes using...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service awarded a $250,000 Rural Community Development Initiative (RCDI) Project Grant to the Institute for Building Technology and Safety (IBTS), a non-profit organization, on September 18, 2024. The two-year grant supports IBTS in providing technical assistance and capacity-building efforts to strengthen rural community development initiatives in Puerto Rico. The RCDI program, with CFDA number 10.446, aims to develop the capacity of local...
The Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service Washington Office Rural Business Cooperative Services awarded Fondo De Inversion Y Desarrollo Cooperativo Inc., a minority-owned Hispanic American community development corporation, a $100,000 Rural Business Development Grant (CFDA 10.351) on July 6, 2023. This 2-year Project Grant aims to promote sustainable economic development and facilitate the growth of small and emerging private businesses in rural communities in Puerto Rico. The...
The Rural Development Corporation (RNDC) was awarded a $171,072 Project Grant from the Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service under the Rural Microentrepreneur Assistance Program (CFDA 10.870). The two-year grant will provide continuing technical and financial assistance to rural microentrepreneurs in Nevada through September 2024. Specifically, RNDC will deliver skills training and support to establish new rural microenterprises and assist with their successful operation. The Rural...