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Cooperatives

USDA Invites Applications for Grants to Strengthen Rural Cooperatives and Expand Access to New and Better Markets for People in Rural America

WASHINGTON, April 4, 2024 – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Under Secretary Dr. Basil Gooden today announced that USDA is inviting applications for grants to strengthen rural cooperatives and expand access to new and better markets for people in rural America.

Illinois Rural Cooperatives Receive More than $4 Million in Grants and Loans from USDA Rural Development

CHAMPAIGN, IL. Nov. 16th, 2023 – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Illinois State Director Betsy Dirksen Londrigan today announced that USDA is investing more than $4 million in loans and grants to spur economic development, catalyze rural prosperity and advance equity through rural cooperatives Illinois.

Biden-Harris Administration Invests More Than $1.2 Billion in Rural Cooperatives to Increase Economic Opportunity and Advance Equity in Rural America

JACKSON, Ms. Nov. 9, 2023 – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development State Director for Mississippi Dr. Trina N. George today announced that USDA is investing more than $1.2 billion in loans and grants to spur economic development, catalyze rural prosperity and advance equity through rural cooperatives in 36 states and Puerto Rico.

USDA Invests Nearly $1 Million in Rural Cooperatives to Increase Economic Opportunity and Advance Equity Montana

Bozeman, Mont., Nov. 9, 2023 – U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development in Montana State Director Kathleen Williams announced today an investment of more than $820,000 in grant funding to generate economic development and advance equity in Montana’s rural and Tribal business communities.    

USDA Invests More Than $1.2 Billion in Rural Cooperatives to Increase Economic Opportunity and Advance Equity in Rural America

DENVER, Co. Nov. 9, 2023 – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that USDA is investing more than $1.2 billion in loans and grants to spur economic development, catalyze rural prosperity and advance equity through rural cooperatives in 36 states and Puerto Rico.