Rural Innovation Stronger Economy (RISE)

Submitted by dcraig5 on Sun, 01/30/2022 - 19:47
Type: 
Funding
Organization: 
USDA
Description: 

Deadline passed. Most recent deadline: April 19, 2022. The USDA has opened up grant applications to the RISE program, which seeks to increase equity in rural America by offering grants of up to $2 million to consortiums of local governments, investors, industry, institutions of higher education, and other public and private entities that create projects in distressed communities. Communities that have traditionally had high concentrations of employment in fossil fueled energy production and are transitioning away from this are encouraged to apply. Learn more and apply here.

Category: 
Job creation, business development, rural areas, worker training, local economies
Funding Amount: 
Grant amounts are awarded competitively with a minimum of $500,000 and a maximum grant amount of $2,000,000.

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Eligibility: 
Eligible applicants are rural jobs accelerator partnerships with expertise in delivering economic and job training programs, consisting of the following: Non-profit entities State entities Tribal entities Institutions of higher education Public bodies
Website: 
https://www.rd.usda.gov/programs-services/business-programs/rural-innovation-str…