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This program makes grants to Agriculture 创新中心s that may be used by the Centers to provide technical assistance to agricultural producers to help them develop and market value-added agricultural products using a variety of options, except joint marketing efforts.

由美国管理.S. Department of Agriculture (美国农业部), the goal of the BioPreferred Program is to increase the purchase and use of biobased products. 

This program offers 贷款担保 to lenders for their loans to rural 企业.

我们的程序, authorized by the Agricultural Act of 2014, offer funding to complete energy audits, provide renewable energy development assistance, make energy efficiency improvements and install renewable energy systems. 

The Fertilizer Product Expansion Program (FPEP) provides grants to help eligible applicants increase or otherwise expand the manufacturing and processing of fertilizer, nutrient alternatives, and other nutrient management products and technologies and their availability in the United States.

The Food Supply Chain Guaranteed Loan Program is a part of 美国农业部’s Build Back Better initiative to strengthen critical supply chains and our food system. 

The purpose of the HBIIP is to increase significantly the sales and use of higher blends of ethanol and biodiesel by expanding the infrastructure for renewable fuels derived from U.S. agricultural products. 

This program provides 1 percent low-interest loans to local lenders or “intermediaries” that re-lend to 企业 to improve economic conditions and create jobs in rural communities.

The Meat and Poultry Intermediary Lending Program (MPILP) provides grant funding to intermediary lenders who finance – or plan to finance – the start-up, 扩张, or operation of slaughter, or other processing of meat and poultry. 

The Meat and Poultry Processing Expansion Program (MPPEP) provides grants to help eligible processors expand their capacity. 美国农业部 农村发展 designed the MPPEP to encourage competition a

This program is designed to provide technical assistance and training for small rural 企业. Small means that the business has fewer than 50 new workers and less than $1 million in gross revenue.

This program provides a Rural Business Investment Company (RBIC) license to newly formed developmental capital organizations to help meet the equity capital investment needs in rural communities.

The Rural Cooperative Development Grant program improves the economic condition of rural areas by helping individuals and 企业 start, expand or improve rural 合作社 and other mutually-owned 企业 through Cooperative Development Centers. 

The Rural Economic Development Loan and Grant program provides funding for rural projects through local utility organizations. 美国农业部 provides zero-interest loans to local utilities which they, 反过来, pass through to local 企业 (ultimate recipients) for projects that will create and retain employment in rural areas. 

The Rural Innovation Stronger Economy (RISE) Grant Program offers grant assistance to create and augment high-wage jobs, accelerate the formation of new 企业, support industry clusters and maximize the use of local productive assets in eligible low-income rural areas.

It provides loans and grants to Microenterprise Development Organizations (MDOs) to:

• To help microenterprises startup and growth through a Rural Microloan Revolving Fund.
• Provide training and technical assistance to microloan borrowers and micro entrepreneurs.

The primary objective of the Socially Disadvantaged Groups Grant program is to provide technical assistance to socially-disadvantaged groups through 合作社 and Cooperative Development Centers. 

SECD bolsters participating 美国农业部 农村发展 program funds by supporting projects that promote and implement strategic community investment plans.

The Value-Added Producer Grant (VAPG) program helps agricultural producers enter into value-added activities related to the processing and marketing of new products. The goals of this program are to generate new products, create and expand marketing opportunities and increase producer income.