Rural Business Opportunity Grant

The summary for the Rural Business Opportunity Grant 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:	Rural Business Opportunity Grant
	CFDA Number:	10.773
	CFDA Description:	Rural Business Opportunity Grants
	Federal Agency Name:	Business and Cooperative Programs
	Category of Funding Activity:	Agriculture Business and Commerce Community Development Education Regional Development
	Category Explanation:	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.
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	RDBCP-11-04-RBOG
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
	Posted Date:	Jul 01, 2011
	Creation Date:	Jul 01, 2011
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Aug 01, 2011 The closing date for applications is August 1, 2011. Late submissions will not be considered for Fiscal Year 2011 funding.
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Aug 01, 2011 The closing date for applications is August 1, 2011. Late submissions will not be considered for Fiscal Year 2011 funding.
	Archive Date:	Aug 31, 2011
	Expected Number of Awards:	27
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	2,500,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	150,000
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	Information not provided
	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: Eligible applicants are: Rural public bodies, rural nonprofit corporations, rural Indian tribes, and cooperatives with primarily rural members that conduct activities for the mutual benefit of the membership are eligible provided they have sufficient financial strength and expertise to carry out the activity to be funded.
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.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/rd_instructions.html
Grant Announcement Contact: Gail Thuner Program Manager Phone 202-720-8460

Program Contact [CPGrants@wdc.usda.gov]
Similar Government Grants: • Opportunity RDBCP-2009-RBOG; • Inviting Applications for Rural Business Opportunity Grants; • Rural Business Opportunity Grant (RBOG)