This new program would require 60% of Community Development Financial Institutions’ (CDFIs’) loans and investments to go to rural areas.” Key USDA housing programs that would receive zero 2026 funding ...

program —is managed by the USDA’s Rural Development arm. The department provides grants and low-cost loans to farmers, small businesses, and rural electric cooperatives to expand electrification and ...

A university researcher says the impact of losing USDA agricultural research would be enormous for U.S. farmers and global ...

As thousands of employees depart USDA, one area hit particularly hard is the Rural Development mission, which facilitates ...

“Churchill has a long-standing partnership with USDA Rural Development, and we’re actively originating and closing loans through the program right now.” Recent developments in the housing ...

Since 2012, USDA Rural Development appropriated over $415 million in funding for drinking water and wastewater facilities in Idaho. Since 2020, the agency has obligated on average, 295% of the ...