Rural Innovation Stronger Economy (RISE)

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.

Funding Amount
Grant amounts are awarded competitively with a minimum of $500,000 and a maximum grant amount of $2,000,000.
Geography
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