We are committed to helping improve the economy and quality of life in rural America.
This grant program aims to support small rural businesses with technical assistance and training. Targeted businesses are those with fewer than 50 new employees and less than $1 million in gross revenue. The program prioritizes smaller grant requests and does not require cost-sharing. Available funds can be used for a variety of purposes to assist small and emerging rural businesses, including but not limited to training and technical assistance, land and equipment acquisition, pollution control, capitalization of revolving loan funds, distance learning, transportation improvement, economic development, technology-based development, feasibility studies, leadership training, business incubators, and strategic planning.