RURAL BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY GRANT (RBOG) PROGRAM

California - $50,000

City of Coachella, Coachella, California - A $50,000 grant to pay for the management of the new Coachella Business Industrial Incubator. 30 jobs created; 1 business assisted.

Illinois - $717,500

Hamilton County Economic Development Commission, Inc., McLeansboro, Illinois - A $50,000 grant to support strategic economic development planning for the county and to conduct activities to attract businesses to area business park.

Southeastern Illinois Regional Planning Commission, Harrisburg, Illinois - A $50,000 grant to provide technical assistance, consensus building training and other capacity building training modules for local officials.

Southernmost Illinois Delta Empowerment Zone, Ullin, Illinois - A $100,000 grant to develop a targeted economic development plan and marketing effort. 30 jobs created.

Louisiana - $50,000

Lake Providence Port Commission, East Carroll Parish, Louisiana - A $50,000 grant to support an ethanol plant feasibility study. 30 jobs created; 1 business assisted.

Maine - $50,000

Northern Maine Development Commission, Caribou, Maine - A $50,000 grant to identify industry clusters and conduct intensive marketing to attract new businesses.

Missouri - $220,000

Adopt-A-Family (of America), Inc., Sikeston, Missouri - A $180,000 grant to provide technical assistance to a developing value added cooperative. 1 business assisted.

Missouri Soybean Association, Belle City, Missouri - A $40,000 grant to support soybean studies to improve cash flow for soybean producers. 1 business assisted.

Nebraska - $50,000

Santee Sioux Tribe of Nebraska, Village of Santee, Nebraska - A $50,000 grant for a marketing study of an industrial tract located on the Santee Reservation. 10 jobs created.

New Mexico - $200,960

Ancient Storytellers Learning Center, Inc., Espanola, New Mexico - A $75,000 grant to provide technical assistance for the development of a tourism training program. 20 jobs created; 8 businesses assisted.

Pueblo of Jemez, Jemez Pueblo, New Mexico - A $125,960 grant to support the completion of a master plan and a site development study for the Red Rock Area.

New York - $250,000

Tioga County, Owego, New York - a $250,000 grant to finance feasibility studies for a Rural Entrepreneurial Center to foster business creation.

North Dakota - $236,290

Griggs-Steele Empowerment Zone, Inc., Finley, North Dakota - A $49,045 grant to provide training and equipment to members of community governments.

Oklahoma - $22,000

Adair County Indian Credit Association, Stilwell, Oklahoma - A $22,000 grant to provide strategic planning aid, to set up a business incubator and to establish a youth entrepreneur project for area high school students. Start-up businesses in 5 counties assisted; exact number not known at this time.

Oregon - $50,000

The Klamath Tribes, Chiloquin, Oregon - A $50,000 grant to develop a business plan for the Klamath Tribes' proposed Cultural Learning Center. 20 jobs created; 7-10 jobs saved.

South Dakota - $50,000

Four Bands Community Fund, Inc., South Dakota - A $50,000 grant for technical assistance to provide management and financial planning support to businesses and to business start-ups. 20 jobs created; 10 businesses assisted.

Tennessee - $89,347

University of Tennessee - Knoxville, Knoxville, Tennessee - A $29,077 grant to support a study on the feasibility of developing a soybean biodiesel plant in northwest Tennessee. Various businesses assisted.

University of Tennessee - Martin, Martin, Tennessee - A $60,270 grant to support a training program and to enhance a web site. Various businesses assisted.

Utah - $46,545

Rocky Mountain Farmers Union Educational & Charitable Foundation, Montezuma Creek, Utah - A $46,545 grant for the development of a business plan and to provide technical assistance for start-up activities and sub contract negotiations to reopen a closed sewing plant. 70 jobs created; 2 businesses assisted.

Washington - $49,804

Spokane Tribe of Indians, Wellpinit, Washington - A $49,804 grant to provide technical assistance to investigate the feasibility of a business incubator and then, if feasible, to develop plans for the Spokane Tribe of Indians.

West Virginia - $31,260

Central Appalachian Arts and Crafts Cooperative, Inc., Sutton, West Virginia - A $31,260 grant to provide technical assistance in skills development and business management training to members of the cooperative. 10 jobs created; 150 businesses assisted.

RURAL BUSINESS ENTERPRISE GRANT (RBEG) PROGRAM

Arizona - $265,221

Gila River Business Center, Sacaton, Arizona - A $65,221 grant to finance a project to develop The Gila River Small Business Center, an incubator for small businesses owned by the Gila River Indian Community members. 4.5 jobs created; 8 jobs saved; 11 businesses assisted.

Yavapai-Apache Nation, Camp Verde, Arizona - A $200,000 revolving loan program to establish or enhance businesses of tribal members on or near the reservation. 40 jobs created; 20 businesses assisted.

California - $399,962

Calexico Neighborhood House, Calexico, California - A $399,962 grant to re-capitalize an existing revolving loan fund. 85 jobs created; 165 businesses assisted.

Florida - $399,600

City of Marianna, Marianna, Florida - A $399,600 grant to renovate and expand an industrial park facility. 27 jobs created; 23 jobs saved. 1 business assisted.

Georgia - $283,278

Dooly County, Vienna, Georgia - A $99,999 grant to set up a revolving loan fund to finance emerging and expanding businesses. 10 jobs created; 4 businesses assisted.

Warren County Development Authority, Warrenton, Georgia - A $83,280 grant to build an access road to an industrial park. 10 jobs created; 1 business assisted.

Illinois - $674,500

County of Pulaski, Mounds, Illinois - A $157,000 grant to build an access road to a business site for a manufacturing facility. 15 jobs created; 1 business assisted.

Johnson County 2000, Inc., Vienna, Illinois - A $220,000 grant to construct a building to house a manufacturing facility. 10 jobs created; 1 business assisted.

Pulaski County Development Association, Inc., Mounds, Illinois - A $247,500 grant to construct a building to house a restaurant. 12 jobs created; 1 business assisted.

Shawnee Community College District, Ullin, Illinois - A $50,000 grant to purchase a semi-tractor and other equipment for driver training courses. 30 jobs created; 12 businesses assisted.

Kentucky - $398,000

KY Highlands Investment Corporation, London, Kentucky - A $199,000 grant to establish a revolving loan fund to finance emerging and expanding businesses. 30 jobs created; 2 businesses assisted.

Southern Kentucky Economic Development Corporation, Somerset, Kentucky - A $199,000 grant to establish a revolving loan fund to finance emerging and expanding businesses. 50 jobs created; 10 businesses assisted.

Maine - $395,000

Four Directions Development Corporation, Bangor, Maine - A $300,000 grant to provide loan products for Native American businesses and entrepreneurs. The project will help mitigate severe economic distress in the community. 35 jobs created; 30 businesses assisted.

Northern Maine Development Commission, Fort Fairfield - A $95,000 grant to provide technical assistance and training to local businesses. 30 jobs created.

Mississippi - $372,923

Warren Bounty, Vicksburg, Mississippi - A $372,923 grant to finance improvements to port facility to allow more efficient and competitive operation and to eliminate safety hazards. 10 jobs created; 5 businesses assisted.

Missouri - $99,999

City of Fredericktown, Fredericktown, Missouri - A $99,999 grant to construct road and box culvert to first site in a new industrial site. 30 jobs created; 1 business assisted.

Montana - $63,260

Four Times Foundation, Inc., Black Feet and Northern Cheyenne Reservations, Montana - A $42,260 grant to provide technical assistance to Native American business entrepreneurs. 1 job created; 6 businesses assisted.

Ktunaxa Community Development Corporation, Lake County, Montana - A $21,000 grant to finance community development training for members of the Flathead Indian Reservation. 6 jobs saved.

North Carolina - $300,000

Robeson Enterprise Community Development Corporation, Inc., Robeson County, North Carolina - A $300,000 grant to purchase facilities for the establishment of a business incubator and to establish small businesses. 6 jobs created.

North Dakota - $187,245

City of Hettinger, Hettinger, North Dakota - A $49,775 grant to renovate a building for use as a business facility.

City of Hannaford, Hannaford, North Dakota - A $137,470 grant for the purchase and renovation of a facility for manufacturing. 30 jobs created; 1 business assisted.

Oklahoma - $189,070

Kialegee Tribal Town, Wetumka, Oklahoma - A $92,270 grant for the purchase of an existing oil and gas company and to assist a start-up business. 3 jobs created; 1 business assisted.

Miami Business Development Authority, Miami, Oklahoma - A $96,800 grant to purchase equipment needed to start an Internet service provider business established by the Miami Tribe. 3 jobs created; 1 business assisted.

Oregon - $200,000

Southern Oregon Regional Economic Development, Oregon - A $200,000 grant to supplement an existing revolving loan fund for small business expansion, retention, and start-ups. 10 jobs created; 10 jobs saved; 6 businesses assisted.

South Carolina - $163,450

Western Carolina Higher Education Commission, Allendale, South Carolina - A $163,450 grant to provide technical assistance to citizens and small business enterprises. 87 jobs created; 100 businesses assisted.

South Dakota - $50,000

Four Bands Community Fund, Inc., Dewey and Ziebach Counties, South Dakota - A $50,000 grant to provide further training in the Cheyenne River Entrepreneurial Assistance Training and Education program. 20 jobs created; 10 businesses assisted.

Tennessee - $198,900

Town of Somerville, Somerville, Tennessee - A $99,900 grant to fund the construction of an access road to an industrial park.

Town of Whiteville, Whiteville, Tennessee - A $99,000 grant to assist the Town of Whiteville in a project that will develop an industrial park. 50 jobs created; 1 business assisted.

Washington - $99,467

Stillaguamish Tribe of Indians, Arlington, Washington - A $99,467 grant to help expand an existing Native American Indian plant nursery and habitat restoration business. 14 jobs created; 8 jobs saved; 1 business assisted.

West Virginia - $61,670

Lightstone Community Development Corporation, McDowell and Wyoming Counties, West Virginia - A $61,670 grant to provide technical assistance to small business entrepreneurs. 18 jobs created, 22 businesses assisted.

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