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To change Agency contact person and also expand on eligible applicants.
Document Type:
Modification to Previous
Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number:
RDBCP-2009-RBOG
Opportunity Category:
Discretionary
Posted Date:
Mar 18, 2009
Creation Date:
Apr 15, 2009
Original Closing Date for Applications:
Apr 30, 2009
The deadline for the receipt of applications in the Rural Development State Office is March 31, 2009. The RBOG appropriation for fiscal year 2009 provides specific funding for Native American, Empowerment Zones, Enterprise Communities and Rural Economic Area Partnership, and these applications must also be received in the Rural Development State Office by March 31, 2009. The Agency reserves the right to extend this application deadline. Any applications received after this date will not be considered for FY 2009 funding.
Current Closing Date for Applications:
Apr 30, 2009
The deadline for the receipt of applications in the Rural Development State Office is March 31, 2009. The RBOG appropriation for fiscal year 2009 provides specific funding for Native American, Empowerment Zones, Enterprise Communities and Rural Economic Area Partnership, and these applications must also be received in the Rural Development State Office by March 31, 2009. The Agency reserves the right to extend this application deadline. Any applications received after this date will not be considered for FY 2009 funding.
Archive Date:
May 30, 2009
Funding Instrument Type:
Grant
Category of Funding Activity:
Agriculture
Business and Commerce
Community Development
Category Explanation:
Expected Number of Awards:
49
Estimated Total Program Funding:
$2,483,000
Award Ceiling:
$150,000
Award Floor:
$0
CFDA Number(s):
10.773
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Rural Business Opportunity Grants
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:
No
Eligible Applicants
State governments
County governments
City or township governments
Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility:
Public Bodies
Nonprofit Corporations
Indian tribes on Federal or State reservations and other Federally recognized tribal groups, and cooperatives with members that are primarily rural residents and that conduct activities for the mutual benefit of the members.
Agency Name
Business and Cooperative Programs
Description
The Rural Development State Offices administer the RBOG program on behalf of USDA Rural Development at the State level. The primary objective of the program is to improve the economic conditions of rural areas. Assistance provided to rural areas under this program may include technical assistance for business development and economic development planning. To ensure that a broad range of communities have the opportunity to benefit from the program, no grant will exceed $50,000 for single State projects or $150,000 for multi-State projects. As indicated in the summary, these limits do not apply to specified funding for Native American, Empowerment Zones, Enterprise Communities, and Rural Economic Area Partnerships.
If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement
electronically, please contact:
Andrew Jermolowicz
Cooperative Programs
Phone 202-720-8460
Assistant Deputy Administrator
Synopsis Modification History
The following files represent the modifications to this synopsis
with the changes noted within the documents. The list of files is
arranged from newest to oldest with the newest file representing the
current synopsis. Changed sections from the previous document are shown
in a light grey background.
