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# Timber Production Expansion Guaranteed Loan Program (TPEP) | Rural Development **Official websites use** A **. gov** website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.
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Timber Production Expansion Guaranteed Loan Program (TPEP) # Timber Production Expansion Guaranteed Loan Program (TPEP) ## Timber Production Expansion Guaranteed Loan Program (TPEP) The Timber Production Expansion Guaranteed Loan Program (TPEP) operated in partnership with the U.S. Forest Service provides financial support to qualified lenders whose loan applicants want to establish, reopen, expand, or improve a sawmill or other wood processing facility that processes ecosystem restoration byproducts from USDA Forest Service National Forest System lands.
Frequently Asked Questions Do you require clarification, have a question, or just need to talk with someone who administers the program? Let us know and we’ll be happy to assist. ### How to Become an Approved Lender To participate in this program, lenders must first be approved by USDA Rural Development using criteria from the OneRD Guaranteed Loan Initiative.
The map ranks land areas of the country from high to very high priority for restoration work, including vegetation removal, with respect to addressing wildfire hazard potential and risks of insects and diseases. ## Other USDA Programs Which May Help For larger or more complex projects, we highly encourage you to explore our other programs at USDA Rural Development.
Some of these programs are stackable with TPEP and others can assist with direct and indirect community and project needs. Use the cards below to learn more and we encourage you to connect with your USDA Rural Development State Office to talk through the applicability of these other programs to your project.
### Business and Industry Loan Guarantees (B&I) The Business and Industry Guaranteed Loan Program (B&I) provides loan guarantees to qualified lenders to make loans to eligible rural businesses. For example, a B&I loan guarantee can be used to help retrofit or expand eligible sawmills to handle small trees or scale up current operations.
Upcoming USDA and partner-hosted events related to the Timber Production Expansion Guaranteed Loan Program will be added below. You’re encouraged to attend to learn more about the Timber Production Expansion Loan Program and related programs. **Check back soon for future events.
** Past USDA and partner-hosted events will be archived below for your review. If a recording or transcript of the event is available, there will be a link to access it under the event heading.
**USDA’s Timber Production and Expansion Guaranteed Loan Program** This webinar provided an overview of the Timber Production Expansion Guaranteed Loan Program (TPEP) as well as featuring the first edition of USDA Rural Development’s Timber & Wood Products Resource Guide. Program experts from RD and the USDA Forest Service also answered questions in a Live Q&A format.
Webinar Recording - Coming Soon **USDA Presents: Access to Capital in Rural America for Non-Regulated Lenders Webinar** This webinar featured prominent speakers from across Rural Development discussing the OneRD Guarantee Loan Initiative and answering questions about the new process and application.
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