1. USDA Rural Development Programs
Presented by Carolyn (Carol) Wetuski, Innovation Center

2. Rural Development Rural Business Service Rural Utilities Service
Rural Housing Service

3. Rural Business Service
Business and Industry Loan Guarantees
Intermediary Relending Program
Rural Business Development Grants
Rural Economic Development Loans and Grants
Value Added Producer Grant (VAPG) Program
Rural Microentrepreneur Assistance Program (RMAP)
Renewable Energy for America Program (REAP) Loan Guarantees and Grants
Cooperative Development Technical Assistance

4. Rural Utility Service Water and Waste Disposal Loans and Grants
Technical Assistance and Training Grants
Rural Water Circuity Rider Technical Assistance
Solid Waste Management Grants
Emergency Community Water Assistance Grants
Distance Learning and Telemedicine
Broadband Loan and Grants
Community Connect Grants
Rural Electrification Loans and Grants

5. Rural Housing Service Single Family Home Loan Guarantees
Single Family Direct Home Loans
Single Family Home Repair Loans and Grant Grants
Multi-Family Housing Loan Guarantees
Farm Labor Housing Loans and Grants
Housing Preservation Grants
Community Facility Loan Guarantees
Community Facility Direct Loans and Grants

6. Community Facilities

7. Community Facility
Loan Guarantees
Direct Loans
Grants

8. Community Facilities Essential Community Facilities Public Safety
Public Buildings and Equipment
Health Care Facilities and Equipment
Education and Cultural Facilities
Infrastructure
Eligible Applicants
Public Bodies, Non Profits, or Indian Tribes
Communities less than 20,000 residents

9. Water Environmental Programs

10. Water Environmental Programs
Water and Waste Disposal (WWD) Direct Loans
WWD Loan Guarantees
WWD Grants
Emergency Community Water Assistance Grants
Technical Assistance and Training Grants
Solid Waste Management Grants

11. Water Environmental Programs
Loan/Grant Purposes
Drinking Water
Sanitary Sewer
Solid Waste Disposal
Storm Drainage
Eligible Applicants
Public Bodies, Non Profits, or Indian Tribes
Communities less than 10,000 residents

12. Telecommunications

13. Broadband Access Loan and Loan Guarantee
Program provides funding for
Construction
Improvement
Acquisition of Facilities
Eligible Applicants
Public Bodies, Corporation, Limited Liability Corporations, Cooperatives, or Indian Tribes
Eligible Area
Completely contained within a rural area or composed of multiple rural areas
At least 15% of households in proposed area not have access to broadband services as defined
No part of proposed area may have 3 or more incumbent service providers
Broadband Access Loan and Loan Guarantee

14. ReConnect Program provides funding for Construction Improvement
Acquisition of Facilities under certain restrictions
Eligible Applicants
Public Bodies, Corporation, Limited Liability Corporations, Cooperatives, Non-profits, or Indian Tribes
Eligible Area
Completely contained within a rural area or composed of multiple rural areas, incorporated areas less than 20,000 population
90% must not have sufficient access (less than 10 Mbps downstream and 1 Mbps upstream for 50%/50% loan/grant applications and 100% loan applications. Grants require 100% of area with insufficient access.

15. Distance Learning and Telemedicine Grants
Program provides funding for
Audio, video, and interactive video equipment
Broadband facilities that support distance learning or telemedicine
Computer hardware, network components, and software
Acquisition of instructional programming
Acquisition of technical assistance and instruction for using eligible equipment
Eligible Applicants
Public Bodies, For-profit businesses, Non-profits organizations, or Indian Tribes
Eligible Area
Rural areas with 20,000 or less in population

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