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Rural Economic Development Loan and Grant Programs is sponsored by U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Business-Cooperative Service. This program provides funding for rural projects through local utility organizations. USDA offers zero-interest loans to local utilities, which they then pass through to local businesses for projects that create and retain employment in rural areas.
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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.
If there are additional state-specific requirements they will be listed above. Please select your state in the dropdown menu above to find your local contact for this program. * Report Fraud on USDA Contracts * Architectural Barriers Act * USDA Equal Employment Opportunity Policy Statement * Non-Discrimination Statement Rural Development U.S. Department of Agriculture
According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Current or former Rural Utilities Service Electric or Telecommunication borrowers and not-for-profit utilities eligible under the Rural Electrification Act. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows loans up to $1,000,000; Grants up to $300,000. Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
Applications for Rural Economic Development Loan and Grant Programs are due September 30, 2026. Build your timeline backwards from this date to cover registrations, approvals, and final submission checks.
Rural Economic Development Loan and Grant Programs is funded by U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Business-Cooperative Service. 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.
Rural Microentrepreneur Assistance Program (RMAP) is sponsored by U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Business-Cooperative Service. This program provides loans and grants to Microenterprise Development Organizations (MDOs) to help microenterprises start up and grow through a Rural Microloan Revolving Fund and to provide training and technical assistance to microloan borrowers and micro entrepreneurs.
Value Added Producer Grants (VAPG) is sponsored by U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Business-Cooperative Service. The Value Added Producer Grants program from the USDA Rural Business-Cooperative Service provides competitive grants to agricultural producers seeking to start or expand value-added activities related to the processing and marketing of agricultural products.
Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) Renewable Energy Systems & Energy Efficiency Improvement Guaranteed Loans & Grants is sponsored by U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Business-Cooperative Service. REAP offers guaranteed loan financing and grant funding to agricultural producers and rural small businesses for renewable energy systems or to make energy efficiency improvements. This includes projects producing energy from wind, solar, biomass, geothermal, hydropower, and hydrogen-based sources, as well as energy efficiency upgrades to buildings and equipment.
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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