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USDA Announces 2013 Recipients of Rural Business Enterprise Grants

USDA kicked off National Small Business Week by announcing the selection of recipients for USDA’s Rural Business Enterprise Grants (RBEGs).

A total of 54 recipients in 21 states received RBEG awards totaling $4.7 million in investment for rural small businesses.

Many of this year's projects relate to local food and agriculture, including food hubs and farm-to-school and organic food enterprises.

The funding will be used for feasibility studies, improved web marketing, tourism outreach and new facilities.

For more information, visit the USDA’s RBEG website.

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Cooperative Rhode Island Research, Education & Extension Service Partners
Rhode Island Department of Agriculture
Rhode Island Fact Sheet, Economic Research Service, USDA - This specific fact sheet includes current data on population, per-capita income, earnings per job, poverty rates, employment, unemployment, farm and farm-related jobs, farm characteristics, farm financial characteristics, top ag commodities, top export commodities and top counties in ag sales.
Rhode Island Farmers' Markets
Rhode Island USDA Rural Development
More Links
- Federal Regulations, New England Extensions, Food Safety Consortium.
- Northeast Center for Food Entrepreneurship
- Rhode Island Rural Development Council (RIRDC)
- Rhode Island Small Business Development Center (RISBDC)
- State of Rhode Island - Business
- The Small Business Resource is designed to help business owners and entrepreneurs solve problems and locate key public and private organizations and individuals. These are business decision makers - businessmen and women looking to expand their operations, relocate companies, and plan a business start-up.

State Contacts

Kenneth Ayars
Division of Agriculture
Department of Environmental Management
Providence, RI
(401) 222-2781, ext. 4500
ken.ayars@dem.ri.gov

Richard Burke
USDA Rural Development in Southern New England
Amherst, MA
(413) 253-4319
dick.burke@ma.usda.gov
www.rurdev.usda.gov/ma/SO.htm

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