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FEDERAL
USDA Rural Business Development Grants
Federal grants for technical assistance, training, and development projects benefiting rural small businesses.
About this program
Rural Business Development Grants fund business opportunity and business enterprise projects that support small and emerging private businesses in rural areas, including technical assistance, training, feasibility studies, revolving loan funds, and business infrastructure.
Eligibility
Public bodies, government entities, nonprofit entities, federally recognized tribes, and rural cooperatives may apply for projects that benefit rural small businesses.
Requirements
- Serve an eligible rural area
- Benefit small and emerging private businesses
- Submit USDA Rural Development application through state office