Opportunity Information: Apply for USDA NIFA OP 011616
The Rural Cooperative Development Grants (RCDG) program is a federal funding opportunity aimed at improving the economies of rural areas. Through this program, nonprofit organizations can receive funding to establish or operate development centers that assist rural cooperatives and mutually owned businesses. These centers offer technical assistance to help such businesses start, grow, or improve their operations, ultimately leading to job creation and economic development in rural communities.
To be eligible, applicants must be nonprofit institutions, including accredited colleges or universities, where profits do not benefit private individuals or shareholders. Projects must specifically serve rural areas and focus on creating or expanding cooperatives or value-added businesses. Applicants must also meet USDA's regulatory requirements, provide required matching funds, and ensure their request does not exceed set funding limits.
The USDA will not fund projects that include advocacy for diversity, equity, inclusion, racial justice, or mobile home cooperatives. Applications that involve gain-of-function research or are submitted after June 20, 2025, will also be rejected. Each applicant can only submit one proposal, and multiple submissions with overlapping leadership or staff will be considered a single application.Apply for USDA NIFA OP 011616
- The National Institute of Food and Agriculture in the agriculture sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Rural Cooperative Development Grants" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 10.771.
- This funding opportunity was created on 2025-09-04.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2025-09-15. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2025.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $1,000,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 10 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others.
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