Rural Business Development Grant
Department Of Agriculture, Rural Business Cooperative Service
To promote sustainable economic development and facilitate the development of small and emerging private business, industry, and related employment for improving the economy in rural communities.
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Helps small businesses in rural areas pay for training, equipment, and other development projects. Grants are awarded to nonprofits or government entities, not directly to businesses.
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What Benefits Are Offered?
Grant funds to promote economic development and job creation projects in rural areas. Funds can be used for training, technical assistance, business counseling, market research, feasibility studies, land/building acquisition/development, construction/renovation, pollution control, capitalization of revolving loan funds, rural distance learning, rural transportation improvement, community economic development, technology-based economic development, leadership/entrepreneur training, rural business incubators, and long-term business strategic planning.
Who Is Eligible?
Industries: economic development, technology, community development
Region: rural areas of the US, towns outside the urbanized periphery of any city with a population of 50,000 or more
Demographics: Indian Tribe
Other Criteria: public body/government entity, nonprofit entity primarily serving rural areas, projects must benefit rural areas, for Enterprise grants, funds must be used on projects to benefit small and emerging businesses, requires System for Award Management (SAM) registration
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