Rural Business Opportunity Grant (RBOG)

The summary for the Rural Business Opportunity Grant (RBOG) 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 (RBOG)
	CFDA Number:	10.773
	CFDA Description:	Rural Business Opportunity Grants
	Federal Agency Name:	Business and Cooperative Programs
	Category of Funding Activity:	Agriculture Community Development Business and Commerce
	Category Explanation:	Information not provided
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	RBS-RBOG2007
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
	Posted Date:	Dec 18, 2006
	Creation Date:	Dec 18, 2006
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Mar 30, 2007 The deadline for the receipt of non-earmarked applications in the Rural Development State Office is March 30, 2007. If the RBOG appropriation provides earmarks for Native American, Empowerment Zones, Enterprise Communities, and Rural Economic Area Partnerships, then those applications must be received in the Rural Development State Office by January 31, 2007. The Agency reserves the right to extend this application deadline. If no earmark is provided in the appropriations, applications from these applicants will compete in the March 30, 2007, competition. Any applications received at a Rural Development State Office after these dates would not be considered for FY 2007 funding.
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Information not provided
	Archive Date:	Apr 29, 2007
	Expected Number of Awards:	Information not provided
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	Information not provided
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$150,000
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	$50,000
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	No

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) County governments State governments Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education City or township governments
Additional Information on Eligibility: Information not provided
Grant Description: The Rural Development State Offices administer the RBOG program on behalf of USDA Rural Development at the State level. The primary objective of the program is to improve the economic conditions of rural areas. Assistance provided to rural areas under this program may include technical assistance for business development and economic development planning. To ensure that a broad range of communities have the opportunity to benefit from the program, no grant will exceed $50,000, unless it is a multi-State project where funds may not exceed $150,000. There is no project dollar amount limitation on applications for earmarked funds.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: Rural Business Opportunity Grant website
http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/rbs/busp/rbog.htm
Grant Announcement Contact: Cindy Mason
Loan Specialist
Phone 690-1433 cindy.mason@wdc.usda.gov cindy.mason@wdc.usda.gov
Similar Government Grants: • Rural Business Opportunity Grant; • Opportunity RDBCP-2009-RBOG; • Inviting Applications for Rural Business Opportunity Grants