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Rural Cooperative Development Grants (RCDG)

U.S. Department of Agriculture,
National Institute of Food and Agriculture

Closed September 15, 2025


The purpose of the RCDG program is to enable nonprofit institutions to establish and operate centers for rural cooperative development (Center). The primary objective of the program is to improve the economic condition of rural areas by helping nonprofit organizations who in turn provide technical assistance to start, expand, or improve cooperatives and mutually owned businesses in rural areas.

 

The goals of a Center funded under this subsection shall be to facilitate the creation of jobs in rural areas through the development of new rural cooperatives, value added processing, and rural businesses.


Eligibility

The purpose of the RCDG program is to enable nonprofit institutions to establish and operate centers for rural cooperative development (Center). The primary objective of the program is to improve the economic condition of rural areas by helping nonprofit organizations who in turn provide technical assistance to start, expand, or improve cooperatives and mutually owned businesses in rural areas.

 

The goals of a Center funded under this subsection shall be to facilitate the creation of jobs in rural areas through the development of new rural cooperatives, value added processing, and rural businesses.


Application Instructions


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Details

Release Date

September 2, 2025

Deadline

September 15, 2025

Financial Instrument

Grant

Maximum Award Amount

$1,000,000

Total Program Funding

$5,800,000


Updated September 11, 2025

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