Rural Business Assistance for Nevadans

RuBA provides business training, mentorship, and funding up to $25K

Program to be delivered in English and Spanish

The Audacity Institute is accepting applications for the Rural Business Assistance Program (RuBA). to support small business, startups, side gigs or an amazing business idea.

Participants in the RuBA program will receive loans that will be forgiven upon completion of a nine-month online business training and mentorship program through the Audacity Institute.

“The RuBA program was designed to provide funding and support for business owners and those with amazing ideas,” said Danielle Rees from the Audacity Institute. “Audacity will provide mentoring and business training with peer support from a cohort of other Nevada rural business owners. The virtual training will require just a three-hour commitment per month over the nine-month program.”

Funds of up to $25,000 will be deposited in October after the first education session and one-on-one mentoring has been completed.

Qualified applications will:
• Have a business or business idea with less than $2 million in annual sales
• Be based in rural Nevada (which excludes the City of Reno, City of Sparks, and Clark County)
• Have been impacted by COVID-19

The online application closes on September 3rd at 11:59 p.m. Applications are available in English and Spanish and can be accessed at: RubaNV.com.

Audacity will provide application assistance in both Spanish and English at: 775-470-7789 or info@audacityinstitute.org.

RuBA is funded by a Community Development Block Grant from the Nevada Governor’s Office of Economic Development.