Rural Business Development Grant Program

Archived opportunity record

Rural Business Development Grant Program is closed (last close February 28, 2025). Check the agency catalog for replacement NOFOs. Rural Business-Cooperative Service still indexes 127 other opportunities here.

According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.

Campus–civic applicant bridge · 7 doors

Rural Business Development Grant Program bridges educational institutions with civic applicant types (7 doors: State governments; County governments; City or township governments; Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education; +3 more). Expect campus and public/nonprofit operators in the same printed set. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Grant. Funding-activity code maps to Business and Commerce (BC). Only 3 other Rural Business-Cooperative Service listings share this exact eligibility-code string (2% of 128).

Code 00

State governments

Code 01

County governments

Code 02

City or township governments

Code 06

Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education

Code 07

Federally recognized tribal governments

Code 12

Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs)

Code 20

Private institutions of higher education

Codes are Grants.gov eligibility category values from the extract vintage 2026-08-10. Confirm the full eligibility statement on the official listing or the Grants.gov eligibility reference.