Programs & Services

Provide financial backing and technical assistance to stimulate business creation and growth.

Offers direct loans, loan guarantees and grants to develop or improve essential public services and facilities in communities across rural America.

Provide effective marketing, low-cost supplies and services to their member owners, and cooperatives bring electricity, e-connectivity, affordable housing, capital, financial services, telecommunications, health care, food, hardware, building supplies, and countless other goods and services to rural America.

Provides leadership and capital to maintain, expand, upgrade, and modernize America's vast rural electric infrastructure.

Funding to complete energy audits, provide renewable energy development assistance, make energy efficiency improvements and install renewable energy systems.

Affordable multi-family rental housing in rural areas by financing projects geared for low-income, elderly and disabled individuals and families as well as domestic farm laborers. 

Families and individuals have the opportunity to buy, build, repair, or own safe and affordable homes located in rural America.

Provide a variety of loans and grants to build and expand broadband networks. Loans to build broadband networks and deliver service to rural households and businesses, provide capital for rural telecommunications companies and broadband providers.

Obtain technical assistance and financing necessary to develop drinking water and waste disposal systems.

Documents and material contained in the USDA LINC Training and Resource Library.