Cooperative Network and the UWCC
Awarded RCDG Grant to Continue Supporting New Cooperative Businesses
UWCC and
Cooperative Network were recently awarded $175,000 to continue providing
technical assistance and counsel to existing cooperatives and groups
interested in forming new cooperative businesses in the Upper
Midwest. Through the Great Lakes Cooperative Center, UWCC will work with co-ops from all sectors with a special focus
on employee-owned businesses and co-ops in the food and agriculture
sectors. Cooperative Network will continue its work in the fields of
health care, energy, and senior housing.
The grant was provided through USDA Rural
Development's Rural Cooperative Development Grant program. Under this
program, grants of up to $175,000 may be awarded to colleges,
universities and non-profit groups to create and operate centers that help
individuals or groups establish, expand, or operate rural businesses,
especially cooperatives and mutually-owned businesses. In 2012, the
Rural Cooperative Development Grant program funded 35 organizations in 24
states.
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