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USDA Provides Money for Rural Job Creation

News from the USDA:

The U.S. Department of Agriculture recently announced it is seeking applications for grants that will be awarded to organizations to help rural businesses create jobs and spur economic development.

USDA is making $5.6 million available through the Rural Community Development Initiative (RCDI), a program that generates economic activity in rural areas. 


Qualified intermediary organizations receiving the grants will provide financial and technical assistance to recipients to develop their capacity to undertake housing, community facilities, or community and economic development projects. Recipients will be non-profit organizations, low income rural communities, or federally recognized tribes. Intermediary organizations must provide matching funds at least equal to the RCDI grant. 

Funds are not directly provided to business recipients by USDA under the program.
The deadline for submitting RCDI applications is Nov. 12. Applications must be submitted to the USDA Rural Development state office where the applicant's headquarters are located.

A list of these offices is available on the USDA Rural Development website. For more information, see the Aug. 14 Federal Register at www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2013-08-14/pdf/2013-19773.pdf.