Inviting Rural Business Enterprise Grant Program Preapplications for Technical Assistance for Rural Transportation Systems

The summary for the Inviting Rural Business Enterprise Grant Program Preapplications for Technical Assistance for Rural Transportation Systems 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 Rural Business Enterprise Grant Program Preapplications for Technical Assistance for Rural Transportation Systems
	CFDA Number:	10.769
	CFDA Description:	Rural Business Enterprise Grants
	Federal Agency Name:	Business and Cooperative Programs
	Category of Funding Activity:	Transportation Other
	Category Explanation:	Grants are to provide technical assistance and training to rural communities for the purpose of improving passenger transportation services or facilities.
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	RDRB-05-02RBEG
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
	Posted Date:	Mar 31, 2005
	Creation Date:	Mar 31, 2005
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	May 16, 2005 Preapplications must be received at a Rural Development State Office by May 16, 2005.
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Information not provided
	Archive Date:	Jun 15, 2005
	Expected Number of Awards:	2
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$744,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$496,000
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	$248,000
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	No

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: Qualified national nonprofit organization. The private non-profit organization is required to provide evidence that it operates in multi-State areas. There is not a requirement to use the grant funds in a multi-State area.
Grant Description: The Rural Business-Cooperative Service (RBS), an Agency within the Rural Development mission area, announces the availability of two individual grants: one single $496,000 grant from the passenger transportation funds appropriated for the RBS Rural Business Enterprise Grant (RBEG) program and another single $248,000 grant from the Federally Recognized Native American Tribes' funds appropriated for RBS under the RBEG program for fiscal year 2005. Each grant is to be competitively awarded to a qualified national organization. These grants are to provide technical assistance for rural transportation.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: Rural Development Business Programs Rural Business Enterprise Grant Webpage
http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/rbs/busp/rbeg.htm
Grant Announcement Contact: Mason, Cindy, Loan Specialist, Phone 202-720-1433, Fax 202-720-2213, Email cindy.mason@usda.gov cindy.mason@usda.gov Mason, Cindy