Rural Housing Service

Provides a number of homeownership opportunities to rural Americans, as well as programs for home renovation and repair.  The Rural Housing Service also finances multi-unit buildings to provide affordable housing for elderly, disabled, or low-income rural residents.

Community Facilities Programs

Provides loans, loan guarantees and grants for constructing, enlarging, or improving community facilities for health care, public safety, and a wide variety of public services in rural areas.

Rural Business-Cooperative Service

Supports economic and business development in rural communities. Financial assistance is offered in the form of grants, loans and loan guarantees. Non-financial assistance is offered in cooperative development and technical assistance to entrepreneurs and development organizations.

Rural Utilities Service

Provides rural businesses and households with modern telecommunications, electric power and water and wastewater service. This includes bringing the information "superhighway" to rural America; guaranteeing affordable, more reliable electric power; and delivering safe, clean drinking water with environmental sound wastewater disposal to rural areas.

Community Development Programs

Administers technical and community-building assistance to communities within USDA Rural Development's REAP Zone and Champion Community programs.