Housing Assistance (Rural Development)

Housing Assistance through Rural Development is a suite of programs from the USDA that provides financial assistance to low- and moderate-income rural Americans, as well as state, local, and tribal governments and nonprofits working on rural housing and community development. The USDA Rural Development agency offers loans, grants, and loan guarantees to help eligible rural residents purchase, build, repair, or improve housing.

Technical assistance is also available for organizations supporting rural housing access. Programs target areas outside of urban centers and prioritize underserved rural communities in need of safe, affordable housing options.

# All Programs | Rural Development **Official websites use** A **. gov** website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.

**Secure websites use HTTPS** Rural Development U.S. Department of Agriculture * Director of State Office Operations * Rural Business-Cooperative Service * Rural Utilities Service * Healthy Food Financing Initiative * Interagency Working Group on Cooperative Development * Substantially Underserved Trust Area (SUTA) * Cybersecurity for Water and Wastewater Systems * Community Facilities Programs * Multifamily Housing Programs * Single Family Housing Programs * Telecommunications Programs * Water & Environmental Programs * Program Support Services * General Terms and Conditions * General Terms and Conditions - Legacy View all General Terms and Conditions * For Water & Environmental Engineers * Rural Development Disaster Assistance View all Programs & Services * Stakeholder Announcements ### **Ohio Feed Mill Modernizes with USDA Lending Partnership** Towering over the main intersection of Baltic, Ohio, is the Gerber & Sons, Inc. feed mill.

Since it first started in 1905, this family-owned business in rural Holmes County has produced custom feed mix and bulk feed for local livestock and poultry farmers...

* Publications for Cooperatives * Regulations and Guidance View all Regulations and Guidance * Guaranteed Underwriting System (GUS) * LINC Contact and Resources View all LINC Training Library * RD Forms Help and How To Videos ### Human Resources Inquiries ### **Existing Home Loan Borrower Inquiries** PO Box 66889 St. Louis, MO 63166 1. [](https://www.

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gov/) * Community Facilities Programs * Multifamily Housing Programs * Single Family Housing Programs * Telecommunications Programs * Water & Environmental Programs * Program Support Services * General Terms and Conditions * General Terms and Conditions - Legacy * For Water & Environmental Engineers * Rural Development Disaster Assistance #### Delta Health Care Services Grant This program provides financial assistance to address the continued unmet health needs in the Delta Region.

Grants are awarded to promote cooperation among health care professionals, institutions of higher education, research institutions and other entities in the Delta Region. #### Value-Added Producer Grants 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. #### Tribal College Initiative Grants This program provides funding to 1994 Land Grant Institutions (Tribal Colleges) to make capital improvements to their educational facilities and to purchase equipment. #### Advanced Biofuel Payment Program This program aims to increase the production of advanced biofuels.

#### Meat and Poultry Processing Expansion Program – Phase 3 What does this program do? The Meat and Poultry Processing Expansion Program (MPPEP)provides grants to help eligible meat and poultry processors expand their capacity. #### Meat and Poultry Processing Expansion Program – Phase 4 What does this program do?

The Meat and Poultry Processing Expansion Program (MPPEP)provides grants to help eligible meat and poultry processors expand their capacity.

USDA Rural Development designed this program to encourage competition and sustainable growth in the U.S. #### Rural Cooperative Development Grant Program 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.

#### Housing Preservation Grants This provides grants to sponsoring organizations for the repair or rehabilitation of housing owned or occupied by low- and very-low-income rural citizens.

#### Native Community Development Financial Institution Relending Demonstration Program The Native Community Development Financial Institution (Native CDFI) Relending Demonstration Program is designed to improve homeownership opportunities for Native American Tribes, Alaska Native Communities, and Native Hawaiian Communities in rural areas.

#### Rural Community Development Initiative Grants This program awards grants to help non-profit housing and community development organizations, low-income rural communities and federally recognized tribes support housing, community facilities and community and economic development projects in rural areas.

#### Distance Learning & Telemedicine Grants The Distance Learning and Telemedicine program helps rural communities use the unique capabilities of telecommunications to connect to each other and to the world, overcoming the effects of remoteness and low population density.

#### High Energy Cost Grants This program assists energy providers and other eligible entities in lowering energy costs for families and individuals in areas with extremely high per-household energy costs (275 percent of the national average or higher.) #### Rural Business Development Grants This program is designed to provide technical assistance and training for small rural businesses.

#### Socially-Disadvantaged Groups Grant This program provides technical assistance to socially-disadvantaged groups through cooperatives and Cooperative Development Centers.

#### Technical Assistance and Construction for Innovative Regional Wastewater Treatment Solutions (TAC-RWTS) Grant Pilot Program Grants may be made to eligible entities for the study, design, or construction of regional wastewater systems for historically impoverished communities that have had difficulty installing traditional wastewater treatment systems due to soil conditions.

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