Take the Next Step
Visit the official National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) website for the Rural Cooperative Development Grant Program application. The application deadline is September 15, 2025.
There are no other additional requirements at the national level. If there are additional state-specific requirements they will be listed above.
For information or to file an application, contact the Rural Development (RD) office serving your county:
AREA OFFICES
Anniston: (256) 835-7821, ext. 4
Counties served: Calhoun, Cherokee, Clay, Cleburne, DeKalb, Etowah, Randolph, Talladega
Bay Minette: (251) 937-3297, ext. 5
Counties served: Baldwin, Clarke, Conecuh, Escambia, Mobile, Monroe, Washington
Camden: (334) 682-4116, ext. 4
Counties served: Autauga, Butler, Chilton, Choctaw, Dallas, Lowndes, Marengo, Perry, Wilcox
Cullman: (256) 734-6471 ext. 5
Counties served: Blount, Cullman, Franklin, Jefferson, Marion, St. Clair, Walker, Winston
Huntsville: (256) 532-1677 ext. 5
Counties served: Colbert, Jackson, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Limestone, Madison, Marshall, Morgan
Ozark: (334) 774-4926 ext. 4
Counties served: Barbour, Coffee, Covington, Crenshaw, Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston, Pike
Tuscaloosa: (205) 553-1733 ext. 5
Counties served: Bibb, Fayette, Greene, Hale, Lamar, Pickens, Shelby, Sumter, Tuscaloosa
Tuskegee: (334) 725-3321 ext. 4
Counties served: Bullock, Chambers, Coosa, Elmore, Lee, Macon, Montgomery, Tallapoosa, Russell