Publications

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Publication Program Categories

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Cooperatives |
Housing/Community Facilities |
Utilities |
Publicaciones en espal |
Other

Rural Development

Implementation of Executive Order 13604: The U.S. Department of Agriculture Plan for Improving the Federal Permitting and Review Process for Infrastructure Projects
Program Fact Sheets
Rural Cooperatives Magazine
Committed to the Future of Rural Communities -- PDF
Lending on Native American Lands -- A Guide for Rural Development Staff (PDF) Farm Bill Fast Facts -- PDF / HTML
Civil Rights: It's The Law -- PDF
Making Your Voice Heard: Customer Mediation Program -- PDF
Rural Development Audit Program -- PDF

Rural Business Service Publications

Business Programs Fact Sheets
Help for Rural Businesses and Cooperatives -- PDF
Business and Industry Guaranteed Loan Program -- PDF

Rural Cooperative Publications

Please see the Cooperative Program's Library of Publications

Community Development Publications

Community Development Technotes (Brief summaries of community development best practices)
Community Development Publications

Utilities Publications

Broadband Initiatives Program Report April 2013
Utilities Programs Fact Sheets
Connecting Rural America Telecommunications Loans and Grants PDF

Publicaciones en espal

¿Qué es una Cooperativa? -- PDF
Comprendiendo las Cooperativas: La estructura de las cooperativas -- PDF
Comprendiendo las Cooperativas: ¿Quiénes manejan los negocios cooperativos? Los socios -- PDF
Comprendiendo las Cooperativas: ¿Quiénes manejan los negocios cooperativos? La Junta Directiva -- PDF
Creando Sueños: El Programa de Vivienda con Ayuda Propia Mutua -- PDF
Préstamos Garantizados para Vivienda Rural -- PDF
Un Lugar Donde Vivir -- Cómo Comprar o Reparar Casas con Ayuda de los Programas del USDA de Préstamos Directos para Viviendas -- PDF / HTML
Construcción de un futuro mejor para los campesinos -- PDF
Viviendas de Alquiler Asequibles para Áreas Rurales de los Estados Unidos-Programas de Viviendas Multifamiliares de la Oficina de Desarrollo Rural del USDA -- PDF
PA 1550-S: Creando Nuevas Oportunidades para las Zonas Rurales de los Estados Unidos -- PDF / HTML
PA 1556-S: Programas de Vivienda -- PDF / HTML
PA 1557-S: Créditos para Instalaciones Comunitarias -- PDF / HTML
PA 1565-S: Programa de Préstamos Garantizados -- PDF / HTML
PA 1589-S: Programas para Negocios -- PDF / HTML
PA 1590-S: Servicios a Cooperativas Servicios a Cooperativas -- PDF / HTML
PA 1611-S: Programas de Manejo de Aguas y Desperdicios -- PDF

Other Related Publications & Resources

A Guide for Evaluating the Requirements of Ethanol Plants -- PDF
Developed by the Clean Fuels Development Coalition and Nebraska Ethanol Board in cooperation with the Department of Agriculture
Food and Agricultural Policy--Taking Stock for the New Century -- PDF
Guide to USDA Programs for Native Americans and Alaska Natives
Rural America Publications from the USDA Economic Research Service
USDA National Agricultural Library's Rural Information Center
A Guide for Evaluating the Requirements of Ethanol Plants -- PDF
Developed by the Clean Fuels Development Coalition and Nebraska Ethanol Board in cooperation with the Department of Agriculture