Inviting Applications for Rural Business Opportunity Grants

The summary for the Inviting Applications for Rural Business Opportunity Grants Federal Grant is detailed below. It contains information such as the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number, who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, important deadlines, and a sampling of similar government grants. Verify the accuracy of the data FederalGrants.com provides by visiting the webpage noted in the Link to Full Announcement section or by contacting the appropriate person listed in the Grant Announcement Contact section. If these sections are incomplete, please visit the website of the government agency that is offering this grant.


	Federal Grant Title:	Inviting Applications for Rural Business Opportunity Grants
	CFDA Number:	10.773
	CFDA Description:	Rural Business Opportunity Grants
	Federal Agency Name:	Business and Cooperative Programs
	Category of Funding Activity:	Regional Development Other Employment Labor and Training Community Development
	Category Explanation:	Projects that will result in the economic development of a rural area, which include identifying, training, and providing technical assistance to exising or prospective rural entrepreneurs and managers; establishing business support centers; economic
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	RDRB-05-03RBOG
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
	Posted Date:	Mar 31, 2005
	Creation Date:	Mar 31, 2005
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	May 27, 2005 The deadline for receipt of applications in the Rural Development State Office is May 27, 2005.
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Information not provided
	Archive Date:	Jun 26, 2005
	Expected Number of Awards:	Information not provided
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$3,032,040
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$150,000
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	$50,000
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	No

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: State governments County governments City or township governments Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: Cooperatives with members that are primarily rural residents and that conduct activities for the mutual benefit of the members.
Grant Description: The Rural Business-Cooperative Service (RBS), an Agency within the Rural Development mission area, announces the availability of grants of up to $50,000 per application from the Rural Business Opportunity Grant (RBOG) program for fiscal year 2005, to be competitively awarded. For multi-State projects, grant funds of up to $150,000 will be available on a competitive basis.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: Rural Development Business Programs Rural Business Opportunity Grant Webpage
http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/rbs/busp/rbog.htm
Grant Announcement Contact: Nicholas, Kenya, Loan Specialist, Phone 202-720-1970, Fax 202-720-2213, Email kenya.nicholas@usda.gov kenya.nicholas@usda.gov Nicholas, Kenya
Similar Government Grants: • Rural Business Opportunity Grant; • Opportunity RDBCP-2009-RBOG; • Rural Business Opportunity Grant (RBOG)