Rural Business Development Grant (RBDG)
The summary for the Rural Business Development Grant (RBDG) 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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If any section is incomplete, please visit the website for the Rural Business Cooperative Service, which is the U.S. government agency offering this grant.
Rural Business Development Grant (RBDG): The purpose of the program is to promote economic development and job creation projects through the awarding of grant funds to eligible entities. Applicationswill compete in two separate categories, business opportunity grants and business enterprise grants, for use in funding various business and community projects that serve rural areas.
| Federal Grant Title: | Rural Business Development Grant (RBDG) |
| Federal Agency Name: | Rural Business Cooperative Service (USDA-RBCS) |
| Grant Categories: | Business and Commerce |
| Type of Opportunity: | Discretionary |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | RDBCP-RBDG-2024 |
| Type of Funding: | Grant |
| CFDA Numbers: | 10.351 |
| CFDA Descriptions: | Information not provided |
| Current Application Deadline: | February 28th, 2024 |
| Original Application Deadline: | February 28th, 2024 |
| Posted Date: | December 12th, 2023 |
| Creation Date: | December 12th, 2023 |
| Archive Date: | April 10th, 2024 |
| Total Program Funding: | |
| Maximum Federal Grant Award: | |
| Minimum Federal Grant Award: | |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 450 |
| Cost Sharing or Matching: | No |
| Last Updated: | December 20th, 2023 |
- Category Explanation
- This program is designed to provide technical assistance and training for small rural businesses. Small means that the business has fewer than 50 new workers and less than $1 million in gross revenue.
- Applicants Eligible for this Grant
- State governments - County governments - City or township governments - Public and State controlled institutions of higher education - Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) - Nonprofits having a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education - Private institutions of higher education
- Additional Information on Eligibility
- Rural public entities including, but not limited to:Towns, Communities, State agencies, Authorities, Nonprofit corporations, Institutions of higher education, Federally-recognized tribes, Rural cooperatives (if organized as a private nonprofit corporation).
- Link to Full Grant Announcement
- Link to program Web site
- Grant Announcement Contact
- Cindy Mason
Program Manager
RBDG Program Contact - More Grants from the Rural Business Cooperative Service
- • Rural Economic Development Loan and Grant
- • Delta Health Care Service Grant Program
- • Rural Cooperative Development Grant
- • Socially Disadvantaged Groups Grant
- • Rural Energy for America (REAP) Technical Assistance Grant (TAG) Program