Rural
Business Enterprise Grant Program
HOW TO APPLY:
Click here to contact the State Office. Basic information will be
provided over the telephone, and an application will be mailed to you to be completed and
returned to the office; or an appointment will be scheduled.
OBJECTIVE:
Finance and facilitate development of
small and emerging private business in rural areas.
- Rural Areas are populations of less
than 50,000
- Small and Emerging Business has 50 or
fewer employees and projected gross revenues of less than $1 million
ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS:
The following, given that at least 51% of
membership is U.S. citizens or legally admitted residents
- Public Bodies
- Nonprofit Organizations
- Federally Recognized Indian Tribes
GRANT PURPOSES:
Land Acquisition and Development
Technical assistance (a
problem-solving activity)
Construction, enlargement, or
modernization of fixed assets or infrastructure
Loans for start-up and working
capital
Reasonable fees and charges for
professional services necessary for the project
Training, when necessary with
technical assistance
Revolving loan funds
GRANT PRIORITY:
High unemployment
Low income
Business start-up or expansion
Revolving Loan Funds
Maintaining Creating jobs
Grants of not more than $100,000
Consistent with overall development
plan for the project area
Applicants with experience in
successful rural development
Click here to obtain more information on our rural business enterprise grant program, or to request an
application.
If you would like to review USDA
Regulations, Procedures, Notices, RD Forms, or RD Handbooks, Click Here.
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