OpportunityTitle: Rural Microentrepreneur Assistance Program
CategoryExplanation: The purpose of the RMAP program is to support the development and ongoing success of rural microentrepreneurs and microenterprises.  Direct loans and grants are made to selected Microenterprise Development Organizations (MDOs).
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: Non-profit entities, Indian tribes, and public institutions of higher education that, for the benefit of rural microentrepreneurs and microenterprises, provides training and technical assistance, makes microloans or facilitates access to capital or another related service, and/or has demonstrated record of delivering, or an effective plan to develop a program to deliver such services.
Description: Eligible MDOs will automatically be eligible to receive technical assistance grants to provide technical assistance and training to microentrepreneurs that have received or are seeking a microloan under the RMAP. These grants are limited to an amount equal to not more than 25 percent of the loan to an MDO under the RMAP.Technical assistance-only (TA-only) grants will competitively be made to MDOs for the purpose of providing technical assistance and training to prospective borrowers. TA-only grants will be made to eligible MDOs that seek to provide business-based technical assistance and training to eligible microentrepreneurs and microenterprises, but do not seek funding for a direct loan under RMAP.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: National Office Respresentative
GrantorContactText: Lori Washington &lt;br/&gt;Loan Specialist &lt;br/&gt;Phone 2027209815
CloseDateExplanation: RMAP applications are accepted on a rolling basis.