Rural Business Opportunity Grant
The summary for the Rural Business Opportunity Grant grant is detailed below.
This summary states who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, current and past deadlines, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) numbers, and a sampling of similar government grants.
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Rural Business Opportunity Grant: 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.
Federal Grant Title: | Rural Business Opportunity Grant |
Federal Agency Name: | Business and Cooperative Programs |
Grant Categories: | Agriculture Business and Commerce Community Development Education Regional Development |
Type of Opportunity: | Discretionary |
Funding Opportunity Number: | RDBCP-11-04-RBOG |
Type of Funding: | Grant |
CFDA Numbers: | 10.773 |
CFDA Descriptions: | Rural Business Opportunity Grants |
Current Application Deadline: | Aug 01, 2011 |
Original Application Deadline: | Aug 01, 2011 |
Posted Date: | Jul 01, 2011 |
Creation Date: | Jul 01, 2011 |
Archive Date: | Aug 31, 2011 |
Total Program Funding: | $2,500,000 |
Maximum Federal Grant Award: | $150,000 |
Minimum Federal Grant Award: | |
Expected Number of Awards: | 27 |
Cost Sharing or Matching: | No |
- 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.
- 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.
- Link to Full Grant Announcement
- Information not provided
- Grant Announcement Contact
- Gail Thuner Program Manager Phone 202-720-8460
Program Contact [[email protected]] - Similar Government Grants
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