Department of Agriculture — Federal Assistance Programs

In General. -The Secretary of Agriculture shall make competitive grants to eligible institutions to- (1) strengthen institutional educational capacities, including libraries, curriculum, faculty, scientific instrumentation, instruction…

RIIA: Support educational opportunities in the food and agriculture sciences by (1) strengthening institutional educational capacities, including libraries, curriculum, faculty, scientific instrumentation, instruction delivery systems, and…

The objective of the Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure Program (RFSI) is to build resilience in the middle of the food supply chain, to provide more and…

RPP provides assistance to rice producers that planted or were prevented from planting rice in crop year 2022 in order to offset higher than normal production…

To deliver training and information as well as outreach activities in the management of production, marketing, financial, legal and human risk to the U.S. agricultural producers…

This program furnishes loans and loan guarantees to provide funds for the costs of construction, improvement, or acquisition of facilities and equipment needed to provide service…

To promote sustainable economic development and facilitate the development of small and emerging private business, industry, and related employment for improving the economy in rural communities.

To promote economic development and create wealth and job opportunities among individuals living in rural areas and help to meet the equity capital investment needs primarily…

To develop the capacity and ability of private, nonprofit community-based housing and community development organizations, low-income rural communities and/or federally recognized Indian tribes to undertake projects…

To improve the economic condition of rural areas by assisting individuals and businesses in the startup, expansion or operational improvement of rural cooperatives and other mutually-owned…

To make grants to private, nonprofit organizations to finance the construction, refurbishing and servicing of individually-owned household water well and/or wastewater systems in rural areas for…

USDA Rural Development Innovation Center in partnership with Rural Cooperative Business Service. This program is to evaluate the impact of RD’s grants and loan programs on…

The Rural Housing Voucher Demonstration program is designed to provide rental housing assistance vouchers to tenants in properties that pay off their Rural Development mortgage. The…

Fellowships are intended to improve the coordination and effectiveness of Federal programs, services, and actions affecting rural areas.

The ReConnect Program provides loans, grants, and loan/grant combination awards to facilitate broadband deployment in rural areas. An essential goal of the ReConnect Program is to…

The Rural Economic Development Loan and Grant Programs provide funding for rural projects through local utility organizations. USDA provides zero-interest loans to local utilities which they,…

This program is to provide lower cost financing for rural utilities to assure that people in eligible rural areas have access to electric services comparable in…

(1) Provision of grants and loan guarantees to agricultural producers and rural small businesses to promote energy efficiency improvements and renewable energy systems development. The program…

The Rural Energy Savings Program (RESP) provides loans to entities who provide energy efficiency services in rural areas that agree to make affordable loans to help…

The Rural Health and Safety RHSE program addresses the health and well-being of rural America through supporting the development and/or implementation of projects focused on: (1)…