The Carbon County Rural County Grant Program (RCGP) is designed to address the economic development needs of Carbon County.
Donor Name: Carbon County
State: Utah
County: Carbon County (UT)
Type of Grant: Grant | In-Kind | Matching Grants
Deadline: 12/01/2025
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
The purpose is to address the economic development needs, which may include:
- business recruitment, development, and expansion;
- workforce training and development; and,
- infrastructure, industrial building development, and capital facilities improvements for business development.
Funding Information
Carbon County has grant funds for potential projects. A dollar for dollar (50/50) match is required. Cash and/or in-kind matches will be considered. Average requested awards range between $1,000 and $20,000, though larger grant requests up to $50,000 may be considered.
Eligible Expenses
All applicants must be located in Carbon County. Examples of eligible grant projects include, but are not limited to:
- infrastructure upgrades or development (for operational purposes);
- new commercial building construction and/or existing commercial building expansion;
- new or upgraded equipment and/or machinery;
- affordable housing developments (excluding single (1) home construction)
- value-added agriculture expansion; and,
- new industry recruitment and/or investments.
Eligibility Criteria
Eligible applicants include the following:
- for-profit businesses;
- non-profit organizations; and,
- local government entities.
Ineligibility
The following projects/expenses are ineligible for the RCGP:
- project area is not located in Carbon County;
- short-term payroll, utility, or other operating expenses;
- project does not provide business development, job creation, or economic incentive to Carbon County;
- project is not current on property taxes, has an invalid/unapproved business license or conditional use permit, or is in violation of any other applicable federal, state or local rule, regulation or requirement.
For more information, visit Carbon County.
