Project Grant RO3763553587

The Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service awarded a $346,436 Project Grant to Kentucky Highlands Investment Corp under the Rural Microentrepreneur Assistance Program (RMAP, CFDA 10.870). The two-year grant will provide rural microentrepreneurs in Kentucky with skills training and continuing technical and financial assistance to establish and successfully operate new rural microenterprises through September 2024. RMAP aims to support rural economic development by providing resources for...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) awarded a $140,292 Rural Microentrepreneur Assistance Program (RMAP) Project Grant to the Center For Rural Affairs Community Capital, a non-profit organization and community development corporation. The funding will support the organization's efforts to provide training, capacity building, technical assistance, and access to capital for microenterprises and rural microentrepreneurs, with a focus on women, low-income, minority entrepreneurs, and...

The Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service awarded Mas Comunidad $101,603 under the Rural Business Development Grant program (CFDA 10.351) from July 2022 through July 2024. The funding will support Mas Comunidad's efforts to promote sustainable economic development and facilitate the establishment and growth of small businesses in rural communities located in New Mexico. As the stated purpose of the Rural Business Development Grant program is to improve rural economies, it can be...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service awarded a $150,000 Project Grant to Rcap Solutions, Inc., a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization in Worcester, Massachusetts, under the Community Facilities Loans and Grants program (CFDA 10.766). The grant will fund Rcap Solutions to provide technical assistance and training (TAT) related to essential community facilities programs for rural residents. Rcap Solutions will help communities, Indian Tribes, and nonprofit corporations...

The Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service awarded Men & Women United a $180,243 Rural Business Development Grant under the Rural Business Development Grant program (CFDA 10.351) to facilitate small business and economic development in rural North Carolina communities. The grant period runs from July 30, 2021 through July 30, 2023. As described in the program overview, funding will support sustainable economic growth by helping to develop small businesses, private industry, and...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service awarded a $150,000 Project Grant under the Community Facilities Loans and Grants program (CFDA 10.766) to the Rural Community Assistance Corporation (RCAC), a nonprofit organization. The funding will support RCAC's delivery of essential technical assistance and training (TAT) services to rural communities across the western United States over a 2-year period from September 2023 to September 2025. RCAC will leverage its expertise in...

The Rural Nevada Development Corporation (RNDC) was awarded a $162,201 Project Grant under the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Microentrepreneur Assistance Program (RMAP, CFDA 10.870) on September 22, 2023. Through this two-year award, RNDC will provide rural microentrepreneurs in Nevada with skills training, technical assistance, and access to capital to establish new rural microenterprises and support their successful operation. As a subrecipient, RNDC has also administered...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service (CFDA 10.766 Community Facilities Loans and Grants program) awarded a $831,000 Project Grant to Hand In Hand / Mano En Mano, a non-profit organization in Milbridge, Maine. The grant funding will support the organization's efforts to provide critical resources and services to underserved immigrant and farmworker communities in the region. Key initiatives include delivering nutritious lunch services for school children, supporting...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Business Cooperative Services awarded a $124,470 Rural Business Development Grant (CFDA 10.351) to the Southeast Rural Community Assistance Project, Inc. (Southeast RCAP) to provide technical assistance, training, and financing to support critical infrastructure development, economic growth, and community revitalization projects in rural and disadvantaged communities across the southeastern United States. The 2-year project grant, effective from July...

The Marshall Islands Development Bank received a $398,014 project grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service under the Rural Self-Help Housing Technical Assistance program (CFDA 10.420). The grant will support the provision of technical assistance services to help very low- and low-income individuals and families in the United States build homes using the self-help method from June 2022 through March 2023. The Rural Self-Help Housing Technical Assistance...