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RURAL BUSINESS ENTERPRISE GRANT (RBEG) PROGRAM
FIRST ROUND - FISCAL YEAR 2002
Arizona - $280,887
Northern Arizona University, Center for American Indian Economic Development, Flagstaff, Arizona. A $199,917 grant to develop small business development educational materials and personal professional skills among potential business owners and to expand the private sector in Native American economies. 15 jobs created; 15 jobs saved; 15 businesses assisted.
White Mountain Apache Tribe, White River, Arizona. A $80,970 grant for a Tribal Entrepreneurial Development Center that will offer business counseling, workshops, and training services on an on-going basis to interested tribal businesses. 14 jobs created; 6 businesses assisted.
California - $487,723
City of Watsonville, Watsonville, California. A $194,723 grant to support a carpentry training program. 5 jobs created; 20 businesses assisted.
City of Watsonville, Watsonville, California. A $99,000 grant to assist with the costs associated with pre-development activities on the 200 block of Main Street. Funds will be used to relocate existing utility lines. 125 jobs created; 90 jobs saved; 200 businesses assisted.
Desert Alliance for Community Empowerment, Mecca, California. A $99,000 grant for a revolving loan program to aid small businesses to sustain operation and meet compliance with county requirements to operate. 20 jobs saved; 12 businesses assisted.
City of Coachella, Coachella, California. A $95,000 grant to help develop a new business industrial incubator building site. Funds will be used for technology component of project including telecommunications hardware, cable extensions and distribution, and software. 30 jobs created; 5 businesses assisted.
Guam - $25,000
Pacific Rim Workforce Development Association, Santa Rita, Guam. A $25,000 grant to provide assistance for the planning and development of the Pacific Rim Workforce Development Registered Apprenticeship Training Program. 10 jobs created.
Iowa - $198,185
Iowa Northland Regional Council of Governments, Counties of Allamakee, Fayette, Butler, and Buchanan, Iowa. A $198,185 grant to establish entrepreneurial and business technology workshops and online assistance by certified business counselors. 231 jobs created; 66 businesses assisted.
Idaho - $59,752
Nez Perce Tribe, Lapwai, Idaho. A $59,752 grant for a feasibility study of establishing oil seed production for use in bio-based products. 20 jobs created; 1 business assisted.
Louisiana - $284,080
Town of Ferriday, Ferriday, Louisiana. A $284,080 grant to rehabilitate an existing facility to be used for a business incubator. 38 jobs created; 4 businesses assisted.
Maine - $74,800
Town of Lincoln, Lincoln, Maine. A $60,000 grant assist in the restoration of Lincoln and help mitigate economic distress as a result of recent fires by creating business and job opportunities. 10 jobs created; 40 jobs saved; 12 businesses assisted.
Northern Maine Development Commission, Fort Fairfield, Maine. A $14,800 grant to conduct a feasibility study to determine the most effective structure and approach for regional seed potato growers to take in marketing and distributing their product. 2 jobs created; 10 full time jobs saved; 77 seasonal jobs saved.
Michigan - $90,000
Great Lakes Pork Cooperative, Ubly, Mich. - A $90,000 grant to provide technical assistance to create a tri-state (Michigan, Ohio and Indiana) cooperative business alternative to ensure the viability of pork production and producers in the Eastern Cornbelt. The facility will be located in Indiana.
Mississippi - $535,000
Cleveland-Bolivar County Chamber of Commerce, Cleveland, Mississippi. A $450,000 grant to establish a revolving loan fund to provide business capital to small and emerging businesses in the Empowerment Zone. Initial loan assistance is for Gas North America, Inc., which is involved in the manufacture and assembly of racing motorcycles. 35 jobs created; 14 jobs saved; 1 business assisted.
Town of West, West, Mississippi. A $85,000 grant to make street improvements to a town-owned site to allow small and emerging business adequate access for raw material and finished product transport. 36 jobs created; 1 business assisted.
Missouri - $199,400
University of Missouri Delta Center, Pemiscot County, Mo. - A $99,900 grant to renovate an existing building for use as a soil testing laboratory. The renovation will allow three area businesses to proceed with expansion plans.
Missouri Corn Growers, Cole County, Mo. - A $99,500 grant to develop an identity-preserved tracking system for corn produced in Missouri. The project is expected to create six new jobs.
Nebraska - $286,410
Ho-Chunk Community Development Corporation, Winnebago, Nebraska. A $200,000 grant to create a business development and training center in Walthill, Nebraska. 20 jobs saved, 17 businesses assisted.
City of South Sioux City, South Sioux City, Nebraska. A $86,410 grant to purchase high tech equipment for a technical speculative building in South Sioux City. 75 jobs created; 5 businesses assisted.
New Hampshire - $99,000
Women's Rural Entrepreneurial Network, Bethlehem, New Hampshire. A $99,000 grant to assist business development. 22 businesses assisted.
New Mexico - $233,550
Navajo Nation, Alamo Chapter, Alamo Navajo Reservation, Socorro County, New Mexico. A $148,550 grant for technical assistance to pay architectural and engineering design fees for the Alamo-Navajo Mini-Market. 20 jobs created; 7 businesses assisted.
Pueblo of Santa Ana, Santa Ana, New Mexico. A $85,000 grant to purchase two production machines and initial stock of necessary inputs for bagging and packaging associated with training in the operation of the Santa Ana Grain Mill. 5 jobs created; 1 business assisted.
North Dakota - $83,650
University of North Dakota, Center for Innovation, Grand Forks, North Dakota. A $72,400 grant to provide technical assistance through rural ventures programs by assisting with business plans, feasibility and marketing studies, and market outreach. 33 jobs saved, 4 businesses assisted.
City of St. John, St. John, North Dakota. A $11,250 grant to purchase a former school building that will be used as a business incubator. 12 jobs created; 3 businesses assisted.
Oklahoma - $495,000
Johnston County Industrial Authority, Tishomingo, Oklahoma. A $495,000 grant to create a revolving loan fund to lend out to small and emerging private business enterprises. 25 jobs created; 25 jobs saved; 30 businesses assisted.
Pennsylvania - $50,000
Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania, Lock Haven, Pennsylvania. A $50,000 grant for a business assistance program operated by the Lock Haven University small Business Development Center. 45 jobs created; 50 jobs saved; 100 businesses assisted.
South Dakota - $795,409
Oglala Oyate Woitancan Empowerment Zone, Kyle, South Dakota. A $496,534 grant that will be used to create a revolving loan fund and a clearing house entity serving Oglala Sioux Tribal Economic and Business Development ventures.
Rosebud Economic Development Corporation, Mission, South Dakota. A $99,975 grant that will be used for planning and technical assistance to small and emerging private tribal businesses. 20 jobs created; 50 businesses assisted.
Pine Ridge Area Chamber of Commerce, Kyle, South Dakota. A $99,900 grant that will be used to provide technical assistance to new and existing businesses on the Pine Ridge Reservation by promoting and developing the businesses.
Burke Community Club, Inc., Burke, South Dakota. A $99,000 grant that will be used to build an office building. 5 jobs created; 3 business assisted.
Tennessee - $100,000
Tiptonville Main Street Association, Tiptonville, Tennessee. A $100,000 grant to assist with a downtown revitalization initiative in Tiptonville. 25 jobs created; 3 businesses assisted.
Virginia - $81,180
Lee County Industrial Development Authority, Jonesville, Virginia. A 81,180 grant to construct a 20,000 square foot industrial shell building in Constitutional Oaks Industrial Park. 25 jobs created; 1 business assisted.
Vermont - $190,218
Town of Brighton, Brighton, Vermont. A $65,000 grant for business development and technical assistance for startup of employee-owned businesses made up of former Ethan Allen woodworkers known as Island Pond Woodworkers Alliance. 25 jobs created; 1 business assisted.
Town of Hardwick, Hardwick, Vermont. A $55,768 grant to pave and upgrade Junction Road and extend water line for access to the Hardwick Industrial Park.
Vermont State College, Randolph, Vermont. A $69,450 grant to acquire a facility to develop a technology incubator. 23 jobs created; 12 jobs saved; 5 businesses assisted.
Wisconsin - $182,530
Columbia County Economic Development Corporation, Portage, Wisconsin. A $99,150 grant to create a revolving loan fund for the Columbia County Economic Development Corporation to help business development. 5 jobs created; 5 businesses assisted.
Ho-Chunk Nation, Black River Falls, Wisconsin. A $83,380 grant to provide technical assistance services in support of the creation and expansion of Ho-Chunk small businesses in several rural counties of Wisconsin. 56 jobs created; 14 businesses assisted.
West Virginia - $201,130
West Virginia Citizens' Conservation Service, Welch, West Virginia. A $101,130 grant to construct and install a package sewer treatment plant to serve the businesses located at the Twin Branch Recreation and Education Center. 9 jobs created, 2 businesses assisted.
Precision Services, Inc., Sutton, West Virginia. A $100,000 grant to purchase equipment to provide training to persons with disabilities in document imaging services for employment in the Central Appalachia Enterprise Community. 2 jobs created; 5 jobs saved; 1 business assisted.
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