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Rural Business Development Grants · USDA · Quiet desk · mid ceiling

Rural Business Development Grants (CFDA 10.886) - federal assistance administered by U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), catalogued in the SAM.gov Assistance Listings.

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$10K–$500K
Typical award range
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Indexed opportunities
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The verdict

According to indexed Grants.gov opportunity volume among active SAM.gov programs on PlainGrants, Rural Business Development Grants ranks #155 of 504, #47 of 51 within USDA, and #38 of 52 among Agriculture programs by listed funding ceiling. Across 504 active programs, 47.041 leads by opportunity count (319, funding-ceiling rank #249) ≠ 66.054 leads by funding ceiling ($7.0 billion, opportunity rank #326). CFDA 10.886 is an active Agriculture listing with no Grants.gov announcements currently indexed, typically a multi-year or formula-funded program.

$10K–$500K
typical award range (SAM.gov)
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next application deadline
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largest award ceiling indexed
10%
of the catalog is Agriculture

Rural Business Development Grants · lower-band quiet listing (#456/502 by ceiling)

Rural Business Development Grants sits below most listed ceilings (9th percentile among 502 active programs), a floor-band Assistance Listing card, not a mega solicitation.

Rural Business Development Grants vs programs with listed funding ceilings

Where this CFDA's SAM.gov award ceiling sits among active Assistance Listings with a reported ceiling

$500,000 Top 91% higher than 9% of 502 programs

Programs, banded by listed funding ceiling

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Source SAM.gov Assistance Listings · 2026-09-11

SAM.gov Assistance Listing plate

CFDA 10.886 · USDA VOL-FORMULA · #155/504

VOL-FORMULA · MID-PACK · SOLO-LISTING · NOFO-NONE · CEIL-MID · ELIG-MIX · BOOK-RICH · LISTING-LIVE

  • VOL-FORMULA 0 Grants.gov rows
  • MID-PACK #155/504
  • SOLO-LISTING No peer gap
  • NOFO-NONE No NOFO indexed
  • CEIL-MID $10K–$500K
  • ELIG-MIX 2 eligible desks
  • BOOK-RICH no Grants.gov book
  • LISTING-LIVE Active SAM.gov listing

Opportunity-volume neighbourhood · CFDA 10.886

VOL-FORMULA · #155/504: quiet/busy corpus poles and ±- row peers, not a SAM.gov catalog reprint.

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Indexed Grants.gov rows · neighbourhood around Rural Business Development Grants

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Funding posture

Mid-range ceiling, still NOFO-silent

The Assistance Listing advertises a mid-range award band ($10,000 to $500,000) for Rural Business Development Grants, but the indexed Grants.gov book is empty for this CFDA. Dollar capacity exists on paper; competitive announcements for this number are not currently in the crawl.

Assistance Listing text · USDA

Grants for rural businesses and rural economic development projects targeted to small businesses.

Civic applicant mix · government + nonprofit doors

Rural Business Development Grants combines government/tribal and nonprofit applicant types (2 doors). The listing is a civic funding corridor spanning public and nonprofit operators.

State or Local Government Nonprofit Organization

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USDA · administering agency

USDA 51 programs

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Farm, food, nutrition, rural development, and conservation programs for communities and businesses.

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What to do next

CFDA 10.886: 0 indexed opportunities · 0 open on the recent slice.

  • No open Grants.gov rows on the recent slice, watch this CFDA for the next NOFO drop. How to apply
  • U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) administers 51 Assistance Listings in this extract. Agency catalog
  • Nearest peer by listed ceiling: Global Connect Initiative (11.303). Compare program

SAM.gov ceilings are catalog maximums, not guaranteed awards; verify every deadline on Grants.gov before submitting.

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Data sourced from the SAM.gov Assistance Listings and Grants.gov. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainGrants

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