Closed · USDA-NIFA-OP-011616 · CFDA 10.771 · Discretionary
Rural Cooperative Development Grants
Federal grant opportunity posted by National Institute of Food and Agriculture, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- up to $1M
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- September 15, 2025
- Close date
- 10
- Expected awards
The verdict
Rural Cooperative Development Grants is a closed discretionary listing from National Institute of Food and Agriculture that offered Up to $1,000,000 across 10 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 837 other opportunities from National Institute of Food and Agriculture.
- up to $1M
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 10
- expected awards
- 10.771
- CFDA program
Archived opportunity record
Rural Cooperative Development Grants is closed (last close September 15, 2025). Check the agency catalog for replacement NOFOs. National Institute of Food and Agriculture still indexes 837 other opportunities here.
According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.
Deadline tracker
Application window closed
Closed September 15, 2025
Est. Total Funding
$5,800,000
Expected Awards
10
Instrument
Grant
Cost Sharing
Required
Description
The purpose of the RCDG program is to enable nonprofit institutions to establish and operate centers for rural cooperative development (Center). The primary objective of the program is to improve the economic condition of rural areas by helping nonprofit organizations who in turn provide technical assistance to start, expand, or improve cooperatives and mutually owned businesses in rural areas.
Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · USDA-NIFA-OP-011616
Grants.gov marks Rural Cooperative Development Grants with a catch-all / unrestricted eligibility code (Others (see official listing text)). Read the official announcement text for the real applicant filter — the code alone is not a door list. Applicant cost-sharing is required on the Grants.gov extract. Instrument: Grant. Funding-activity code maps to Agriculture (AG). This eligibility-code string dominates the National Institute of Food and Agriculture book (699 peers, 83% of 838).
- Code 25
- Others (see official listing text)
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.
Official Listing on Grants.gov
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Agency Contact
NIFA Support Email grantapplicationquestions@usda.gov Business hours: Monday thru Friday, 7a.m. – 5p.m. ET, except federal holidays
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What to do next
Rural Cooperative Development Grants is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.
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