Single Family Housing Program
Provides home loans requiring no down payment and no mortgage insurance, as well as loans for home renovation and repair.

Multi-Family Housing Program
Finances affordable housing for persons 62 and older, the disabled, and families in rural areas.

Community Facilities Programs
Provides loans, loan guarantees and grants for constructing, enlarging, or improving community facilities for health care, public safety, and a wide variety of public services in rural areas.

Rural Business Program
Supports economic and business development in rural communities. Financial assistance is offered in the form of grants, loans and loan guarantees. Non-financial assistance is offered in cooperative development and technical assistance to entrepreneurs and development organizations.

Rural Utilities Programs
Provides rural businesses and households with modern telecommunications, electric power and water and wastewater service. This includes bringing the information "superhighway" to rural America; guaranteeing affordable, more reliable electric power; and delivering safe, clean drinking water with environmental sound wastewater disposal to rural areas.

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Financing Programs for Community and Economic Development