Rural Business Enterprise Grants
Inactive
- Assistance listing
- 10.769
- Agency
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Rural Business Cooperative Services
Washington Office, Department of Agriculture
- Grant awards
- 5,642 $562,124,924 in federal obligations
Program facts
- Also known as
- Program combined with Rural Business Opportunity Grant (RBOG). CFDA 10.773 into RBDG 10.351
- Assistance type
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- Project Grant
- Eligible applicants
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- Private nonprofit institution/organization (includes institutions of higher education and hospitals)
- Federally Recognized lndian Tribal Governments
- Public nonprofit institution/organization (includes institutions of higher education and hospitals)
- State (includes District of Columbia, public institutions of higher education and hospitals)
- Local (includes State-designated lndian Tribes, excludes institutions of higher education and hospitals
- Beneficiaries
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- Private nonprofit institution/organization
- Other private institution/organization
Program details come from SAM.gov Assistance Listings. Updated . Grant award figures come from USAspending.gov.
About this program
The Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service Washington Office Rural Business Cooperative Services administers the Rural Business Enterprise Grants program (CFDA 10.769), with the most recent grant award dated September 18, 2019.
The program funds small and emerging private business development and related employment creation in rural communities. Recent awards have supported activities including Native American business enterprises and enterprises in economically disadvantaged areas designated as Empowerment Zones and Enterprise Communities (EZ/EC).
The program has issued 5,642 Project Grants totaling $562.1 million in federal dollars obligated since its inception in 2001. Awards are exclusively Project Grants. The Department of Agriculture is the sole funding agency. Award activity has been sporadic in recent years, with annual awards declining sharply: 11 awards in 2015, 33 in 2016, 2 in 2017, 1 in 2018, and 11 in 2019. No grant awards have been documented since September 2019.
Individual award sizes from the recent portfolio range widely. Representative recent awards include Project Grant BP1548044 (Native American enterprise), obligating $310,611; Project Grant BP1555430 (Native American enterprise), obligating $497,530; Project Grant BP1527758 (Native American enterprise), obligating $156,114; and Project Grant BP1556404 (general rural business), obligating $87,347. Many awards in the portfolio show $0.00 obligated, suggesting administrative or data-entry transactions rather than substantive funding events.
No current or recently posted grant opportunities are documented in the source material. The program shows no active solicitation window and no recent opportunity posting, despite the presence of historical funding activity through 2019.
Objective and description
- Objective
To facilitate the development of small and emerging private business, industry, and related employment for improving the economy in rural communities.
Grant awards
Latest 10 of 5,642 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
Top recipients by federal obligations
| Rank | Recipient | Federal obligations | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Community Transportation Association Of America | $4,445,301 | 1% |
| 2 | Kentucky Highlands Investment Corporation | $3,308,613 | 1% |
| 3 | Northern Community Investment Corporation | $2,669,354 | <1% |
| 4 | City Of Greensburg KS | $2,000,000 | <1% |
| 5 | Northwoods Niijii Enterprise Community, Inc. | $1,673,166 | <1% |
| 6 | Western Carolina Higher Education Commission | $1,250,840 | <1% |
| 7 | Desert Alliance For Community | $1,028,150 | <1% |
| 8 | Northern Maine Development Commission, Inc. | $929,200 | <1% |
| 9 | High Plains Resource Conservation And Development Association | $869,810 | <1% |
9 of 2,782 recipients listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
Federal obligations by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Federal obligations |
|---|---|
| FY2014 | $26,090,432 |
| FY2013 | $17,571,257 |
| FY2012 | $19,949,919 |
| FY2011 | $33,030,850 |
| FY2010 | $39,010,826 |
| FY2009 | $43,638,591 |
| FY2008 | $55,273,496 |
| FY2007 | $42,925,969 |
| FY2006 | $43,259,530 |
| FY2005 | $43,287,526 |
| FY2004 | $49,235,700 |
| FY2003 | $52,271,042 |
| FY2002 | $45,729,109 |
| FY2001 | $50,750,675 |
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Quick answers
What is Assistance Listing 10.769?
Assistance Listing 10.769 is Rural Business Enterprise Grants, a federal grant program run by Rural Business Cooperative Services (Washington Office). It is inactive.
What is the CFDA number for Rural Business Enterprise Grants?
Its CFDA number is 10.769: Assistance Listing numbers were called CFDA numbers before 2018.
How much funding has Assistance Listing 10.769 awarded?
5,642 grant awards under 10.769 have obligated $562,124,924 in federal funds to 2,782 recipients.
Who receives the most funding from 10.769?
The recipients obligated the most under Rural Business Enterprise Grants are Community Transportation Association Of America ($4,445,301), Kentucky Highlands Investment Corporation ($3,308,613) and Northern Community Investment Corporation ($2,669,354).
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