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Rural Business Enterprise Grant
The Rural Business Enterprise Grant (RBEG) program provides grants for development of
revolving loan funds and to provide technical assistance to small emerging private businesses. Public bodies,
nonprofit development corporations, and Federally-recognized Indian Tribal groups are eligible to apply for
funds to help businesses located in areas outside any city with a population of 50,000 or more.
The following are eligible for financing through grant funds:
- Aquisition and development of land, easements, and rights-of-way.
- Construction, conversion, enlargement, repairs or modernization of building, plants, machinery, equipment, access streets and roads, parking areas, utilities, and pollution control & abatement facilities.
- technical assistance and training associated with technical assistance
- revolving loan funds
- fees for professional services
- startup operating costs and working capital as part of the revolving loan fund
- production of television programs to provide information to rural residents
For more information on this or any program offered by Rural Development, please contact your nearest Area Office.
Application Materials
- RBEG Program Regulation (1942-G)
- RBEG Application Checklist
- RBEG Application (Standard Form 424)
- Non-Construction: SF 424-A SF 424-B
- Construction: SF 424-C SF 424-D
- Environmental Form RD 1940-20 FMI for RD 1940-20
- EEO Form RD 400-1
- Assurance Form RD 400-4
- Debarment Form AD 1047
- Form AD 1048
- Drug-Free Form AD 1049
- EEO Survey, OMB No. 1890-0014
- Certification of Rural Areas and Citizenship
- Form 1940-Q, Exh. A-1
- DUNS #
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