Rural Development provides financial assistance opportunities that are available to assist rural businesses, including cooperatives and agricultural producers.
For Organizations That Help Cooperatives
- Rural Cooperative Development Grants
- Socially-Disadvantaged Groups Grant
- Rural Business Development Grants
- Rural Microentrepreneur Assistance Program
For Cooperatives
- Value Added Producer Grants
- Business and Industry Guaranteed Loan Program
- Socially-Disadvantaged Groups Grant
- Multi-Family Housing Direct Loans
- Farm Labor Housing Direct Loans and Grants
- Multi-Family Housing Rental Assistance
For Rural Utility Cooperatives
- Rural Energy for America Program Renewable Energy Systems & Energy Efficiency
- Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) Energy Audit & Renewable Energy Development Assistance Grants
- Advanced Biofuel Payment Program
- Biorefinery, Renewable Chemical, and Biobased Product Manufacturing Assistance Program
- Distributed Generation Energy Project Financing
- Electric Infrastructure Loan & Loan Guarantee Program
- High Energy Cost Grants
- Rural Energy Savings Program
- Community Connect Grants
- Distance Learning & Telemedicine Grants
- Rural Broadband Access Loan and Loan Guarantee
- Telecommunications Infrastructure Loans and Loan Guarantees
Other Federal Agency Cooperative Development Information