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GOEO trains Summit County advisory board on RCG, RCOG grants, eligibility and application tips
Summary
The Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity briefed Summit County's county economic opportunity advisory board on two primary programs—the Rural County Grant (RCG) and the competitive Rural Communities Opportunity Grant (RCOG)—covering amounts, match rules, reporting and examples of eligible projects.
James, a presenter from the Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity, led a training for Summit County's county economic opportunity advisory board on how to find and apply for state grant programs and how the advisory board should function.
The session focused on two grant programs that CEO boards administer: the Rural County Grant (RCG), which James said totals $4.8 million statewide and provides about $200,000 annually to each of the 24 rural counties, and the Rural Communities Opportunity Grant (RCOG), a competitive award of up to $600,000 for larger, targeted projects. "The rural county grant is given to each of the 24 rural counties across the state; we have $4,800,000 in funding that equates to $200,000 annually to each rural county," James said.
Why it matters: the grants fund planning, business recruitment and expansion, workforce training and infrastructure improvements that can retain or attract employers in rural communities. Presenters emphasized that RCOG awards are competitive and require applicants to present detailed, budgeted projects rather than…
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