Rural Business Development Grant Program

Key facts

Summary from the notice

Who can apply

The official notice lists these applicant types as eligible:

• State governments
• Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than colleges)
• Federally recognized tribal governments
• Public and state colleges and universities
• County governments
• Special district governments
• City or township governments

Eligibility details from the notice

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.

Registrations you will likely need

Most applications submitted through Grants.gov need the following. Registration can take several weeks, so start early. The notice lists the exact requirements.

• SAM.gov registration for your organization, which also gives you a Unique Entity ID (UEI). Registration is free.
• A Login.gov account, which Grants.gov uses for sign-in.
• A Grants.gov applicant registration linked to your organization's UEI.

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