Businesses
Government-funded
$300K
per applicant
Grant
Cash award, application-based
Rolling
No fixed cutoff
Rolling
Or check for open cycles
Moderate
Standard state application
Performance grants for businesses creating 5+ new jobs in rural Utah counties. Grant of $5,000–$15,000 per new qualifying job, paid post-performance after employment milestones are verified. Designed to accelerate economic diversification in Utah's rural communities.
Do I qualify?
Answer the questions below for a rules-based self-assessment of your fit for this program. This is informational — final determinations are made by the administering agency.
1.Company must be in a rural Utah county
2.Minimum 5 new full-time jobs
3.Wages must meet or exceed county average wage
4.Grant: $5,000–$15,000 per new qualifying job
5.Post-performance payment after job verification
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