Business and Cooperative Programs

Business and Cooperative programs assist with job creation and help to improve economic opportunities in rural America. A wide variety of guaranteed loan, direct loan and grant programs are available to enhance partnerships with lenders, rural businesses, rural electric cooperatives, local economic development organizations and producers.

Thousands of jobs are created or saved in rural Iowa each year through business programs administered by USDA Rural Development.

• Energy Programs
• Guaranteed and Direct Loan Programs
• Grant Programs
• General Information