Funding and Grants

USDA Rural Business Development Grant (RBDG)

USDA Rural Business Development Grant (RBDG) is a federal funding program available in Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska. Grants to public bodies, nonprofits, tribes, and higher-education institutions for activities that develop small and emerging rural businesses.

LevelFederal
AdministratorUSDA Rural Development (Rural Business-Cooperative Service)
Who can applyRural Areas Outside Cities of 50,000+ (Scotts Bluff County Qualifies)
Funding$10,000 to $500,000

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Who qualifies

The applicant is a rural public body, nonprofit, cooperative, tribe, or institution of higher education (for-profit businesses and individuals are beneficiaries, not applicants).
Funds support technical assistance, training, or development for small and emerging private businesses (under 50 new employees, under $1 million gross revenue).

This program is available throughout Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska.

Funding terms

Grant, generally $10,000 to $500,000, with no cost-share required.

What you need to apply

RBDG Application
Project Work Plan and Budget

The rule behind this program

Every eligibility statement on this page traces to first-party authority (corpus version 2026.06).

Program Guidance: USDA Rural Business Development Grant (RBDG)

Need help applying? Build Scotts Bluff offers lending coordination for Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska. See lending coordination services.

Advisory only. Eligibility is a deterministic read of public program rules as of the cited corpus version and is not legal advice or a guarantee of funding; every determination must be reviewed against the live program and counsel.