List of Business Grant Recipients From California, Oregon and Washington
California - $1,874,189
University of California - California Dairy Tech Center
$1,000,000 - RBEG (grant)
Purpose: Technical assistance provided via the Tech Center to dairies and businesses related to the dairy industry, Tulare, CA.
Yurok Tribe Economic Development Office
$99,550 - RBEG (grant)
Purpose: Support a full-time tribal enterprise development director to oversee the operation of the tourism incubator, Klamath, CA.
Northern California World Trade Center
$99,000 - RBEG (grant)
Purpose: Provide technical assistance and training in export development program, Sacramento, CA.
Hispanic Research Center -IOTD
$86,000 - RBEG (grant)
Purpose: Provide technical assistance by the Hispanic Small Business Development to support existing and start-up businesses, Stockton, CA.
Sierra Economic Development District
$50,000 - RBOG (grant)
Purpose: Technical assistance to implement an economic recovery strategy for Sierra County and the City of Loyalton, CA.
Pixley Union School District
$20,450 - Economic Impact Grant
Purpose: Renovation of community building.
Tulare County Library (Book Mobile)
$9,000 - Economic Impact Grant
Purpose: To contribute prorated share of books for book mobile.
Tulare County Free Library
$104,115 - Economic Impact Grant
Purpose: To purchase books, computers, tables, and chairs.
Tulare Free Library (Earlimart Branch)
$15,305 - Economic Impact Grant
Purpose: To purchase books, computers, tables, and chairs.
Earlimart School District
$16,333 - Economic Impact Grant
Purpose: To Purchase and install computers for elementary school.
Woodville Union School District
$25,000 - Economic Impact Grant
Purpose: To purchase and install portable computer classroom.
Woodville Union School District
$25,000 - Economic Impact Grant
Purpose: To purchase and install portable English classroom.
Richgrove Elementary School District
$25,000 - Economic Impact Grant
Purpose: Upgrade computers with printers and software.
University of California
$299,436 - Rural Cooperative Development Grant
Purpose: To enhance income and employment of rural people through cooperative development and to strengthen the vertical and horizontal linkages between cooperatives.
Oregon - $500,000
Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua & Siuslaw Indians
$500,000 - RBEG (grant)
Purpose: To purchase real estate for a Native American Mall business incubator.
Washington - $1,465,222
Benton Rural Electric Association
$200,000 - REDLG (grant)
Purpose: Construct an industrial building/ business incubator, Yakima County.
Lincoln County
$50,000 - RBOG (grant)
Purpose: Develop a flood prevention plan for downtown Sprague, WA.
The Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe
$144,775 - RBEG (grant)
Purpose: Provide technical assistance to train employees of JKT Development, Inc. the necessary skills needed for contractor with the Federal government.
Kalispel Tribe of Indians
$50,000 - RBEG (grant)
Purpose: Feasibility study and business plan for growing hybrid poplar trees to provide wood for value-added opportunities.
Port of Sunnyside
$495,000 - RBEG (grant)
Purpose: Construct a new 14,000 sq.ft. building in an industrial building to be leased by Horizon of Sunnyside, Inc.
Colville Confederated Tribes
$225,447 - RBEG (grant)
Purpose: Construct a building to operate as a business resource center, Nespelem, WA.
Spokane Tribe of Indians
$95,000 - Economic Impact Grants
Purpose: To construct an Emergency Services Facility, the tribe will also be receiving a $500,000 community facility direct loan in connection with the grant.
Northwest Cooperative Development Center
$205,000 - Rural Cooperative
Development Grant
Purpose: To expand and strengthen the Center's ability to apply cooperative solutions to economic and social problems in the northwestern United States.
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