## Find Loans & Grants

### For Homes

                                                    - Buy, build, repair or refinance your home
                                                    - Build or manage multi-family homes
                                                    - Find an apartment for rent in your area

### For Businesses

                                                    - Start or grow your business or cooperative
                                                    - Reduce your business’s climate impact
                                                    - Help businesses start and grow

### For Communities

                                                    - Develop a community economic plan
                                                    - Expand/improve community facilities & services
                                                    - Build out or upgrade water treatment facilities

## Explore Our Programs

### Water & Wastewater Infrastructure

Explore ways USDA RD can help rural communities obtain the technical assistance and financing necessary to develop drinking water and waste disposal systems.

/programs-services/water-environmental-programs

### Energy

Our Energy programs empower rural America to establish, maintain, and evolve its energy resources for a cleaner, brighter, and more sustainable future.

/programs-services/energy-programs

### High-speed Internet Access

Learn about how our programs provide funds to expand high-speed internet access for rural people.

/programs-services/telecommunications-programs

### Electricity

USDA RD’s electric programs help fund electric infrastructure to sustain rural economic well-being and improve quality of life.

/programs-services/electric-programs

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## Support & Tools

                                          -    Talk to a Rural USDA Expert
USDA Service Centers are designed to be a single location where customers can access the services provided by the Farm Service Agency, Natural Resources Conservation Service, and the Rural Development agencies.

Find your local State Office
 

                                          -    Check Eligibility
Check a home, town or service location to verify eligibility for Rural Programs
 
                                          -    Manage your USDA Loan
You can create an account and manage your current loan through the Customer Service Center (CSC) portal. You can also contact the CSC at 800-414-1226
 

## Resources

### Lender Portal

This innovative resource allows for electronic reporting by lenders, the Rural Business Cooperative Service, the Rural Utilities Service and the Rural Housing Service.

https://usdalinc.sc.egov.usda.gov/

### Forms & Publications

This comprehensive resource provides access to all rural USDA documents, including directives regulations and environmental studies.

/resources

### Resource Guides

USDA Rural Development has produced a series of resource guides to inform rural communities.

/resources/publications/resource-guides

### News      See All News

#### Biden-Harris Administration Invests in Clean Energy and Fertilizer Production to Strengthen American Farms and Businesses as Part of Investing in America Agenda

March 28, 2024

#### Biden-Harris Administration Bringing High-Speed Internet, Clean Drinking Water and Modern Infrastructure to Tribal Communities

March 12, 2024

#### USDA Celebrates Second National Biobased Products Day

March 8, 2024

#### Biden-Harris Administration Invests $2.3 Billion in Projects to Expand Affordable, Reliable, Clean Power in Rural Communities Through Investing in America Agenda

March 6, 2024

## Trending Topics

Read about how others have used loans and grants to transform their communities and their lives

                                          -    Trending Topics 
                                          -    Success Stories 

### USDA Partners with Community College Alliance for Agriculture Advancement to Strengthen America’s Rural Workforce

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Acting Rural Development Under Secretary Roger Glendenning today announced that USDA is partnering with the Community College Alliance for Agriculture Advancement to strengthen the nation’s rural workforce.

Memorandum of Understanding

### USDA Rural Development at a Glance

RD understands that a strong community is rooted in its people. Learn more about RD programs, resources, and contacts to get connected with. 

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### Rural Data Gateway

Welcome to the new Rural Data Gateway! For more than 80 years, USDA Rural Development has been financing infrastructure and housing throughout rural America. 

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### Family Roots Run Deep Growing Aquaponic Produce in Montana

Dinner plates in Billings, Montana, will have more leafy greens thanks to a family-owned farm and grant from USDA Rural Development.

Taking its name from family and honoring its deep Montana history, Swanky Roots is a year-round aquaponics greenhouse specializing in organically grown mixed lettuce, produce, vegetables, and herbs which they sell to consumers, local restaurants, and retailers in southeastern Montana. 

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### Solar: It’s a “Big Dill” for Real Pickles Cooperative

As USDA Rural Development (RD) highlights National Cooperative Month, one worker owned co-op in Massachusetts stands out as a model for sustainability, collaboration, and local food system resiliency. The saying goes “it’s not easy being green.” But for Real Pickles in Greenfield, Massachusetts, the co-op wouldn’t have it any other way; they went green in 2011 with the addition of solar panels on the roof and are still going strong.

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### Gullah Co-op: Growing Food, Preserving Culture

St. Helena Island, South Carolina, is home to the Black-owned Gullah Farmers’ Cooperative. The co-op is named after the Gullah Geechee, an African American community known for its careful preservation of African cultural heritage in South Carolina and Georgia. 

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