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Business & Cooperative Programs
 Business Programs works in partnership with the private sector and the community-based organizations to provide financial assistance and business planning. Recipients may include individuals, corporations, partnerships, cooperatives, public bodies, nonprofit corporations, Indian tribes, and private companies. Visit the following site for a complete overview:
Business Programs.
South Dakota Revolving Loan Fund Map &
Directory
Cooperatives are a cornerstone of business development in rural communities, and can provide residents with new job opportunities, enhanced educational and health care services, and products which enable them to compete in today's global marketplace. Cooperative Programs provide assistance for rural residents interested in forming new cooperatives and administers programs that fund value-added producer grants, rural cooperative development centers, and small socially-disadvantaged producers. Visit the following site for a complete overview:
Cooperative Programs.
South Dakota Highlights
2012 Investments |
| Business & Industry Guaranteed Loans |
$33.2 million |
| Intermediary Relending Program | $1 million |
| Rural Economic Development Loans/Grants | $2 million |
| Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiences Improvement Loans/Grants | $368,408 |
| Small Minority Producer Grant | $175,000 |
| Rural Business Enterprise Grants |
$759,900 |
| Rural Business Opportunity Grants |
$158,579 |
| Rural Cooperative Development Grants |
$175,000 |
| Rural Microentrepreneur Assistance Program |
$97,554 |
| Rural Utilities Service Loans to Electric Coops |
$161.4 million |
| Distance Learning & Telemedicine Loans & Grants |
$849,689 |
Business & Industry Guaranteed Loan Program Information
Links to Regulations
Energy Program Information
2013
Rural
Energy for America Program (REAP) NOFA - Federal Register
- Renewable energy system and energy efficiency improvement
grant applications and combination grant and guaranteed loan
applications until April 30, 2013;
- Renewable energy system and energy efficiency improvement
guaranteed loan only applications on a continuous basis up to
July 15, 2013;
- Renewable energy system feasibility study applications
through April 30, 2013; and
- Energy audits and renewable energy development assistance
will not be offered in Fiscal Year 2013.
SECTION 9007 - Rural Energy For America Program Grants/Renewable Energy Systems/Energy Efficiency Improvement Program (REAP/RES/EEI)
SECTION 9007 - Rural Energy For America Program Grants/Renewable Energy Systems/Energy Efficiency Improvement Program (REAP/RES/EEI)
SECTION
9007 - 2013 Rural Energy for American Program (REAP) Application
For more information on Rural Development's Energy Programs, including application procedures, click
here.
Business & Cooperative Contacts
Dana Kleinsasser, Business & Cooperative Program Director
200 4th Street SW Federal Bldg. Rm. 210
Huron, SD 57350
Phone: (605) 352-1142 | Fax: (855) 262-1940
dana.kleinsasser@sd.usda.gov
Darlene Bresson, Business Program Specialist and Energy
Coordinator
1720 4th Street NE Suite 2
Watertown, SD
57201
Phone: (605) 886-8202 | Fax: (855) 262-1940
darlene.bresson@sd.usda.gov
Carolyn Bloodgood, Business & Community Program Technician
200 4th Street SW Federal Bldg. Rm. 210
Huron, SD 57350
Phone: (605) 352-1142 | Fax: (855) 262-1940
carolyn.bloodgood@sd.usda.gov
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