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Find similar grantsRural Cooperative Development Grants is sponsored by USDA Rural Business-Cooperative Service. This program supports organizations that provide technical assistance to individuals and businesses in rural areas to start, expand, or improve rural cooperatives.
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Rural Cooperative Development Grant Program * Community Facilities Programs * Multifamily Housing Programs * Single Family Housing Programs * Telecommunications Programs * Water & Environmental Programs * Program Support Services * General Terms and Conditions * General Terms and Conditions - Legacy * For Water & Environmental Engineers * Rural Development Disaster Assistance # Rural Cooperative Development Grant Program Program Application Period: Application Deadline is September 15, 2025.
For state specific information: Visit the official National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) website for the Rural Cooperative Development Grant Program application. The application deadline is September 15, 2025. There are no other additional requirements at the national level.
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According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Organizations that help cooperatives. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
Rural Cooperative Development Grants is funded by USDA Rural Business-Cooperative Service. Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
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Rural Microentrepreneur Assistance Program (RMAP) is sponsored by USDA Rural Business-Cooperative Service. The Rural Microentrepreneur Assistance Program (RMAP) provides loans and grants to Microenterprise Development Organizations (MDOs). These MDOs then use the funding to help rural microenterprises (businesses with 10 or fewer employees) start up and grow, and to provide training and technical assistance to microloan borrowers and micro-entrepreneurs in rural areas. The program aims to address challenges faced by rural small businesses in accessing capital and business training.
Rural Economic Development Loan & Grant Program is sponsored by USDA Rural Business-Cooperative Service. This program provides funding to rural projects through local utility organizations. USDA provides zero-interest loans to local utilities, which they then pass through to local businesses for projects that create and retain employment in rural areas.
Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) Renewable Energy Systems & Energy Efficiency Improvement Loans & Grants is sponsored by USDA Rural Business-Cooperative Service. This program provides guaranteed loan financing and grant funding to agricultural producers and rural small businesses for renewable energy systems or to make energy efficiency improvements. Agricultural producers may also apply for new energy efficient equipment and new system loans for agricultural production and processing. The program aims to increase American energy independence and lower energy costs for small businesses and agricultural producers. Grants can cover up to 50% of eligible project costs for renewable energy systems (up to $1,000,000) and energy efficiency projects (up to $500,000). Loan guarantees are offered for 60% to 85% of the loan amount, and a combination of grant and loan guarantees can cover up to 75% of eligible project costs.
Housing Preservation Grant (HPG) Program is sponsored by U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Rural Housing Service (RHS). The HPG program provides grant funds to qualified public agencies and private nonprofit organizations to assist very low- and low-income homeowners in repairing and rehabilitating their homes in rural areas. It also assists rental property owners and cooperative housing complexes in repairing and rehabilitating units for low- and very low-income persons.
Housing Preservation Grant (HPG) program is sponsored by USDA Rural Housing Service. The HPG program provides grant funds to qualified public agencies, private nonprofit organizations, and other eligible entities to assist very low- and low-income homeowners in repairing and rehabilitating their homes in rural areas. It also assists rental property owners and cooperative housing complexes in repairing and rehabilitating their units if they agree to make such units available to low- and very low-income persons.
While applicants chase fixed federal deadlines, USDA Rural Development keeps roughly $4.1 billion moving through programs with no deadline at all — Community Facilities, Water & Waste Disposal, and Business & Industry loans that accept applications year-round. But 2026 brought a quiet shake-up: REAP grants paused, RBDG's competitive window closed. Here is the map of what's open, what's frozen, and how rural organizations should work a rolling pipeline.
Read articleUSDA 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.
Read articleUSDA's FY2026 Rural Business Development Grant NOFO funds technical assistance and small-business support in rural communities under 50,000 residents — but the two-deadline structure (June 15 for Strategic Economic and Community Development applications, June 30 for everyone else), the enterprise vs. opportunity split, and the pass-through grantee model are what shape competitive proposals.
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