Loans can also be used to construct buildings or make farm improvements. Housing Assistance USDA provides homeownership opportunities to low- and moderate-income rural Americans through several loan, grant, and loan guarantee programs. The programs also make funding available to individuals to finance vital improvements necessary to make their homes decent, safe, and sanitary.
USDA Multi-Family Housing Programs offer Rural Rental Housing Loans to provide affordable multi-family rental housing for very low-, low-, and moderate-income families; the elderly; and persons with disabilities. In addition, rental assistance is available to eligible families. Beginning Farmers and Ranchers USDA, through the Farm Service Agency, provides direct and guaranteed loans to beginning farmers and ranchers who are unable to obtain financing from commercial credit sources.
Each fiscal year, the Agency targets a portion of its direct and guaranteed farm ownership FO and operating loan OL funds to beginning farmers and ranchers. Select basic ads. Create a personalised ads profile. Select personalised ads. Apply market research to generate audience insights.
Measure content performance. Develop and improve products. List of Partners vendors. The U. Department of Agriculture USDA is the federal agency that proposes programs and implements policies and regulations related to American farming, forestry, ranching, food quality, and nutrition. The department now has 29 agencies with wide-ranging responsibilities, from food safety inspections to economic development for rural communities.
Its programs help provide the following services, among others: broadband access in rural areas; disaster assistance to farmers, ranchers, and rural residents; soil, water, and other natural resource conservation to landowners; wildfire prevention; and agricultural research and statistics.
The USDA is vital in helping to keep America's farmers and ranchers in business and making sure that the nation's commercial supply of meat, poultry, and egg products is safe, wholesome, and properly labeled. It also helps to support and ensure the health and care of animals and plants and the health of the land through sustainable management. The head of the USDA is the secretary of agriculture. Undersecretaries oversee the divisions for rural development, food safety, and other areas, with nearly , employees who serve at more than 4, locations across the country and abroad.
One of the USDA's main tasks is in the area of rural development, especially rural housing. It provides direct loans to very-low-income borrowers who want to purchase a rural home, guaranteed loans to moderate-income homebuyers, and loans and grants for rural home improvements and repairs. USDA Rural Development includes three agencies that provide assistance to rural families and communities. In addition to its housing program, it has a utilities program and a business program.
Department of Agriculture USDA is a federal agency that plays a major role in rural development, particularly housing. It also oversees and implements programs related to the farming, ranching, and forestry industries and regulates food quality and safety, and nutrition labeling.
Indirect Costs — The portion of a grant that covers general operating expenses and administrative activities not directly related to activities sponsored by the grant. Generally program rules will include a specific limit on the amount of indirect costs, if any, for which grant funds may be used.
Integrated projects must involve at least two out of the three components. Interim Final Rule — A rule promulgated by an administrative agency that goes into effect when it is published, but will be open for public comment for a specific period of time and then potentially revised and issued as a final rule.
Land Grant Colleges and Universities — Institutions of higher education that have been designated by its state legislature or Congress to receive unique federal support under the Morrill Acts, the Hatch Act, the Smith-Lever Act, and other related federal laws.
Limited-Resource Farmer or Rancher — Under several federal agricultural programs, producers who lack the income or asset base to obtain credit or require additional assistance are referred to as limited-resource producers. Management Practices — Changes in the management of agricultural production in the context of environmental programs, e. Mandatory Funding — Funding not controlled by annual decisions of Congress in the annual appropriation bills.
These funds are automatically obligated by virtue of previously-enacted laws. In the farm bill context, commodity programs, SNAP food stamps , many conservation programs, and some research, marketing, rural development, and renewable energy programs receive mandatory funding through the farm bill. Matching Funds — Funds that a grant recipient must provide from their own funds or from another source as a condition for receiving grant funds from a particular federal program.
Many federal programs prohibit the match from being funding from another federal program. Department of Agriculture that administers competitive grants programs that fund agricultural research, education, and extension.
The NOP also accredits the certifying agents foreign and domestic who inspect organic production and handling operations to certify that they meet USDA standards. Notice of Funding Availability NOFA — A formal statement published in the Federal Register announcing the availability of funds for a specific program and outlining how to apply for funds.
Operating Loans can also be used to pay for minor improvements to buildings, costs associated with land and water development, family living expenses, and to refinance debts under certain conditions. Operating loans are made under both direct and guaranteed programs to producers who cannot obtain funding without assistance from conventional lenders. Certifying agents review applications from farmers and processors for certification eligibility and qualified inspectors conduct annual onsite inspections of organic operations.
Certifying agents determine whether operators are in compliance with organic production standards. Organic Production — Production system managed in accordance with the Organic Foods Production Act of and subsequent Federal regulations. Organic production systems respond to site-specific conditions by integrating cultural, biological, and mechanical practices that foster cycling of resources, promote ecological balance, and conserve biodiversity.
Producer — An owner, operator, landlord, tenant, or sharecropper who shares in the risk of producing a crop and is entitled to share in the crop available for marketing from the farm, or would have shared had the crop been produced.
As used in the farm bill, a producer includes crop share landlords but does not include cash rent landlords. Proposed Rule — A proposed rule describes how an agency will implement a federal program. It also includes the actual proposed regulatory language for the rule. Once a proposed rule is published, a public comment period begins, allowing the public to submit written comments to the agency.
The agency is required to respond to each distinct issue raised in the comments. Depending on the complexity of the rule, comment periods may last for 30 days or a multi-month period of time. Request for Applications RFA — A formal statement published in the Federal Register inviting submission of grant applications for a specific program.
Request for Proposals RFP — A formal statement published in the Federal Register inviting submission of grant proposals for a specific program. Rural Development — USDA agency that provides technical assistance, grants, loans, and loan guarantees to help promote community and economic development in rural areas by supporting projects such as water and sewer systems, housing, health clinics, emergency service facilities, electric and telephone service, and rural businesses including those based in agriculture, food, and farming.
Rural Microenterprise — A sole proprietorship or business entity with not more than 10 full-time equivalent employees located in a rural area. Socially-Disadvantaged Farmer or Rancher SDA — A farmer or rancher who is a member of a group whose members have been subjected to racial or ethnic and in some cases gender prejudice because of his or her identity as a member of the group.
The definition of SDA farmers varies by Title within the farm bill; some titles include gender and some are limited to racial or ethnic groups. Special Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program for Women, Infants, and Children WIC — A program administered by FNS that provides federal grants to States for supplemental foods, health care referrals, and nutrition education for low-income pregnant, breastfeeding, and non-breastfeeding postpartum women, and to infants and children up to age five who are found to be at nutritional risk.
Specialty Crops — Fruits, vegetables, tree nuts, dried fruits, nursery crops, and floriculture.
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