Apply In Person:

1. To Apply for Rural Business Development Grants (RBDG), the applicant has to approach the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development link
2. An application form will be provided to the applicant by the concerned officer. or it can be downloaded from the following link
3. The applicant has to fill in all the necessary details in the application form. (Incomplete applications are not accepted)
4. Make sure that the applicant has attached all the necessary documents that are mentioned in the “Required Documents” section of this page.
5. The applicant has to attach the photocopies of the required documents along with the application form while submitting.
6. Submit all the documents with the completed form to the concerned office.
7. Once the application is determined to be complete, USDA will conduct a further review of the management team and business plan.
8. Fee for this procedure has to be paid as per the authority request.
9. If the initial review is favourable, USDA will proceed to conduct an interview with the applicant.
10. The notification will take between 12 – 13 weeks from the receipt of the initial application.
11. The applicant will be advised of the results of the meeting within 60 days.

• Application form link
• Articles of Incorporation (including any amendments).
• Bylaws (including any amendments).
• RS letter granting non-profit standing.
• Current (within 12 months) Certificate of Good Standing issued by the appropriate Secretary of State.
• Board Resolution authorizing entity to apply and administer the RBEG/RBOG including the name and title of the person authorized to sign grant documents.
• List of Board Members.
• Documentation of organization (dated established if other than city, county, or state government).
• Latest Three (3) years financial statements including, balance sheets, income statements and current audited report if available.
• Copy of an account statement

USDA Rural Development
Rural Housing Service
1400 Independence Ave., SW,
Rm 5014, STOP 0701
Washington, DC 20250-0701
Application assistant Phone: (202) 690-0433
Contact link
Regional link

The following individuals are eligible:

• Towns.
• Communities.
• State agencies.
• Authorities.
• Non-profit corporations.
• Institutions of higher education.
• Federally-recognized tribes.
• Rural cooperatives (if organized as a private non-profit corporation).

• Fee for this procedure has to be paid as per the authority request.

Explain the time until which the certificate/document is valid.
e.g. Birth Certificate Valid Forever

• Application form link

Please attach sample completed documents that would help other people.

• This entire process can be completed within 30 days or as per the timeline advised by the respective department authority.

Videos explaining the procedure or to fill the applications.
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Please remove the '&' inside the tags during implementation.
Website = allocine, blip, dailymotion, facebook, gametrailers, googlevideo, html5, metacafe, myspace, revver,
sevenload, viddler, vimeo, youku, youtube
width = 560, height = 340, Video ID = Can be obtained from the URL of webpage where the video is displayed.
e.g In the following url 'http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0US7oR_t3M' Video ID is 'Y0US7oR_t3M'.

• Applicant must complete the application form before submitting. Incomplete applications will not be accepted.
• Applicant must provide genuine information while applying for this procedure.

• General Information.
• Investing.
• Operational Assistance (Oa) Grant.
• Operations, Decision-Making And Investment Oversight.
• Legal And Financial Provisions Of The Rbic.
• Relevant Investment Experience.
• Relevant Venture Capital Finance and Community Development Finance.
• Individuals with lending experience.
• Relevant Grant Management Experience.
• Individuals with grants management experience.
• Relevant Venture Capital Finance and Community Development Finance Experience.

• RBDG is a competitive grant designed to support targeted technical assistance, training, and other activities leading to the development or expansion of small and emerging private businesses in rural areas that have fewer than 50 employees and less than $1 million in gross revenues. Programmatic activities are separated into enterprise or opportunity type grant activities.

• For more information Link

Please explain what are other uses of obtaining this document/certificate.
e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.

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More information which might help people.