# Rural Innovation Stronger Economy (RISE) Grant Program
> **Rural Utilities Service** · Final rule; request for comment. · Published 2021-06-15 · Effective 2021-06-15 · 86 FR 31585
## Document
- **Document number:** 2021-12334
- **Category:** rural-development
- **Sub-agency:** Rural Utilities Service
- **Federal Register citation:** 86 FR 31585
- **CFR reference:** 7 CFR 4284
- **Publication date:** 2021-06-15
- **Effective date:** 2021-06-15
- **USDA docket:** Docket No. RBS-21-BUSINESS-0007
## Abstract

The Rural Business-Cooperative Service (RBCS), an agency of the Rural Development mission area within the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), hereinafter referred to as the Agency, is issuing a final rule to establish the Rural Innovation Stronger Economy (RISE) program as authorized by Section 6424 of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (2018 Farm Bill) to improve the ability of distressed rural communities to create high-wage jobs, accelerate the formation of new businesses, and help rural communities identify and maximize local assets.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/06/15/2021-12334/rural-innovation-stronger-economy-rise-grant-program)
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