Rural Business Opportunity Grant

Post Date

April 6th 2010

Application Due Date

June 28th 2010

The deadline for receipt of applications in the respective Rural Development State Office is 4:00 p.m. local time on June 28, 2010. Any application received after that time will not be considered for FY2010 funding.

Funding Opportunity Number

RDBCP-10-01-RBOG

CFDA Number(s)

10.773

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Grant

Funding Activity Categories

Agriculture
Business and Commerce

Number of Awards

30

Eligibility Categories

County Governments
City or Township Governments
Federally Recognized Native American Tribal Governments
Non-Profits With 501 (c) (3) Status With The IRS (Except Higher Education Institutions)
Other

Grants may be made to public bodies, nonprofit corporations, Indian trides on Federal or State reservations and other Federally recognized tribal groups, and cooperatives with members that are primarily rural residents and that conduxct activities for the mutual benefit of the members.

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $2480000

• Award Range:

  $None - $250000

Grant Description

The RBOG program promotes sustainable economic development in rural communities with exceptional needs through provision of training and technical assistance for business development, entrepreneurs, and economic development officials and to assist with economic development planning.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of Agriculture

• Office:

  Business and Cooperative Programs

• Agency Contact:

  Andrew Jermolowicz
  Agricultural Economist
  Phone 202-720-8460

• Agency Mailing Address:

  Program Contact

• Agency Email Address:

  andrew.jermolowicz@wdc.usda.gov

• More Information:

  Program Information