USDA Rural Development Programs
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USDA Rural Development Programs Presented by Carolyn (Carol) Wetuski, Innovation Center
Rural Development Rural Housing Service • Rural Utilities Service • Rural Business Service
Rural Business Service • Business and Industry Loan Guarantees • Intermediary Relending Program • Rural Business Development Grants • Rural Economic Development Loans and Grants • Value Added Producer Grant (VAPG) Program • Rural Microentrepreneur Assistance Program (RMAP) • Renewable Energy for America Program (REAP) Loan Guarantees and Grants • Cooperative Development Technical Assistance
Rural Utility Service • Water and Waste Disposal Loans and Grants • Technical Assistance and Training Grants • Rural Water Circuity Rider Technical Assistance • Solid Waste Management Grants • Emergency Community Water Assistance Grants • Distance Learning and Telemedicine • Broadband Loan and Grants • Community Connect Grants • Rural Electrification Loans and Grants
Rural Housing Service • Single Family Home Loan Guarantees • Single Family Direct Home Loans • Single Family Home Repair Loans and Grant Grants • Multi-Family Housing Loan Guarantees • Farm Labor Housing Loans and Grants • Housing Preservation Grants • Community Facility Loan Guarantees • Community Facility Direct Loans and Grants
Community Facility • Loan Guarantees • Direct Loans • Grants
Community Facilities Essential Community Facilities • Public Safety • Public Buildings and Equipment • Health Care Facilities and Equipment • Education and Cultural Facilities • Infrastructure Eligible Applicants • Public Bodies, Non Profits, or Indian Tribes • Communities less than 20,000 residents
Water Environmental Programs • Water and Waste Disposal (WWD) Direct Loans • WWD Loan Guarantees • WWD Grants • Emergency Community Water Assistance Grants • Technical Assistance and Training Grants • Solid Waste Management Grants
Water Environmental Programs Loan/Grant Purposes • Drinking Water • Sanitary Sewer • Solid Waste Disposal • Storm Drainage Eligible Applicants • Public Bodies, Non Profits, or Indian Tribes • Communities less than 10,000 residents
Broadband Access Loan and Loan Guarantee Program provides funding for • Construction • Improvement • Acquisition of Facilities Eligible Applicants • Public Bodies, Corporation, Limited Liability Corporations, Cooperatives, or Indian Tribes Eligible Area • Completely contained within a rural area or composed of multiple rural areas • At least 15% of households in proposed area not have access to broadband services as defined • No part of proposed area may have 3 or more incumbent service providers
ReConnect Program provides funding for • Construction • Improvement • Acquisition of Facilities under certain restrictions Eligible Applicants • Public Bodies, Corporation, Limited Liability Corporations, Cooperatives, Non-profits, or Indian Tribes Eligible Area • Completely contained within a rural area or composed of multiple rural areas, incorporated areas less than 20,000 population • 90% must not have sufficient access (less than 10 Mbps downstream and 1 Mbps upstream for 50%/50% loan/grant applications and 100% loan applications. Grants require 100% of area with insufficient access.
Distance Learning and Telemedicine Grants Program provides funding for • Audio, video, and interactive video equipment • Broadband facilities that support distance learning or telemedicine • Computer hardware, network components, and software • Acquisition of instructional programming • Acquisition of technical assistance and instruction for using eligible equipment Eligible Applicants • Public Bodies, For-profit businesses, Non-profits organizations, or Indian Tribes Eligible Area • Rural areas with 20,000 or less in population
Contact National Website: www.rd.usda.gov State Websites: www.rd.usda.gov/(stateabreviation) • Example: www.rd.usda.gov/wi