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Find similar grantsRural Business Development Grant (RBDG) is sponsored by USDA Rural Development. RBDG is a competitive grant designed to support targeted technical assistance, training, and other activities leading to the expansion of small and emerging private businesses in rural areas.
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Opportunity Listing - Rural Business Development Grant Program Rural Business Development Grant Program Agency: Rural Business-Cooperative Service Assistance Listings: 10. 351 -- Rural Business Development Grant Last Updated: May 18, 2026 View version history on Grants. gov The purpose of the program is to promote economic development and job creation projects through the awarding of grant funds to eligible entities.
Applications will 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.
Special district governments City or township governments Federally recognized Native American tribal governments Nonprofits non-higher education with 501(c)(3) Public and state institutions of higher education 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).
This program is only open to a Public Body/Government Entity, Federally Recognized Indian Tribe or a Nonprofit entity serving rural areas. For profit entities, individuals and individual businesses are not eligible to receive grants under this program. Grantor contact information File name Description Last updated RBDG_FY26_NOFO_Grantsgov_Final.
pdf RBDG Notice May 14, 2026 06:34 PM UTC RBDG_Application_Toolkit_-_2026. pdf RBDG Application Toolkit May 14, 2026 06:35 PM UTC FR_2026-01934_-_SECD_Notice. pdf SECD Notice May 14, 2026 06:39 PM UTC SECD_Application_Form1980-88.
pdf SECD Application Form 1980-88 May 15, 2026 01:52 PM UTC SECD_Applicant_Checklist. pdf SECD Applicant Checklist May 18, 2026 04:01 PM UTC Link to additional information Please note the RBDG notice has two closing dates for different program types. The first closing date is June 15, 2026 and ...
is applicable only to SECD applications. The second closing date is for the remainder of the applications and it is June 30, 2026. Please note, SECD applications also require a specific SECD application in addition to the traditional RBDG application.
All complete applications must be submitted in Grants. gov or to a local USDA RD office by 4:30 p. m.
local time on the application due date. Late submissions will not be considered. Funding opportunity number : Cost sharing or matching requirement : Funding instrument type : Opportunity Category Explanation : Category of Funding Activity : Your account requires additional identity verification.
Scoring criteria used to review proposals for this grant.
According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Grants are awarded to intermediaries such as nonprofits, public bodies, and rural cooperatives, not directly to individual businesses. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows typically $10,000 - $500,000 to the intermediary. Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
Rural Business Development Grant (RBDG) is funded by USDA Rural Development. Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
Yes — this listing is flagged as national in scope, so applicants across the U.S. may apply, subject to the sponsor's other eligibility criteria.
Applications go through the funder's official portal — the Apply Now link on this page goes there directly.
The solicitation lists 3 required documents: SF-424, project proposal, and budget narrative. Check the official notice for formatting and page-limit rules.
USDA opened a $27.7M Rural Business Development Grant NOFO on May 18 with two deadlines two weeks apart. The June 15 Strategic Economic and Community Development carve-out and the June 30 main pool fund different applicants under different scoring — and most rural cooperatives apply to the wrong one.
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