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This program helps very small, financially distressed rural communities with predevelopment feasibility studies, design and technical assistance on proposed water and waste disposal projects.

What is Stand-Alone Rental Assistance?Decoupling Rental Assistance allows eligible USDA Rural Development Multifamily Housing (MFH) direct loan borrowers to continue receiving long-term rental assistance in exchange for agreeing to preserve and operate their multifamily

This program assists low- and very-low-income applicants obtain decent, safe and sanitary housing in eligible rural areas by providing payment assistance to increase an applicant’s repayment ability.

What does this program do?

The Section 502 Guaranteed Loan Program assists approved lenders in providing low- and moderate-income households the opportunity to own adequate, modest, decent, safe and sanitary dwellings as their primary residence in eligible rural areas.

This program provides loans to very-low-income homeowners to repair, improve or modernize their homes or grants to elderly very-low-income homeowners to remove health and safety hazards.

This program reduces or eliminates pollution of water resources by providing funding for organizations that provide technical assistance or training to improve the planning and management of solid waste sites.

This program supports projects that promote and implement strategic community investment plans. These plans use the unique strengths of rural communities to advance prosperity.

Strengthening Processing for U.S. Ranchers (SPUR) Program Frequently Asked Questions  

This program provides financing for the construction, maintenance, improvement and expansion of telephone service and broadband in rural areas.

This program provides funding to 1994 Land Grant Institutions (Tribal Colleges) to make capital improvements to their educational facilities and to purchase equipment.

This program provides funding for clean and reliable drinking water systems, sanitary sewage disposal, sanitary solid waste disposal, and storm water drainage to households and businesses in eligible rural areas.

This program helps private lenders provide affordable financing to improve access to clean, reliable water and waste disposal systems in rural areas. 

This program assists low-income communities with initial planning and development of applications for USDA Rural Development Water and Waste Disposal direct loan/grant and loan guarantee programs.

This program helps qualified, private nonprofits provide technical assistance and training to identify and evaluate solutions to water and waste problems; helps applicants prepare applications for water and waste disposal loans/grants;