Rural Cooperative Development Grants
CFDA 10.771 · Federal Grants & Funding
Total Funding
$18.2M
Awards
69
Recipients
53
States
31
Last Updated
Feb 18, 2026
Yearly Funding Trend
| Fiscal Year | Obligations | Awards | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $8.9M | 45 | |
| 2025 | $8.2M | 23 | -7.9% |
| 2026 | $1.1M | 1 | -87.2% |
Award Type Mix
| Type | Obligations | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| $0 | 0 |
Top 50 Awards under CFDA 10.771
Largest individual obligations for Rural Cooperative Development Grants.
| Award | Recipient | Awarding Agency | Place | FY | Obligation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ASST_NON_CLSS00000117966_012 BI GRANTS - RCDG DISCRETIONARY AGRI MARKETING RESOURCE CENTER | IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Iowa | Department of Agriculture Rural Business Cooperative Service | IA-04 | 2026 | $1,055,082 |
ASST_NON_20254880645508_012 RURAL AMERICAN COMMUNITIES FACE POPULATION LOSS, GROCERY STORE CLOSURES, INADEQUATE AND EXPENSIVE HEALTH AND ELDER CARE, LOSS OF ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY, UNEMPLOYMENT AND MORE. AND M… | COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION District of Columbia | Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture | WASHINGTON, DC-98 | 2025 | $1,000,000 |
ASST_NON_GLSX0002789300_012 VALUE-ADDED AGRICULTURAL MARKETING RESOURCE CENTER GRANT | IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Iowa | Department of Agriculture Rural Business Cooperative Service | IA-04 | 2025 | $700,000 |
ASST_NON_20254880645517_012 THE EFFICACY, RESILIENCE, AND POWER OF COOPERATIVE BUSINESSES ARE TIME-PROVEN FACTS, YET THEIR PREVALENCE IN NEW ENGLAND ECONOMIES REMAINS RELATIVELY LIMITED. COOPERATIVES HAVE PR… | THE CENTER FOR AN AGRICULTURAL ECONOMY LTD Vermont | Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture | HARDWICK, VT-00 | 2025 | $615,624 |
ASST_NON_GLSX0002740814_012 VALUE-ADDED AGRICULTURAL MARKETING RESOURCE CENTER GRANT | IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Iowa | Department of Agriculture Rural Business Cooperative Service | IA-04 | 2024 | $600,000 |
ASST_NON_20254880645516_012 IN COLLABORATION WITH THE NORTHWEST AGRICULTURE BUSINESS CENTER AND NORTHWEST COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT CENTER, LAKE COUNTY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION (DBA MISSION WEST COMMU… | LAKE COUNTY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION Montana | Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture | RONAN, MT-01 | 2025 | $582,502 |
ASST_NON_20254880645518_012 VIRGINIA FAIRS WILLESTABLISH AND EXPAND VALUE-ADDED, MUTUALLY OWNED AGRICULTURAL BUSINESSES AND COOPERATIVES IN RURAL AREAS BY PROVIDING ACCESS TO ESSENTIAL CAPITAL AND TECHNICAL… | VIRGINIA FOUNDATION FOR AGRICULTURE, INNOVATION & RURAL SUSTAINABILITY Virginia | Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture | HENRICO, VA-05 | 2025 | $553,685 |
ASST_NON_20254880645515_012 APPALACHIAN HARVEST: SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AGRIBUSINESS SUCCESS CENTER | APPALACHIAN SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT Virginia | Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture | DUFFIELD, VA-09 | 2025 | $536,440 |
ASST_NON_20254880645512_012 SINCE 1996, THE RMFU CO-OP CENTER HAS SUPPORTED RURAL COMMUNITIES INCOLORADO, NEW MEXICO, AND WYOMINGBY HELPING FARMERS, RANCHERS, AND ENTREPRENEURS BUILD AND MANAGE THEIR OWN BUS… | ROCKY MOUNTAIN FARMERS UNION EDUCATIONAL & CHARITABLE FOUNDATION Colorado | Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture | DENVER, CO-01 | 2025 | $493,965 |
ASST_NON_20254880645509_012 RURAL COMMUNITIES HAVE SIGNIFICANT ECONOMIC ASSETS AND ENTREPRENEURIAL ENERGY, BUT THEY ALSO FACE UNIQUE OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES IN MAINTAINING ESSENTIAL SERVICES AND LOCAL B… | COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, INC. Minnesota | Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture | SAINT PAUL, MN-02 | 2025 | $357,778 |
ASST_NON_20254880645514_012 MANY RURAL COMMUNITIES IN NORTH DAKOTA ARE AT RISK OF LOSING ESSENTIAL SERVICES THAT KEEP THEM VIBRANT AND LIVABLE. INDEPENDENT GROCERY STORES, WHICH SERVE AS ANCHORS OF SMALL TOW… | THE NORTH DAKOTA ASSOCIATION OF RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES North Dakota | Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture | MANDAN, ND-00 | 2025 | $299,973 |
ASST_NON_20254880745506_012 THE SOUTH/CENTRAL RURAL COOPERATIVE CENTER (SCRCC OR THE CENTER), OPERATED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS RIO GRANDE VALLEY, SERVES AGRICULTURAL AND RURAL BUSINESSES THROUGHOUT A 4-ST… | THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS RIO GRANDE VALLEY Texas | Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture | EDINBURG, TX-15 | 2025 | $298,156 |
ASST_NON_CLSS00000117144_012 DISC VALUE-ADDED AG PMDG-BEG & SOC DISADV FARMERS & RANCHERS | OLIVAREZ HONEY BEES, INC. California | Department of Agriculture Rural Business Cooperative Service | CA-01 | 2025 | $250,000 |
ASST_NON_CLSS00000116740_012 DISC VALUE-ADDED AG PMDG-MID TIER CHAINS | WISCONSIN FOOD HUB COOPERATIVE Wisconsin | Department of Agriculture Rural Business Cooperative Service | WI-08 | 2025 | $250,000 |
ASST_NON_CLSS00000116797_012 DISC VALUE-ADDED AG PMDG-MID TIER CHAINS | KENTUCKY CATTLEMENS ASSOCIATION, INC. Kentucky | Department of Agriculture Rural Business Cooperative Service | KY-06 | 2025 | $250,000 |
ASST_NON_CLSS00000088031_012 DISC VALUE-ADDED AG PMDG-MID TIER CHAINS | VALENZANO WINERY New Jersey | Department of Agriculture Rural Business Cooperative Service | NJ-03 | 2024 | $250,000 |
ASST_NON_CLSS00000086065_012 DISC VALUE-ADDED AG PMDG-BEG & SOC DISADV FARMERS & RANCHERS | AMERICAN OSTRICH COMPANY, LLC (THE) Idaho | Department of Agriculture Rural Business Cooperative Service | ID-90 | 2024 | $250,000 |
ASST_NON_20254880645510_012 RURAL COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE NORTHEAST FACE SIGNIFICANT CHALLENGES IN SUSTAINING SMALL BUSINESSES, RETAINING QUALITY JOBS, AND MAINTAINING ESSENTIAL SERVICES SUCH AS CHILDCARE AND… | COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE, INC. Massachusetts | Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture | MAYNARD, MA-05 | 2025 | $250,000 |
ASST_NON_CLSS00000086577_012 DISC VALUE-ADDED AG PMDG-BEG & SOC DISADV FARMERS & RANCHERS | STILLMAN QUALITY MEATS LLC Massachusetts | Department of Agriculture Rural Business Cooperative Service | MA-90 | 2024 | $249,981 |
ASST_NON_CLSS00000087809_012 DISC VALUE-ADDED AG PMDG-MID TIER CHAINS | SOSSAMAN FARMS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP Arizona | Department of Agriculture Rural Business Cooperative Service | AZ-90 | 2024 | $249,944 |
ASST_NON_CLSS00000086763_012 DISC VALUE-ADDED AG PMDG-BEG & SOC DISADV FARMERS & RANCHERS | FARM COAST BREWERY LLC Rhode Island | Department of Agriculture Rural Business Cooperative Service | RI-90 | 2024 | $249,924 |
ASST_NON_CLSS00000117085_012 DISC VALUE-ADDED AG PMDG-BEG & SOC DISADV FARMERS & RANCHERS | ZAFA WINES LLC Wisconsin | Department of Agriculture Rural Business Cooperative Service | WI-07 | 2025 | $249,377 |
ASST_NON_CLSS00000117157_012 DISC VALUE-ADDED AG PMDG-BEG & SOC DISADV FARMERS & RANCHERS | WOODCOCK FARM LLC Washington | Department of Agriculture Rural Business Cooperative Service | WA-06 | 2025 | $249,200 |
ASST_NON_CLSS00000087272_012 DISC VALUE-ADDED AG PMDG-MID TIER CHAINS | BUCKEYE MILK HOUSE, LLC Ohio | Department of Agriculture Rural Business Cooperative Service | OH-07 | 2024 | $226,000 |
ASST_NON_CLSS00000117087_012 DISC VALUE-ADDED AG PMDG-BEG & SOC DISADV FARMERS & RANCHERS | CALIFORNIA FRUIT AND PRODUCE GROWER CO L California | Department of Agriculture Rural Business Cooperative Service | CA-90 | 2025 | $225,000 |
ASST_NON_20254880745507_012 ELEMENTS OF THE PROJECT INCLUDE:AGRICULTURAL PROJECTS:SIERRA FOOTHILL FARMER FOOD HUB (KEY PERSONNEL DEBORAH YASHAR, WITH E. KIM COONTZ)THE SIERRA FOOTHILLS FARMER FOOD HUB PROJEC… | CALIFORNIA CENTER FOR COOPERATION DEVELOPMENT California | Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture | DAVIS, CA-04 | 2025 | $220,662 |
ASST_NON_20254880745505_012 THE KENTUCKY CENTER FOR AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT (KCARD), A NONPROFIT 501(C)(3) COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT CENTER, PROPOSES TO CONTINUE IMPROVING THE ECONOMIC CONDITIONS OF… | THE KENTUCKY CENTER FOR AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT, INC. Kentucky | Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture | ELIZABETHTOWN, KY-02 | 2025 | $217,884 |
ASST_NON_CLSS00000086036_012 PERSISTENT POVERTY RCDG - RURAL COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT GRANTS | MONTANA COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT CENTER INC Montana | Department of Agriculture Rural Business Cooperative Service | MT-02 | 2024 | $200,000 |
ASST_NON_GLSX0002772907_012 RURAL COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT GRANTS | CAROLINA COMMON ENTERPRISE North Carolina | Department of Agriculture Rural Business Cooperative Service | NC-04 | 2024 | $200,000 |
ASST_NON_GLSX0002772606_012 RURAL COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT GRANTS | LAKE COUNTY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION Montana | Department of Agriculture Rural Business Cooperative Service | MT-01 | 2024 | $200,000 |
ASST_NON_GLSX0002771771_012 RURAL COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT GRANTS | THE NORTH DAKOTA ASSOCIATION OF RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES North Dakota | Department of Agriculture Rural Business Cooperative Service | ND-00 | 2024 | $200,000 |
ASST_NON_GLSX0002771679_012 RURAL COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT GRANTS | KEYSTONE DEVELOPMENT CENTER Pennsylvania | Department of Agriculture Rural Business Cooperative Service | PA-11 | 2024 | $200,000 |
ASST_NON_GLSX0002771396_012 RURAL COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT GRANTS | CALIFORNIA CENTER FOR COOPERATION DEVELOPMENT California | Department of Agriculture Rural Business Cooperative Service | CA-90 | 2024 | $200,000 |
ASST_NON_GLSX0002770880_012 RURAL COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT GRANTS | ROCKY MOUNTAIN FARMERS UNION EDUCATIONAL & CHARITABLE FOUNDATION Colorado | Department of Agriculture Rural Business Cooperative Service | CO-01 | 2024 | $200,000 |
ASST_NON_GLSX0002768114_012 RURAL COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT GRANTS | BRATTLEBORO DEVELOPMENT CREDIT CORP Vermont | Department of Agriculture Rural Business Cooperative Service | VT-00 | 2024 | $200,000 |
ASST_NON_GLSX0002769095_012 RURAL COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT GRANTS | DEMOCRACY AT WORK INSTITUTE, INC California | Department of Agriculture Rural Business Cooperative Service | CA-90 | 2024 | $200,000 |
ASST_NON_GLSX0002768385_012 RURAL COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT GRANTS | COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE, INC. Massachusetts | Department of Agriculture Rural Business Cooperative Service | MA-90 | 2024 | $200,000 |
ASST_NON_CLSS00000087305_012 PERSISTENT POVERTY RCDG - RURAL COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT GRANTS | COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION District of Columbia | Department of Agriculture Rural Business Cooperative Service | DC-98 | 2024 | $200,000 |
ASST_NON_CLSS00000086340_012 PERSISTENT POVERTY RCDG - RURAL COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT GRANTS | THE KENTUCKY CENTER FOR AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT, INC. Kentucky | Department of Agriculture Rural Business Cooperative Service | KY-02 | 2024 | $200,000 |
ASST_NON_GLSX0002758166_012 RURAL COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT GRANTS | VIRGINIA FOUNDATION FOR AGRICULTURE, INNOVATION & RURAL SUSTAINABILITY Virginia | Department of Agriculture Rural Business Cooperative Service | VA-05 | 2024 | $200,000 |
ASST_NON_GLSX0002764442_012 RURAL COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT GRANTS | WESTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY Illinois | Department of Agriculture Rural Business Cooperative Service | IL-90 | 2024 | $200,000 |
ASST_NON_GLSX0002764715_012 RURAL COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT GRANTS | INDIANA COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT CENTER INC Indiana | Department of Agriculture Rural Business Cooperative Service | IN-07 | 2024 | $200,000 |
ASST_NON_GLSX0002764861_012 RURAL COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT GRANTS | BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA Nebraska | Department of Agriculture Rural Business Cooperative Service | NE-01 | 2024 | $200,000 |
ASST_NON_GLSX0002766935_012 RURAL COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT GRANTS | NORTHWEST AGRICULTURE BUSINESS CENTER Washington | Department of Agriculture Rural Business Cooperative Service | WA-02 | 2024 | $200,000 |
ASST_NON_GLSX0002767930_012 RURAL COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT GRANTS | CONORTH Minnesota | Department of Agriculture Rural Business Cooperative Service | MN-04 | 2024 | $200,000 |
ASST_NON_GLSX0002767932_012 RURAL COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT GRANTS | COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, INC. Minnesota | Department of Agriculture Rural Business Cooperative Service | MN-02 | 2024 | $200,000 |
ASST_NON_GLSX0002768081_012 RURAL COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT GRANTS | UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA ANCHORAGE Alaska | Department of Agriculture Rural Business Cooperative Service | AK-00 | 2024 | $200,000 |
ASST_NON_GLSX0002768096_012 RURAL COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT GRANTS | VALUE-ADDED AGRICULTURE DEVELOPMENT CENTER INC South Dakota | Department of Agriculture Rural Business Cooperative Service | SD-00 | 2024 | $200,000 |
ASST_NON_GLSX0002768112_012 RURAL COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT GRANTS | FOOD CO-OP INITIATIVE Vermont | Department of Agriculture Rural Business Cooperative Service | VT-00 | 2024 | $200,000 |
ASST_NON_GLSX0002768206_012 RURAL COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT GRANTS | COMMUNITY-SHELTER ASSISTANCE Oregon | Department of Agriculture Rural Business Cooperative Service | OR-01 | 2024 | $200,000 |
Top 50 awards shown, ranked by obligated amount. Dates reflect performance period; last-modified dates match USAspending.gov. Complete listings include all transaction history going back to FY2024.
Spending by State
| State | Funding | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| Iowa | $2.6M | 4 |
| California | $1.4M | 7 |
| Montana | $1.3M | 5 |
| Virginia | $1.3M | 3 |
| District of Columbia | $1.2M | 2 |
| Vermont | $1.0M | 3 |
| Minnesota | $956K | 4 |
| Massachusetts | $700K | 3 |
| Wisconsin | $699K | 3 |
| Colorado | $694K | 2 |
| Kentucky | $668K | 4 |
| Washington | $649K | 3 |
| North Dakota | $500K | 2 |
| Texas | $498K | 2 |
| South Carolina | $400K | 2 |
| Nebraska | $375K | 2 |
| Pennsylvania | $373K | 2 |
| North Carolina | $274K | 2 |
| Idaho | $250K | 1 |
| New Jersey | $250K | 1 |
| Arizona | $250K | 1 |
| Rhode Island | $250K | 1 |
| Ohio | $226K | 1 |
| Oregon | $202K | 2 |
| South Dakota | $200K | 1 |
| Illinois | $200K | 1 |
| Alaska | $200K | 1 |
| Indiana | $200K | 1 |
| Tennessee | $177K | 1 |
| Georgia | $175K | 1 |
| New York | $18K | 1 |
Top Recipients
Agencies Administering This Program
Source: USAspending.gov · All Programs