USDA Rural Development has launched a new website to enhance program accessibility and customer service.
The new website (www.rd.usda.gov/mn) features quicker and more intuitive access to programs, simplified site navigation, and information about services and staff contacts in every state office. The site also provides easily accessible resources for loan and grant applications, eligibility information and program descriptions.
“We invite the public, local governments, businesses, rural residents, non-profit organizations and anyone interested in the future of rural communities to visit the website,” USDA Rural Development State Director Colleen Landkamer said. “The site can now be easily accessed on Smartphones and tablets, making Rural Development program information and applications for funding more accessible than ever.”
Other website features include:
- Daily processing updates for lenders participating in the Single Family Housing Guaranteed Loan program (http://www.rd.usda.gov/programs-services/single-family-housing-guaranteed-loan-program/mn)
- Access to program Regulations and Guidelines (http://www.rd.usda.gov/publications/regulations-guidelines)
- A map of available multi-family housing rental units (http://rdmfhrentals.sc.egov.usda.gov/RDMFHRentals/select_state.jsp)
- A map of available revolving loan funds throughout Minnesota
- Loan portfolio packages for a simpler application process for our Community Facilities and Water & Wastewater programs.
Future enhancements to the site will include Spanish language descriptions of programs.
USDA Rural Development administers and manages housing, business and community infrastructure programs through a national network of state and local offices. These programs are designed to improve the economic stability of rural communities, businesses, residents, farmers and ranchers and improve the quality of life in rural America.