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Colorado State Office
Presented by Tedd Buelow, Acting State Director (Native American Coordinator)
USDA Rural Development Overview
Farm & Foreign Agricultural
Services
Food, Nutrition & Consumer
ServicesFood Safety
Marketing & Regulatory Programs
Natural Resources & Environment
Research, Education & Economics
Rural Development
One USDA, Seven Mission Areas
USDA Rural Development’s Mission
To assist rural communities in creating prosperity so they are self-sustaining and economically thriving through investments that create ladders of opportunity, build regional resilience and support the growth of emerging markets.
Rural Development
Rural Business-Cooperative
Service
Rural Housing Service
Rural Utilities Service
Rural Development Offices
Rural Development Offices
47 State Offices400 Area Offices1 National Office in DC
Rural Development’s Programs
Rural Housing Service (RHS)
Rural Housing Service (RHS)
Single Family Housing -Homeownership• No Down Payment• 100 Percent Affordable Fixed Rate
Financing• Closing Costs and Repairs may be
included• No Private Mortgage Insurance
(PMI)• No Prepayment Penalties
Rural Housing Service (RHS)
Single Family Housing - Repair Loans and Grants • Access for persons with
disabilities
• Roofs and septic tanks
• Energy-saving upgrades, and more
Rural Housing Service (RHS)
Multi-Family Housing
Rural Housing Service (RHS)
Community Facilities
• Hospitals, health clinics
• Schools
• Daycares
• Fire houses, first responder vehicles and equipment
• Community centers and more
• Rural Community Development Initiative
Rural Business-Cooperative Service (RBS)
Business Programs
Rural Business-Cooperative Service (RBS)
Business & Industry Loan Guarantees
Rural Business-Cooperative Service (RBS)
• Convert, enlarge, repair, modernize, or develop business
• Purchase and develop land, easements, rights-of-way, buildings, or facilities
• Purchase equipment, machinery, supplies, or inventory
• Refinance when new jobs will be created and other conditions are met
Additional Business Programs
Rural Business-Cooperative Service (RBS)
• Rural Business Development Grants• Intermediary Relending Program• Rural Microentrepreneur Assistance
Program• Rural Economic Development Loan
& Grant Program
Energy Programs
Rural Business-Cooperative Service (RBS)
• Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) o Renewable Energy Systems & Energy
Efficiency Improvement Loans & Grantso Energy Audits & Renewable Energy
Development Grants
• Advanced Biofuel Payment Program• Repowering Assistance Program• Biorefinery, Renewable Chemical,
and Biobased Product Manufacturing Assistance Program
REAP
Rural Business-Cooperative Service (RBS)
• Install energy efficient lighting• Upgrade refrigeration systems• Improve insulation, duct work, windows, and
other building upgrades• Lower heating and cooling costs with heating,
ventilation, and air conditioning upgrades• Install solar panels or wind turbines• Purchase anaerobic digesters• Establish other renewable energy
systems including geothermal or hydropower
• Convert biomass to energy
Rural Business-Cooperative Service (RBS)
Cooperative Programs• Value Added Producer Grant
• Rural Cooperative Development Grant
• Socially Disadvantaged Groups Grant
Rural Utilities Service (RUS)
Rural Utilities Service (RUS)
Water and Waste Disposal Loans and Grants
• Improve infrastructure• Support public health and
safety• Promote economic
development
Rural Utilities Service (RUS)
Telecommunications Programs• Telecommunications
Infrastructure Loans
• Broadband Loans
• Community Connect Grants
• Distance Learning and Telemedicine Grants
Rural Utilities Service (RUS)
Electric Programs• Electric Loans
• Rural Energy Savings Program
• High Energy Cost Grants
Assistance under USDA Rural Development programs is available to applicants in areas designated as “rural.” Under law, the definition of “rural area” is different for each program.
Contact your local USDA Rural Development office for more information.
Or go to: www.rd.usda.gov
Or call 1 (800) 670-6553 (toll free)
USDA is an equal opportunity provider, employer, and lender.
Tedd Buelow, Acting State DirectorColorado State Office
Native American CoordinatorUSDA Rural Development
www.rd.usda.govUSDA is an equal opportunity provider, employer, and lender.