# Utah Center for Rural Development

**Type:** resource
**Status:** Stub
**Confidence:** Low
**Focus:** Entrepreneurship Communities, Late Stage Growth, Other, Rural, Aerospace and Defense, Agriculture
**Location:** Utah
**Updated:** 2026-05-09
**Layout:** field-guide

## Summary

The Center for Rural Development, part of Utah's Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity, collaborates with the state's rural counties, communities, and businesses to provide economic development resources. It administers programs such as the Rural Communities Opportunity Grant (RCOG), which supports unique economic development projects, and the Rural Employment Development Incentive (REDI), offering grants to businesses creating high-paying jobs in rural areas. Additionally, the center manages initiatives like the Enterprise Zone Tax Credits and the Rural Economic Development Tax Increment Financing (REDTIF) to promote business growth and infrastructure development in Utah's rural regions.

This page was bulk-imported from the Startup State resource CSV so the resource is discoverable in the wiki. It needs a future editorial pass against the provider's current official page before the wiki makes strong recommendations from it.

## Who It Helps

The CSV lists this resource for these communities:

- Rural

It also maps the resource to these industries:

- Aerospace and Defense
- Agriculture
- Arts and Entertainment and Recreation
- Consumer Packaged Goods
- Financial Services
- Hospitality and Food Services
- Life Sciences and Healthcare
- Manufacturing
- Other
- Software and Information Technology

## What It Provides

The imported description suggests this resource may provide support related to:

- Entrepreneurship Communities
- Late Stage Growth
- Other

## How To Access It

Start with the official link or contact information from the CSV, then verify the current program details before recommending it to a founder.

- Email: [business@utah.gov](mailto:business@utah.gov)

## Cost / Eligibility

Not specified in the CSV import. Verify current cost, application requirements, geographic coverage, and eligibility on the provider's official page.

## Best Fits

Based on the Startup State tags, this may fit Utah founders or operators working on:

- Entrepreneurship Communities
- Late Stage Growth
- Other
- Rural

## Imported Coverage

- Startup State CSV ID: 2682
- Counties or regions: Beaver, Box Elder, Cache, Carbon, Daggett, Davis, Duchesne, Emery, Garfield, Grand, Iron, Juab, Kane, Millard, Morgan, Piute, Rich, Salt Lake, San Juan, Sanpete, Sevier, Summit, Tooele, Uintah, Utah, Wasatch, Washington, Wayne, Weber
- Communities: Rural
- Industries: Aerospace and Defense, Agriculture, Arts and Entertainment and Recreation, Consumer Packaged Goods, Financial Services, Hospitality and Food Services, Life Sciences and Healthcare, Manufacturing, Other, Software and Information Technology
- Topics: Entrepreneurship Communities, Late Stage Growth, Other

## Evidence

- [Startup State Resource Filter](startup-state-resource-list.md)
- [Startup State Resource List source note](startup-utah-resource-list.md)

## Open Questions

- Is the imported description still accurate on the provider's current website?
- What is the exact next step for a founder: apply, schedule advising, attend an event, reserve space, or contact staff?
- Are there costs, deadlines, geographic limits, or eligibility rules that should change the recommendation?