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  AgrAbility Project The AgrAbility Project assists people with disabilities employed in production agriculture. Twenty-one states have developed AgrAbility programs offering an array of services, including resource referral, onsite technical assistance, practical educat... view more
  Business and Industrial Loans The purpose of the Business & Industrial (B&I) Guaranteed Loan Program is to improve, develop, or finance business, industry, and employment and improve the economic and environmental climate in rural communities. This purpose is achieved by ... view more
  Commodity Marketing Assistance Loans and Loan Deficiency Payments This program provides loans to assist farmers in marketing their commodity crops and, as a result, improve and stabilize farm income.... view more
  Commodity Supplemental Food Program The Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP) works to improve the health of low-income pregnant and breastfeeding women, other new mothers up to one year postpartum, infants, children under six years of age, and elderly people at least 60 years of ... view more
  Conservation Reserve Program The Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) is a voluntary program for agricultural landowners. CRP reduces soil erosion, protects the nation's ability to produce food and fiber, reduces sedimentation in streams and lakes, improves water quality, establis... view more
  Crop Insurance Crop Insurance protects agricultural producers against crop losses resulting from natural causes. The program, administered by USDA's Risk Management Agency (RMA), offers several different plans for crops and livestock. Availability of these crop pol... view more
  Dairy Indemnity Program The Dairy Indemnity Program protects dairy farmers and manufacturers of dairy products who, through no fault of their own, are directed to remove their milk or dairy products from commercial markets because of contamination from pesticides which have... view more
  Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (DSNAP) - Food for Florida Food for Florida is the state of Florida's Disaster Food Assistance Program, and is only active when there is a presidentially-declared disaster area in the state of Florida. If eligible, recipients will receive disaster food assistance benefits that... view more
  Emergency Conservation Program for Agricultural Producers The Emergency Conservation Program (ECP) shares the cost of rehabilitating eligible farmlands damaged by natural disaster with agricultural producers. During severe drought, ECP also provides emergency water assistance for livestock and for existing ... view more
  Emergency Farm Loans The emergency loan program aims to help family farmers recover from losses resulting from natural disasters. These loans can be used to:
  • Repair or replace buildings or other structures
  • Purchase livestock and equipment
    • ... view more
  Emergency Food Assistance Program (Food Commodities) The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) Federal program that helps supplement the diets of low-income Americans, including elderly people and the homeless, by providing them with emergency food and nutrition assistance at no cost. Under TEFAP, ... view more
  Environmental Quality Incentives Program The Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) provides technical and financial assistance to eligible farmers and ranchers to address soil, water, and related natural resource concerns on their lands in an environmentally beneficial and cost-ef... view more
  Farm Operating Loans (Direct and Guaranteed) The Farm Service Agency (FSA) offers farm operating loans to farmers who are temporarily unable to obtain private, commercial credit. Operating loans may be used to purchase items needed for a successful farm operation. These items include livestock,... view more
  Farm Ownership Loans (Direct and Guaranteed) The Farm Service Agency (FSA) makes farm ownership (FO) loans to farmers and ranchers who temporarily cannot obtain a loan from a bank, Farm Credit System institution, or other lender due to disaster and financial hardship. FSA also makes loans to be... view more
  Farm Storage Facility Loans Farm Storage Facility Loans (FSFL) are provided to encourage the construction of on-farm storage and handling facilities for eligible commodities. Eligible commodities include: corn, grain sorghum, oats, wheat, barley, rice, soybeans, peanuts, minor ... view more
  Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR) The Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR) provides commodity foods to low-income households on participating Indian reservations and Alaska Native Villages, and to Native American families residing in designated areas near those re... view more
  Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program The Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP) provides financial assistance to eligible producers affected by natural disasters. This Federally funded program covers noninsurable crop losses and planting prevented by disasters. Eligible nonin... view more
  Nutrition Assistance For Puerto Rico Puerto Rico operates this program in place of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. Eligibility requirements and benefit amounts are determined by Puerto Rico. Currently, Puerto Rico targets 75 percent of nutrition assistance benefits to the... view more
  Outreach and Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged Farmers and Ranchers Competitive Grants Program The Outreach and Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged Farmers and Ranchers Competitive Grants Program (OASDFR) seeks to conduct outreach and technical assistance to encourage and assist socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers to own and operate ... view more
  Rural Housing Loans Direct and guaranteed loans may be used to buy, build, or improve the applicant's permanent residence. New manufactured homes may be financed when they are on a permanent site, purchased from an approved dealer or contractor, and meet certain other r... view more
  Rural Housing: Farm Labor Housing Loans and Grants The Farm Labor Housing Loan and Grant program provides capital financing for the development of housing for domestic farm laborers. Farm Labor Housing loans and grants are provided to buy, build, improve, or repair housing for farm laborers, includin... view more
  Rural Housing: Housing Repair Loans and Grants The Rural Housing Repair Loans and Grants program provides loans and grants to very low-income homeowners to repair, improve, modernize, or to remove health and safety hazards in their rural dwellings. Loans are arranged for up to 20 years at 1 perce... view more
  Rural Rental Assistance Rural Rental Assistance is used to reduce the rent paid by low-income families who live in eligible Rural Rental Housing (RRH), Rural Cooperative Housing (RCH) and Farm Labor Housing (LH) projects financed by the Rural Housing Service. To receive ass... view more
  Rural Rental Housing Low-income rental and cooperative housing is available for low-income rural residents. Listings of participating housing projects are available through each state's Rural Development office. Potential applicants must apply directly to building manage... view more
  School Lunch and Breakfast Programs School lunch and school breakfast programs make nutritionally balanced meals available to children as part of their regular school day. Over 95,000 schools offer low-cost or free lunches, and more than 78,000 schools offer low-cost or free breakfasts... view more
  Scientific Cooperation Exchange Program The Scientific Cooperation Exchange Program with the People’s Republic of China (SCEP) supports international exchanges that promote agricultural development and economic growth, and mitigate animal and plant health issues that impede trade. This uni... view more
  Soil and Water Conservation Soil and Water Conservation Assistance (SWCA) provides cost share and incentive payments to farmers and ranchers to voluntarily address threats to soil, water, and related natural resources, including grazing land, wetlands, and wildlife habitat. SWC... view more
  Special Milk Program The Special Milk Program provides low-cost or free milk to children. Over 6,000 schools, camps, and child care institutions provide half-pints of milk to children, including children in half-day kindergarten and pre-kindergarten programs, who do not ... view more
  Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) The WIC Program provides supplemental foods, nutrition education and referrals to health care, at no cost, to low-income pregnant, breastfeeding and postpartum women, as well as infants, and children up to age 5 who are at nutritional risk. To be ful... view more
  State Mediation Grants The State Mediation Grants program assists states in establishing a USDA-certification State Agricultural Mediation Program and administering mediation services to help agricultural producers, their lenders, and other persons directly affected by the... view more
  Summer Food Service Program The Summer Food Service Program provides free, nutritious meals and snacks to children in low-income areas. The program helps children get the nutrition they need to learn, play, and grow, throughout the summer months and grow during other long perio... view more
  Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) provides benefits to low-income people that they can use to buy food to improve their diets. SNAP recipients spend their benefits (provided on an electronic card that is used like an ATM card) to b... view more
  WIC Farmers' Market Nutrition Program (FMNP) The Farmers' Market Nutrition Program exists:
1) To provide fresh, nutritious unprepared produce (such as fruits and vegetables) to WIC participants from farmers' markets, and
2) To expand the awareness and use of farmers' markets and incre... view more
  Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention This program seeks to provide technical and financial assistance in carrying out works of improvement to protect, develop, and utilize the land and water resources in watersheds.... view more
  Wetlands Reserve Program The Wetlands Reserve Program is a voluntary program offering landowners the opportunity to protect, restore, and enhance wetlands on their property. The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) provides technical and financial support to he... view more
  Wildlife Habitat Incentive Program The Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP) provides both technical assistance and up to 75 percent cost-share assistance to establish and improve fish and wildlife habitat on private agricultural land, nonindustrial private forestland, and Indian... view more
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