RURAL BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY GRANTS State Amount Purpose Arizona $175,000 Implementation of the Four Corners Enterprise Community strategic plan for economic development Arkansas $49,548 Funds to increase the sales of Arkansas products in domestic and international markets California $46,525 1-day workshop to present economic development concepts to local officials and interested parties California $45,642 1-day workshop to present economic development concepts to local officials and interested parties Georgia $95,000 To collect data to allow the region to compete in attracting businesses into the area Georgia $20,000 Provide guidelines for development of small and middle sized companies to promote tourism Idaho $25,000 Economic development strategic plan that includes a shopping complex for the Duck Valley Reservation Maine $50,000 Funds for a regional business support center to provide technical assistance to small businesses with growth potential Missouri $6,510 Strategic Plan for economic development for Washington County Montana $30,000 Create a community re-development plan for a hub community in the Ft. Peck Tribal Enterprise Community New York $385,000 Planning and entrepreneurial training course New York $110,000 Economic development planning and leadership training and entrepreneurial training course North Dakota $615,000 Technical Assistance to develop the use of information technology for economic development North Dakota $200,000 Planning, training, and deployment of e-commerce for rural areas of the State Oklahoma $33,750 Feasibility analysis for growing, processing, and manufacturing products from kenaf Pennsylvania $60,045 Promote and enhance e-business through rural online computing centers Pennsylvania $20,000 Evaluation and feasibility study for an industrial park at a brownfields site in Central City South Dakota $46,800 Provide entrepreneurial and leadership training to rural business and establish a support center South Dakota $40,000 Establishment of a full-time position to stimulate economic growth in Day County Vermont $250,000 Support to existing and new farms by using the travel industry to add value to the farming business Wisconsin $70,000 Provide capital for the formation and growth of technology-based enterprises TOTAL $2,373,820
INTERMEDIARY RELENDING PROGRAM State Amount Recipient California $600,000 Arcata Economic Development Corporation Illinois $750,000 Southernmost Illinois Delta Empowerment Zone Iowa $600,000 Region XII Council of Governments Montana $500,000 Butte Local Development Corporation Montana $300,000 Montana Community Development Corporation Nebraska $750,000 Northeast Nebraska Economic Development District Nevada $750,000 Rural Nevada Development Corporation Ohio $500,000 Portage Area Development Corporation South Dakota $750,000 West River Foundation Tennessee $750,000 Savannah Industrial Development Corporation Tennessee $500,000 Technology 2020 TOTAL $6,750,000
RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT LOANS State Amount Purpose Idaho $100,000 Assist the Coeur d'Alene Tribe to construct a building for the production of particleboard panels produced from locally grown bluegrass straw Iowa $450,000 Assist in establishing a value-added pork processing facility in Sigourney Kentucky $400,000 Purchase of equipment for the Synergy Tool and Gauge facility in Cox's Creek Kentucky $100,000 Purchase of equipment for expansion of Integrity Mold and Die, Ltd. (IMD), a plastic and mold manufacturer and tool and die shop Missouri $450,000 Establishing a blast freezer and refrigerated warehousing facility in Chillicothe Missouri $360,000 Financing for construction of a multi-tenant industrial building in Webster County Montana $135,000 Purchase and renovation of building for a learning and training center in Cut Bank New Mexico $450,000 Financing of equipment for expansion of a peanut shelling and processing plant near Portales Pennsylvania $450,000 Expansion of ChipBlaster, Inc., a machining company South Carolina $300,000 Construction of a 12,000 square foot manufacturing facility in Laurens County TOTAL $3,195,000
RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GRANTS State Amount Purpose Alabama $200,000 Assist in financing the construction of a sewer system for Dodge City Georgia $200,000 Assist in the construction and equipping a medical clinic in Brantley County Iowa $200,000 Assist in the construction of a 16-unit assisted living facility for the city of Conrad Iowa $200,000 Assist in the renovation of an existing hospital building into a medical center and assisted living facility in Forest City Kansas $200,000 Assist in the expansion of Stevens county Hospital in Hugoton TOTAL $1,000,000