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Rural Cooperative Development Grant (RCDG)

Status

Usually opens in May and June

Projected from the months this call usually opens — not a date the funder has confirmed.

Closed

Projected from the pattern of past calls — confirm on the funder's page before planning around it.

Amount
$200,000

Grants of up to $200,000 to establish and operate centres for cooperative development. A 25% match is required (5% for 1994 institutions).

You must co-fund 25%. Work out the cash you need

Funder

U.S. Department of Agriculture, Rural Development

public · national

Deadline: One call a year — Most recent listed deadline was September 15, 2025

Your odds
Not published

This funder does not publish a success rate. We rank it using the rate observed across similar programmes and label it as an estimate rather than implying we know.

Effort
quick

Quick — mostly identity and bank details.

You fund 25% yourself.

Who can apply

Funds Cooperative Development Centers that help rural individuals and businesses start, expand or improve cooperatives and mutually-owned businesses

Related reading: How grant deadlines actually work · UEI and SAM.gov registration, explained

Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://www.rd.usda.gov/programs-services/business-programs/rural-cooperative-development-grant-program

"The application deadline is September 15, 2025."

Last checked against the official page on 5 October 2026

Source: www.rd.usda.gov

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