Federal Programs from Rural Development
Financial programs support public facilities and services such as water and sewer systems, housing, health clinics, emergency service facilities and electric and telephone service. The Office promotes economic development by supporting loans to businesses through banks , credit unions and community-managed lending pools.
1890 Land Grant Institutions Rural Entrepreneurial Outreach Program
Rural Development
To encourage 1890 Institutions to provide technical assistance for business creation in economically challenged rural communities, to conduct educational programs that develop and improve upon the pro...more
Rural Development
To encourage 1890 Institutions to provide technical assistance for business creation in economically challenged rural communities, to conduct educational programs that develop and improve upon the pro...more
State Bulk Fuel Revolving Fund Grants
Rural Development
To provide grants to State entities for revolving funds to promote more cost-effective fuel purchases for communities where fuel cannot be shipped by surface transportation....more
Rural Development
Denali Commmission Grants and Loans
Rural Development
Grants and loans to the Denali Commission for the benefit of rural communities in Alaska with extremely high household energy costs exceeding 275 percent of the national average....more
Rural Development
Grants and loans to the Denali Commission for the benefit of rural communities in Alaska with extremely high household energy costs exceeding 275 percent of the national average....more
Assistance to High Energy Cost Rural Communities
Rural Development
Assistance to rural communities with extremely high energy costs....more
Rural Development
Public Television Station Digital Transition Grant Program
Rural Development
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has ordered all television broadcasters to initiate the broadcast of a digital television signal and to cease analog television broadcasts. The result of th...more
Rural Development
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has ordered all television broadcasters to initiate the broadcast of a digital television signal and to cease analog television broadcasts. The result of th...more
Community Connect Grant Program
Rural Development
To encourage community-oriented connectivity by providing grants to eligible applicants who will deploy broadband transmission service in rural communities where such service does not currently exist;...more
Rural Development
Grant Program to Establish a Fund for Financing Water and Wastewater Projects
Rural Development
To make grants to private, nonprofit organizations to establish a revolving loan fund to make small, short term loans for pre-development or small capital water or waste disposal projects....more
Rural Development
Delta Health Care Services Grant Program
Rural Development
The Delta Health Care Services Grant Program is designed to provide financial assistance to address the continued unmet health needs in the Delta Region through cooperation among health care professio...more
Rural Development
The Delta Health Care Services Grant Program is designed to provide financial assistance to address the continued unmet health needs in the Delta Region through cooperation among health care professio...more
Rural Broadband Access Loans and Loan Guarantees
Rural Development
To assure that people in eligible rural communities have access to broadband service comparable in reliability and quality to the rest of the Nation....more
Rural Development
To assure that people in eligible rural communities have access to broadband service comparable in reliability and quality to the rest of the Nation....more
Social Entrepreneurship
Spotlight
Rwanda as Social Entrepreneur Fund Beneficiary
The Republic of Rwanda has been picked as one of the six African countries as beneficiaries for a new fellowship fund program designed at supporting social entrepreneurs in tackling issues on food security.
