This program assists agricultural producers enter into value-added activities related to the processing and marketing of new products. The goals of this program are to generate new products, create and expand marketing opportunities and increase producer income.
This program is designed to provide technical assistance and training for small rural businesses.
This program improves the economic condition of rural areas by helping individuals and businesses start, expand or improve rural cooperatives and other mutually-owned businesses through Cooperative Development Centers.
This program provides technical assistance to socially-disadvantaged groups through cooperatives and Cooperative Development Centers.
This program offers loan guarantees to lenders for their loans to rural businesses.
This program provides 1 percent low-interest loans to local lenders or “intermediaries” that re-lend to businesses to improve economic conditions and create jobs in rural communities.
This program provides a Rural Business Investment Company (RBIC) license to newly formed developmental capital organizations to help meet the equity capital investment needs in rural communities.
This program provides funding for rural projects through local utility organizations.
This program provides loans and grants to Microenterprise Development Organizations (MDOs); To help microenterprises startup and grow and provide training and technical assistance to microloan borrowers and micro entrepreneurs.