UL LAFAYETTE RECEIVES SECOND USDA GRANT TO EXPAND SUPPORT FOR RURAL BUSINESSES

LAFAYETTE, La., Oct. 8 -- The University of Louisiana at Lafayette issued the following news release:

The University of Louisiana at Lafayette has received a $174,565 grant through the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Business Development Grant Program to expand support for entrepreneurs in rural communities across Acadiana.

The grant, the University's second USDA Rural Development award supporting its Rural Economic Development Innovation Initiative, or REDII, will establish the Rural Enterprise and Innovation Accelerator, or REIA. The new initiative will build on REDII by expanding access to small-scale manufacturing resources, technical expertise and hands-on training to help businesses move from concept development through produ...