OPEN — 2026 REDI November quarterly applicant grant intake November 1–15, 2026, while funding remains. Current-cycle authenticated Salesforce application form not independently inspected; pending full application verification.
Utah GOEO Rural Employment Development Incentive (REDI) — November 2026 Round (Up to $250,000 per Business)
Funding$4,000–$6,000 per qualified new full-time rural Utah job, subject to up to $250,000 in annual REDI grants per eligible business entity. This is an applicant annual cap, not the statewide program pool; no current total pool published.
DeadlineNovember 15, 2026 (2026 fourth-quarter open window November 1–15). Exact portal closing time and time zone not specified in the controlling official instructions.
Last verified2026-11-04
Required next actionReview official Utah GOEO 2026 REDI instructions at https://business.utah.gov/wp-content/uploads/REDI-Information-and-Instructions-2026.pdf and application page https://business.utah.gov/rural/redi/. Confirm rural worksite and full-time position eligibility, county wage thresholds, 12-month retention and baseline staffing, and obtain GOEO portal account. Complete the current-cycle online questionnaire, Excel Hiring Plan and Baseline sheets, W-9 and applicable Utah tax/wage/employment records. Submit during November 1–15, 2026 before making eligible hires; verify current Salesforce application form labels.
Broad Eligibility
Sole proprietorships, partnerships, corporations, nonprofit or other organizations engaged in business activity with eligible newly created jobs principally worked in rural Utah locations. Positions must be new, at least 30 hours/week, pay at least county average annual wage, and retained at least 12 months; businesses must maintain baseline workforce and current taxes and business license. Primary construction, staffing, retail and public-utility businesses are excluded.
Atlas Analysis
Verified November 4, 2026 against Utah GOEO's official 2026 six-page REDI Information and Instructions and live official program page. Legitimate applicant-facing rural workforce job-creation post-performance grant for eligible business entities, NOT RHTP federal or state RHTP allocation and NOT procurement. $4k–$6k per job and $250k annual entity cap; avoid presenting cap as statewide pool. Nov 1–15 window. Official PDF lists Excel Hiring Plan/Baseline, W-9 and employment/tax records; no general fixed cash match stated. Authenticated 2026 Salesforce portal form not inspected and 2025 step-by-step document has stale 2025 application labels, so hold Pending Review until current form verification. No exact deadline time stated.
Utah Rural Employment Development Incentive (REDI) — November 2026 Application Window
Application dates: November 1 through November 15, 2026; an exact closing time or time zone is not given on the official program page. The grant is available quarterly as funds permit. Businesses should apply through the Utah Governor’s Office of Economic Opportunity (GOEO) portal before adding eligible positions.
Applicant-level funding: $4,000–$6,000 for each newly created qualifying job, depending on county wage conditions, subject to an annual REDI allocation limit of $250,000 per eligible business entity. An overall funding pool is not specified on the official program page. REDI is a post-performance financial-assistance grant, not an advance cash award: payment depends on meeting hiring, employment-retention, baseline-staff and reporting requirements.
Eligible applicants: Businesses and other qualifying business entities creating genuinely new high-paying positions with primary work locations in rural Utah. Positions can be remote or at a satellite site if their actual work location meets the rural geographic rules. Employers primarily engaged in construction, retail, staffing, or public utilities are excluded. Applicants must remain current on required taxes, unemployment insurance and applicable business licensing.
Job conditions: New positions must average at least 30 hours weekly, pay at least 100% of county average annual wages excluding benefits, and be retained for at least 12 months while the organization preserves baseline full-time employment. Applicants must submit before the new positions are created, subject to GOEO’s contract and eligible hiring-period rules.
How to apply: Read the official 2026 REDI Information and Instructions PDF. Complete GOEO’s online questionnaire plus Hiring Plan and Baseline sheets in the Excel template; upload signed W-9 and applicable Utah employer wage reports, employee agreements or equivalent staffing records. Follow the grant portal’s current-cycle instructions and confirm the active application listing before submitting. A legacy step-by-step PDF still shows 2025 portal labels and does not independently establish the current 2026 form.
Source verificationOfficial government source · business.utah.govAtlas last verified this record 2026-11-04. Always use the funder's current application materials, amendments and portal instructions as the controlling source.View source and application materials ↗
