Business & Cooperative Programs in Oregon

We build cooperative financial partnerships with rural Oregonians.  Business & Cooperative Programs delivers a variety of Federal loan guarantee, direct loan, and grant programs designed to create and retain jobs, support business and cooperative development, and promote sustainable economic progress in Oregon's rural communities.

Quick Links

• Program Matrix:  A summary of assistance, eligibility, terms, etc. by program  (PDF, 165 KB)

• Financing your Business in Oregon: A primer on business financing sources and programs (PDF, 121 KB)

• Financing your Energy project in Oregon

• What's Rural?

• Contacts

Program List

• Business & Industry (B&I) Guaranteed Loans

• Intermediary Relending Program (IRP)

• Rural Business Enterprise Grants (RBEG)

• Rural Business Opportunity Grants (RBOG)

• Value-Added Producer Grants (VAPG)

• Advanced Biofuel Producer Payment Program (9005)

• Biorefinery Repowering Payment Program (9004)

• Biorefinery Guaranteed Loan Program (9003)

• Biomass Research & Development Grant Program (9008)

• Rural Economic Development Loans and Grants (REDLG)

  • Click here to download a presentation about the REDLG program (PDF, 424 KB)

• Rural Cooperative Development Grants (RCDG)

• Small Socially Disadvantaged Producer Grants (SSDPG)

• Rural Microentreprenuer Assistance Program (RMAP)

• Other Programs

Oregon Highlights

Click here to view all 2012 program investments

Annual Reports for Business & Cooperative Programs

Business & Cooperatives Resources, Tools and Links

• Tools for Grant Applicants

• Tools for Banks and Lenders

• Regulations Governing USDA Rural Development Business Programs

• Resources for Cooperatives

• Oregon Rural Economic Development Links  

Programas de Negocios y Cooperatives Rurales

• Como financiar su negocio en Oregon (PDF, 145KB)

• Programas de Desarrollo Rural-USDA

Oregon Contacts for Business & Cooperative Programs

Tangent Area Office Contact
(Serving Benton, Clackamas, Clatsop, Columbia, Lane, Linn, Lincoln, Marion, Multnomah, Polk, Tillamook, Washington and Yamhill Counties)

Tom Simonson, Business Programs Specialist
(541) 967-5925 ext. 142
tom.simonson@or.usda.gov

Pendleton Area Office Contact
(Serving Baker, Gilliam, Grant, Malheur, Morrow, Umatilla, Wallowa and Wheeler Counties)

LaDonn McElligott, Business Programs Specialist
(541) 963-4178 ext. 103
ladonn.mcelligott@or.usda.gov

Redmond Area Office Contact
(Serving Crook, Deschutes, Harney, Hood River, Jefferson, Klamath, Lake, Sherman and Wasco Counties)

Curt Dixon, B&I Coordinator//Business Programs Specialist
(541) 923-4358 ext. 125
curt.dixon@or.usda.gov

Roseburg Area Office Contact
(Serving Coos, Curry, Douglas, Jackson and Josephine Counties)

Deanna Quimby, Business Programs Specialist
(541) 673-0136 ext. 120
deanna.quimby@or.usda.gov

State Office Contacts

Main Phone: (503) 414-3369
TDD: (503) 414-3387
Fax: (503) 414-3394

USDA Rural Development
Attn: Business & Co-op Programs
1201 NE Lloyd Blvd., Ste. 801
Portland, OR 97232-1274

Lisa Siesennop
Business & Cooperative Program Director
(503)414-3367
lisa.siesennop@or.usda.gov

Don Hollis
State Renewable Energy Coordinator//Business Programs Specialist//REAP, Energy Programs
(541) 278-8049 ext. 129
don.hollis@or.usda.gov

Martin Zone
State VAPG Coordinator//Business & Coop Programs Specialist//VAPG, Co-ops, RCDG, REAP, Energy Efficiency
(503) 414-3361
martin.zone@or.usda.gov

Paul Cormier
Business Programs Specialist//IRP//Revolving Loan Funds
(503) 414-3365
paul.cormier@or.usda.gov

John Holman
Business Programs Technician
(503) 414-3369
john.holman@or.usda.gov

National Business & Cooperative Programs Contacts

• Other State Contacts

• National Office Contacts for Business Programs

• National Office Contacts for Co-op Programs

• National Rural Development Business & Cooperative Programs