From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia USDA Rural Development
USDA Rural Development
form Act of 1994 and Department of Agriculture Reorga-
nization Act. Under that act, USDA Rural Development
was created to administer the former Farmers Home Ad-
ministration’s (FmHA) non-farm financial programs for
rural housing, community facilities, water and waste dis-
posal, and rural businesses. The former Rural Electrifi-
cation Administration’s (REA) utility programs were also
consolidated within Rural Development.
USDA Office of Rural Development (RD) is an agency with
the United States Department of Agriculture which runs Operating units
programs intended to improve the economy and quality • Rural Business-Cooperative Service (RBS)
of life in rural America.[1] • Rural Housing Service (RHS)
Rural Development has an $86 billion dollar loan • Rural Utilities Service (RUS)
portfolio, and administers nearly $16 billion in program
loans, loan guarantees, and grants through their pro-
grams. For various reasons, some of this funding current- References
ly goes to urban areas to help develop and redevelop sub- [1] USDA Rural Development: mission statement
urbs and resort cities.[2] Retrieved on April 5, 2007
[2] Gaul, Gilbert M. and Cohen, Sarah (April 6, 2007).
History "Rural Aid Goes to Urban Areas: USDA
Development Program Helps Suburbs, Resort
The Rural Development Administration (RDA) was a Cities". Washington Post.
USDA agency established by the 1990 farm bill (P.L. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/
101-624, Sec. 2302), amending the Consolidated Farm and content/article/2007/04/05/
Rural Development Act of 1972 (7 U.S.C. 1921 et seq.), to AR2007040502033.html. Retrieved May 27, 2010.
administer FmHA community and business programs and
other USDA rural development programs. RDA was su-
perseded by the Office of Rural Development following External links
the 1994 reorganization of USDA authorized by P.L. • "Rural Development". USDA Rural Development.
103-354. http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/.
On October 13, 1994, the Department of Agriculture
was reorganized under the Federal Crop Insurance Re-
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Categories:
• United States Department of Agriculture
• Rural community development
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