Rural Innovation Stronger Economy (RISE) Grant

Grants from $500,000 to $2 million to create or expand rural job accelerator partnerships. A 20% non-federal match is required (5% for projects in persistent poverty counties).

You must co-fund 20%.

U.S. Department of Agriculture, Rural Development

public · national

Deadline: annual_call — Announced through an annual Federal Register notice; historically with a spring or summer deadline.

This funder does not publish a success rate. We rank it using the rate observed across similar programmes and label it as an estimate rather than implying we know.

Quick — mostly identity and bank details.

You fund 20% yourself.