This session of the Federal Financing Webinar Series will highlight the resources available at the U.S. Department of Agriculture for financing broadband, food systems, healthy food access, and small businesses – all with a focus on rural areas. Featured programs include the
ReConnect Program,
Intermediary Relending Program,
Rural Business Development Grants,
Community Facilities Loan and Grant Program, and the
Local Foods Local Places Program. Learning about these programs can help with projects in your community such as constructing or improving facilities to provide broadband service, creating and maintaining jobs in rural communities, reducing poverty in rural communities, creating business plans and feasibility studies, and forming rural business incubators.