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Rural Business Enterprise Grant (RBEG)
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Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number: 10.783 |
Program
web site |
http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/rbs/
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| Sponsor |
U.S. Department of Agriculture |
| Deadlines |
June 9, 2009 |
| Purpose |
This notice announces the request for grant applications from units of State, tribal or local government, land-grant colleges, universities, or other institutions of higher education (including 1994 Land Grant (Tribal Colleges) and 1890 Land Grant Colleges and Historically Black Universities), rural electric cooperatives, and public power entities to provide energy audits and renewable energy development assistance for agricultural producers and rural small businesses.
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| Eligibility |
Applicants eligible for RBEG funds are public bodies and private nonprofit corporations, such as States, counties, cities, townships, and incorporated towns and villages, boroughs, authorities, districts and Indian tribes on Federal and State reservations which will serve rural areas. “Rural area” for this program is defined as a city, town, or unincorporated area that has a population of 50,000 inhabitants or less, other than an urbanized area immediately adjacent to a city, town, or unincorporated area that has a population in excess of 50,000 inhabitants. |
Geographic
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Amount of
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Fiscal Year Funds: FY 2009 and 2010 Total Funding: $20,000,000
Approximate Number of Awards: Estimate 200
Average Award: $99,000
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Application
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A link to the application is available through Grants.gov at: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId=46399. |
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For more information contact:
USDA State Office
1-800-670-6553
http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/recd_map.html Loan Specialist for Business Program Summaries of funding programs are provided by RAC for your convenience. Please contact the funder directly for the most complete and current information. |
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