Rural Development Cooperative Agreement Program

Objective

USDA Rural Development Innovation Center in partnership with Rural Cooperative Business Service. This program is to evaluate the impact of RD’s grants and loan programs on regional food supply chains. This funding opportunity will be administered by the RD Innovation Center, in partnership with the United States Department of Agriculture’s

Who Can Apply

• Indian/Native American/Alaska Native Tribal Government (Other than Federally Recognized)
• Local
• Nonprofit Organization
• For-Profit Organization

Applicants are not eligible if they have been debarred or suspended or otherwise excluded from participation in Federal assistance programs under Executive Order 12549, “Debarment and Suspension.” Applicants are not eligible if they have an outstanding judgement obtained by the U.S. in a Federal Court (other than U.S. Tax Court), are delinquent on the payment of Federal income taxes, or are delinquent on a Federal debt. Any corporation that has been convicted of a felony criminal violation under any Federal law within the past 24 months or that has any unpaid Federal tax liability that has been assessed, for which all judicial and administrative remedies have been exhausted or have lapsed, and that is not being paid in a timely manner pursuant to an agreement with the authority responsible for collecting the tax liability, is not eligible for funding.

Who Benefits

Ultimate beneficiaries must be located in rural areas.

Assistance Types

• Cooperative Agreement

Program Contact

Kasey.Martin@USDA.Gov
202-720-1000