La Ley Agrícola de 2014 reconoció las oportunidades de desarrollo económico y generación de riqueza que ofrecen las cooperativas al exigir que las agencias federales y las organizaciones cooperativas fomenten y coordinen el desarrollo cooperativo. Los socios federales incluyen agencias con jurisdicción sobre cooperativas y con programas que las empresas cooperativas pueden utilizar. El Departamento de Agricultura, el Servicio de Impuestos Internos (IRS), la División Antimonopolio del Departamento de Justicia, el Departamento de Trabajo y el Departamento de Vivienda y Desarrollo Urbano son agencias con jurisdicción directa sobre las cooperativas. La Administración de Pequeñas Empresas (SBA) está obligada, según la Ley de Propiedad de Empleados de Main Street, a firmar acuerdos con los Centros de Desarrollo de Pequeñas Empresas (SBDC) para impartir capacitación y proporcionar información y recursos sobre la propiedad de los empleados a través de las cooperativas. Otras agencias cuentan con programas, información y/o herramientas a los que las cooperativas pueden acceder, según el negocio de la cooperativa. Los estados y las organizaciones cooperativas del sector privado también son socios y se les anima a participar activamente en el Grupo de Trabajo Interinstitucional. Si su organización no está incluida aquí, contáctenos en CoopInfo@usda.gov .
Federal Partners
New York
Appalachian Regional Commission
The Appalachian Regional Commission is an economic development partnership agency of the federal government and 13 state governments focusing on 423 counties across Appalachia. ARC provides loans and grants that cooperatives may be able to benefit from either directly or indirectly by accessing the funds through a governmental entity or nonprofit.
Northern Border Regional Commission
The Northern Border Regional Commission is a Federal-State partnership for economic and community development within distressed counties of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, and New York. The NBRC provides Federal funds for economic development projects. Applicants generally are governmental entities and nonprofits; cooperatives much request funding from these intermediary organizations.
North Carolina
Appalachian Regional Commission
The Appalachian Regional Commission is an economic development partnership agency of the federal government and 13 state governments focusing on 423 counties across Appalachia. ARC provides loans and grants that cooperatives may be able to benefit from either directly or indirectly by accessing the funds through a governmental entity or nonprofit.
Ohio
Appalachian Regional Commission
The Appalachian Regional Commission is an economic development partnership agency of the federal government and 13 state governments focusing on 423 counties across Appalachia. ARC provides loans and grants that cooperatives may be able to benefit from either directly or indirectly by accessing the funds through a governmental entity or nonprofit.
Pennsylvania
Appalachian Regional Commission
The Appalachian Regional Commission is an economic development partnership agency of the federal government and 13 state governments focusing on 423 counties across Appalachia. ARC provides loans and grants that cooperatives may be able to benefit from either directly or indirectly by accessing the funds through a governmental entity or nonprofit.
South Carolina
Appalachian Regional Commission
The Appalachian Regional Commission is an economic development partnership agency of the federal government and 13 state governments focusing on 423 counties across Appalachia. ARC provides loans and grants that cooperatives may be able to benefit from either directly or indirectly by accessing the funds through a governmental entity or nonprofit.
Tennessee
Appalachian Regional Commission
The Appalachian Regional Commission is an economic development partnership agency of the federal government and 13 state governments focusing on 423 counties across Appalachia. ARC provides loans and grants that cooperatives may be able to benefit from either directly or indirectly by accessing the funds through a governmental entity or nonprofit.
Delta Regional Authority
The Delta Regional Authority works to improve regional economic opportunity by helping to create jobs, build communities, and improve the lives of the 10 million people who reside in the 252 counties and parishes of the eight-state Delta region. Cooperatives may benefit indirectly from grants provided through the States’ Economic Development Assistance Program; applicants are governmental entities and nonprofits. Funds can be used for business and workforce development.
Vermont
Northern Border Regional Commission
The Northern Border Regional Commission is a Federal-State partnership for economic and community development within distressed counties of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, and New York. The NBRC provides Federal funds for economic development projects. Applicants generally are governmental entities and nonprofits; cooperatives much request funding from these intermediary organizations.
Virginia
Appalachian Regional Commission
The Appalachian Regional Commission is an economic development partnership agency of the federal government and 13 state governments focusing on 423 counties across Appalachia. ARC provides loans and grants that cooperatives may be able to benefit from either directly or indirectly by accessing the funds through a governmental entity or nonprofit.