Opportunities

Entrepreneurship Challenge

National Entrepreneurship Challenge Focuses on Rural Entrepreneurs and Innovations; Applications Due September 15

On July 24, the American Farm Bureau Federation, in partnership with Georgetown University's McDonough School of Business Global Social Enterprise Initiative
and the Georgetown Entrepreneurship Initiative's StartupHoyas, launched the Rural Entrepreneurship Challenge, the first national business competition
focused exclusively on rural entrepreneurs and business innovations cultivated in rural regions of the United States.

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USDA Grant

Release No. 0177.14 Contact: Weldon Freeman (202) 690-1384

USDA Seeks Applications for Grants to Increase Economic Opportunity
and Improve the Quality of Life in Rural Areas

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13, 2014 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today
announced that USDA is seeking applications for grants that will be awarded
to organizations to provide critical financial and technical assistance to
recipients to develop and strengthen their capacity to carry out housing,
community facilities and community and economic development projects.

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USDA Funding Report

WEEK OF JUNE 30, 2014

PUBLICATIONS

Keys to Community Branding 

Find out why Opelousas, Louisiana is "perfectly seasoned" and Hollister, California is "a great place to bale", in a presentation on the importance of branding communities by expert Ben Muldrow of Arnett Muldrow & Associates. Watch the video.

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Funding Opportunities Links

A number of resources are available which summarize grant and foundation funding that could apply to the Kentucky Highlands Promise Zone.  These include the following:

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