USDA rural business development grants: organizations only, closed round
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What this source covers
Grants to eligible organizations for rural economic-development projects benefiting businesses.
How to use it
Funding type: Grant - program restrictions apply
Who can apply: Public bodies, federally recognized Tribes and rural-serving nonprofits. Individuals and for-profit businesses cannot receive this grant directly.
Support: Amounts depend on the project and funding notice.
Availability: 2026 round closed; intermediary/community organizations are the direct applicants.
Timing: 2026 deadlines were June 15 for SECD and June 30 for other applicants; both passed.
Prepare: Active SAM registration; Funding-notice application package; Project and job/economic-impact documentation
Application steps:
1. Check for a new round and confirm applicant-entity eligibility with Oregon USDA staff.
2. Verify rural project eligibility and current funding notice.
3. Complete required registrations and the organization’s project package.
4. When reopened, submit through Grants.gov under the current instructions.
Provider application route: https://www.rd.usda.gov/programs-services/business-programs/rural-business-development-grants/or
Limits and questions to verify
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Source: Rural Business Development Grants in Oregon | Rural Development · https://www.rd.usda.gov/programs-services/business-programs/rural-business-development-grants/or
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What this source covers
Grants to eligible organizations for rural economic-development projects benefiting businesses.
How to use it
Funding type: Grant - program restrictions apply
Who can apply: Public bodies, federally recognized Tribes and rural-serving nonprofits. Individuals and for-profit businesses cannot receive this grant directly.
Support: Amounts depend on the project and funding notice.
Availability: 2026 round closed; intermediary/community organizations are the direct applicants.
Timing: 2026 deadlines were June 15 for SECD and June 30 for other applicants; both passed.
Prepare: Active SAM registration; Funding-notice application package; Project and job/economic-impact documentation
Application steps:
1. Check for a new round and confirm applicant-entity eligibility with Oregon USDA staff.
2. Verify rural project eligibility and current funding notice.
3. Complete required registrations and the organization’s project package.
4. When reopened, submit through Grants.gov under the current instructions.
Provider application route: https://www.rd.usda.gov/programs-services/business-programs/rural-business-development-grants/or
Limits and questions to verify
This is not a direct small-business grant. Source retained as a publisher web-tool extraction after direct HTML returned 403.
Application-navigation guidance reviewed 2026-10-11 against retained publisher evidence. Original HTML/PDF captures and web-tool extracts are distinguished by evidence type. Source review does not decide eligibility or establish an open application, available funding, an award or a legally verified deadline.
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