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Rural Business Development Grant Program

Federal funding opportunity RDBCP-RBDG-2026 from Rural Business-Cooperative Service (Department of Agriculture).

Posted
May 15, 2026
Closed
June 30, 2026
Program funding
$27,700,000
Expected awards
450
Cost sharing
No
Instrument
Grant
Assistance listing
10.351
Category
Business and Commerce
Archives
July 30, 2026

Program funding history

Awards made under Assistance Listing 10.351 across FY2025–FY2027, from public federal spending records.

FY2025 obligated
$30.1M
FY2026 obligated
$34.7M
FY2027 (to date) obligated
$0
Awards in window
636

Top recipients: Northern Border Regional Commission, Nebraska Indian Community College, Delta Regional Authority, Communities Unlimited Inc, Community Transportation Association of America

Source: USAspending.gov · refreshed October 2026 · Program page: awards, recipients and the opportunities under this listing →

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Synopsis

The purpose of the program is to promote economic development and job creation projects through the awarding of grant funds to eligible entities.

Applications will compete in two separate categories, business opportunity grants and business enterprise grants, for use in funding various

business and community projects that serve rural areas.

Who can apply

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.

The official record

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Agency contact: Cindy Mason Loan Specialist · [email protected] · 202-690-1433

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