Collected by the Western Nevada Development District

Curated by Western Nevada Development District (WNDD), this Friday round up, focuses on opportunities for economic development around the region in the areas of business incubators, housing, agriculture, infrastructure and, rural Micro-entrepreneurs and Micro-enterprises.

Grant Opportunities

Department of the Interior – Bureau of Indian Affairs – Indian Business Incubators Program (IBIP):

The Secretary of the Interior, through the Office of Indian Economic Development (OIED), Division of Economic Development (DED), solicits proposals from eligible applicants to receive competitive grants to establish and operate business incubators that serve Tribal reservation communities. These grants will provide individually tailored business incubation and other business services to Native businesses and Native entrepreneurs to overcome the unique obstacles they confront and provide tools necessary to start and grow businesses that offer products and services to reservation communities.

Application Deadline: June 17, 2022

IBIP

Housing Assistance Council (HAC) – Affordable Housing Loans for Low-Income Rural Communities

Housing Assistance Council (HAC) provides short-term loans at below market interest rates to local nonprofits, for-profits, and government entities that are working to develop affordable housing for low-income, rural communities.

HAC loans may be used for:

• Pre-development
• Acquisition
• Construction
• Self-help housing; and/or Preservation

Standard loan terms are up to five years, with an interest rate of 5% for non-profits and 8% for- profits. Longer terms are available depending on the type of project such as preservation.

Nonprofit organizations and institutions of higher education are eligible to apply for grants to provide technical and cooperative development assistance to individuals and rural businesses.

Application Deadline: Accepted Continuously

HAC

Rural Health Information Hub

USDA Rural Development – US Department of Agriculture – Community Facilities Direct Loan & Grant Program

This program provides affordable funding to develop essential community facilities in rural areas. An essential community facility is defined as a facility that provides an essential service to the local community for the orderly development of the community in a primarily rural area, and does not include private, commercial or business undertakings. Eligible borrowers include:
• Public bodies
• Community-based non-profit corporations
• Federally-recognized Tribes
Funds can be used to purchase, construct, and / or improve essential community facilities, purchase equipment and pay related project expenses.

Essential community facilities include:
• Health care facilities such as hospitals, medical clinics, dental clinics, nursing homes or assisted living facilities
• Public facilities such as town halls, courthouses, airport hangars or street improvements
• Community support services such as child care centers, community centers, fairgrounds or transitional housing
• Public safety services such as fire departments, police stations, prisons, police vehicles, fire trucks, public works vehicles or equipment
• Educational services such as museums, libraries or private schools
• Utility services such as telemedicine or distance learning equipment
• Local food systems such as community gardens, food pantries, community kitchens, food banks, food hubs or greenhouses

Application Deadline: Accepted Continuously

Community Facilities Direct Loan & Grant Program

USDA Rural Development – US Department of Agriculture – Rural Microentrepreneur Assistance Program (RMAP)

The RMAP supports the development and ongoing success of rural Microentrepreneurs and Microenterprises. RMAP provides direct loans and grants to Microenterprise Development Organizations (MDO).

Provides loans and grants to Microenterprise Development Organizations (MDOs) to:
• Provide microloans for microenterprise startups and growth through a Rural Microloan Revolving Fund
• Provide training and technical assistance to microloan borrowers and micro entrepreneurs

Application Deadline: June 30, 2022

RMAP Grant Program

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Agricultural Marketing Service – Local Food Promotion Program (LFPP)

LFPP funds projects that develop, coordinate, and expand local and regional food business enterprises that engage as intermediaries in indirect producer to consumer marketing to help increase access to and availability of locally and regionally produced agricultural products.

The program focuses on:
• Supporting the processing, aggregation, distribution, and storage of local and regional food products that are marketed locally or regionally, including value-added agricultural products
• Encouraging the development of value-added agricultural products
• Assisting with business development plans and feasibility studies
• Developing marketing strategies for producers of local food products and value-added agricultural products in new and existing markets
• Facilitating regional food chain coordination and mid-tier value chain development
• Promoting new business opportunities and marketing strategies to reduce on-farm food waste
• Responding to changing technology needs in indirect producer-to-consumer marketing
• Covering expenses related to cost incurred in obtaining food safety certification and improvements to food safety practices and equipment

Application Deadline: May 16, 2022

LFPP Grant