Rural Microentrepreneur Assistance Program — Rural Business-Cooperative Service funding opportunity
Rural Business-Cooperative Service · Federal agency

Rural Microentrepreneur Assistance Program

Provides loans and grants to Microenterprise Development Organizations (MDOs) to provide training and technical assistance to microloan borrowers and micro entrepreneurs.

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Award $0–$100k Deadline in 10 days closing in 10 days Location Alabama Type grant Level Federal Closing soon posted Feb 26, 2026
✦ AI Summary
  • Who can apply: Federal-level applicants (see eligibility for details).
  • Funding amount: up to $100,000 (total pool ~$3,200,000).
  • Next deadline: June 30, 2026.
  • Issued by: Rural Business-Cooperative Service.
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Award amount
$0–$100k
Deadline
in 10 days
Jun 30, 2026
Total pool
$3.2M

About this opportunity

Provides loans and grants to Microenterprise Development Organizations (MDOs) to provide training and technical assistance to microloan borrowers and micro entrepreneurs.

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Who can apply

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Geographic eligibility

  • Alabama
  • Alaska
  • Arizona
  • Arkansas
  • California
  • Colorado
  • Connecticut
  • Delaware
  • Florida
  • Georgia
  • Hawaii
  • Idaho
  • Illinois
  • Indiana
  • Iowa
  • Kansas
  • Kentucky
  • Louisiana
  • Maine
  • Maryland
  • Massachusetts
  • Michigan
  • Minnesota
  • Mississippi
  • Missouri
  • Montana
  • Nebraska
  • Nevada
  • New Hampshire
  • New Jersey
  • New Mexico
  • New York
  • North Carolina
  • North Dakota
  • Ohio
  • Oklahoma
  • Oregon
  • Pennsylvania
  • Rhode Island
  • South Carolina
  • South Dakota
  • Tennessee
  • Texas
  • Utah
  • Vermont
  • Virginia
  • Washington
  • West Virginia
  • Wisconsin
  • Wyoming
  • District of Columbia

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Citation details

Source systemgrants.gov
Source ID361373
PostedFeb 26, 2026

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