Deadline: 20-May-22
The Rural Maryland Council is pleased to announce a funding call for the 2023 Rural Entrepreneurship Development to promote entrepreneurship and assist efforts that provide training and technical assistance to the entrepreneurs who can help build prosperous and sustainable rural communities by creating jobs, raising incomes, creating wealth and improving the quality of life.
Rural entrepreneurship development would provide grants for entrepreneurial development activities of rural serving nonprofit organizations and higher education institutions. Entrepreneurship, a key economic development strategy, supports existing rural business sectors (including agriculture and tourism), as well as innovation in technology and other economic development areas. They strongly encourage building partnerships with rural and urban businesses and entrepreneurs.
Funding Information
The State has budgeted $1,500,000 in General Funds for the entrepreneurship portion of the RMPIF program.
Eligible Projects: To be eligible, proposals must be regional (two or more counties) or intergovernmental (meaning two units of government) and be completed between August 1, 2022 and June 30, 2023.
Eligibility Criteria
Applicants must be a local government, institute of higher education, regional council, or be a 501(c)(3) IRS tax designation or similar and serve a regional or statewide rural constituency. Community Colleges, Career Technology Centers, Regional Councils and Libraries are eligible applicants. The applicant does not have to be located in a rural area or in the area it serves.
For more information, visit RMPIF.
For more information, visit https://rural.maryland.gov/grant-opportunities/