Rural Business Development Grant Program
Key Facts
Status: Forecasted
Posted date: May 15, 2026
Archive date: July 30, 2026
Close date: June 30, 2026
Opportunity ID: 362398
Opportunity number: RDBCP-RBDG-2026
Opportunity category: Discretionary
Agency name: Rural Business-Cooperative Service
Agency code: USDA-RBCS
Award floor: $0
Award ceiling: $0
Cost sharing required: No
Funding Instrument Types
- Grant
Category of Funding Activity
- Business and Commerce
Eligible Applicants
- City or township governments
- County governments
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- Nonprofits having a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Special district governments
- State governments
Tools
Categories (use these for quoted searches)
- agency_code:usda_rbcs
- category_of_funding_activity:business_and_commerce
- cost_sharing_or_matching_requirement:false
- eligible_applicants:city_or_township_governments
- eligible_applicants:county_governments
- eligible_applicants:native_american_tribal_governments_federally_recognized
- eligible_applicants:nonprofits_having_a_501_c_3_status_with_the_irs_other_than_institutions_of_higher_education
- eligible_applicants:public_and_state_controlled_institutions_of_higher_education
- eligible_applicants:special_district_governments
- eligible_applicants:state_governments
- funding_instrument_type:grant
- opportunity_category:discretionary
- status:forecasted
Description
The purpose of the program is to promote economic development and job creation projects through the awarding of grant funds to eligible entities.Applications will compete in two separate categories, business opportunity grants and business enterprise grants, for use in funding variousbusiness and community projects that serve rural areas.