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  AgrAbility Project The AgrAbility Project assists people with disabilities employed in production agriculture. Twenty-one states have developed AgrAbility programs offering an array of services, including resource referra... view more
  Commodity Marketing Assistance Loans and Loan Deficiency Payments This program provides loans to assist farmers in marketing their commodity crops and, as a result, improve and stabilize farm income.... view more
  Commodity Supplemental Food Program The Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP) works to improve the health of low-income pregnant and breastfeeding women, other new mothers up to one year postpartum, infants, children under six years ... view more
  Conservation Reserve Program The Conservation Reserve Program is a voluntary program for agricultural landowners. Through CRP, you can receive annual rental payments and cost-share assistance to establish long-term, resource-conser... view more
  Crop Insurance Crop Insurance protects agricultural producers against crop losses resulting from natural causes. The program, which is administered by USDA's Risk Management Agency (RMA), offers several different plan... view more
  Dairy Indemnity Program The Dairy Indemnity Program protects dairy farmers and manufacturers of dairy products who, through no fault of their own, are directed to remove their milk or dairy products from commercial markets ... view more
  Emergency Conservation Program for Agricultural Producers

The Emergency Conservation Program (ECP) shares the cost of rehabilitating eligible farmlands damaged by natural disaster with agricultural producers. During severe drought, ECP also provides emergency water assistance for livestock and for existi... view more

  Emergency Food Assistance Program (Food Commodities) The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) is a Federal program that helps supplement the diets of low-income needy individuals and families, including elderly people, by providing them with ... view more
  Environmental Quality Incentives Program

The Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) provides technical and financial assistance to eligible farmers and ranchers to address soil, water, and related natural resource concerns on their lands in an environmentally beneficial and cost... view more

  Farm Emergency Loans The emergency loan program aims to help family farmers recover from losses resulting from natural disasters. These loans can be used to:
  • repair or replace buildings or other ... view more
  Farm Operating Loans (Direct and Guaranteed)

The Farm Service Agency (FSA) offers farm operating loans to farmers who are temporarily unable to obtain private, commercial credit. Operating loans may be used to purchase items needed for a successful farm operation. These items include livesto... view more

  Farm Ownership Loans (Direct and Guaranteed)

The Farm Service Agency (FSA) makes farm ownership (FO) loans to farmers and ranchers who temporarily cannot obtain a loan from a bank, Farm Credit System institution, or other lender due to disaster and financial hardship. FSA also makes loans to... view more

  Farm Storage Facility Loans Farm Storage Facility Loans are provided to encourage the construction of on-farm grain storage capacity and to help farmers adapt to identity preserved storage and handling requirements for genetically... view more
  Farmer and Rancher Interest Assistance Program The Interest Assistance Program provides a 4 percent interest rate subsidy to farmers and ranchers who do not qualify for standard commercial credit. These loans are arranged through commercial lenders.... view more
  Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR) The Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR) provides commodity foods to low-income households on participating Indian reservations and Alaska Native Villages, and to Native American families residing in designated areas near those re... view more
  Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program

The Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP) provides financial assistance to eligible producers affected by natural disasters. This Federally funded program covers noninsurable crop losses and planting prevented by disasters. Eligible no... view more

  Nutrition Assistance For Puerto Rico Puerto Rico operates this program in place of the Food Stamp Program. Eligibility requirements and benefit amounts are determined by Puerto Rico. Currently, Puerto Rico targets 75% of nutrition assistan... view more
  Outreach and Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged Farmers and Ranchers Competitive Grants Program The Outreach and Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged Farmers and Ranchers Competitive Grants Program (OASDFR) seeks to conduct outreach and technical assistance to encourage and assist socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers to own and operate ... view more
  Rural Housing Loans

Direct and guaranteed loans may be used to buy, build, or improve the applicant's permanent residence. New manufactured homes may be financed when they are on a permanent site, purchased from an approved dealer or contractor, and meet certain othe... view more

  Rural Housing: Farm Labor Housing Loans and Grants The Farm Labor Housing Loan and Grant program provides capital financing for the development of housing for domestic farm laborers. Farm Labor Housing loans and grants are provided to buy, build, improv... view more
  Rural Housing: Housing Repair Loans and Grants

The Rural Housing Repair Loans and Grants program provides loans and grants to very low-income homeowners to repair, improve, modernize, or to remove health and safety hazards in their rural dwellings. Loans are arranged for up to 20 years at 1% i... view more

  Rural Rental Assistance Rural Rental Assistance is used to reduce the rent paid by low-income families who live in eligible Rural Rental Housing (RRH), Rural Cooperative Housing (RCH) and Farm Labor Housing (LH) projects financed by the Rural Housing Service. To receive ass... view more
  Rural Rental Housing

Low-income rental and cooperative housing is available for low-income rural residents. Listings of participating housing projects are available through each State's Rural Development office. Potential applicants must apply directly to building man... view more

  School Lunch and Breakfast Programs School lunch and school breakfast programs make nutritionally balanced meals available to children as part of their regular school day. Over 95,000 schools offer low-cost or free lunches, and more than 78,000 schools offer low-cost or free breakfasts... view more
  Scientific Cooperation and Research

This program seeks to advance cooperation in areas of bilateral trade and market access, agriculture, animal and plant health, biotechnology, food safety and security, and sustainable natural resource management. It will perform this task through ... view more

  Soil and Water Conservation

To help people conserve, improve, and sustain our natural resources and environment.

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  Special Milk Program The Special Milk Program provides low-cost or free milk to children. Over 6,000 schools, camps, and child care institutions provide half-pints of milk to children, including children in half-day kindergarten and pre-kindergarten programs, who do not ... view more
  Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) The WIC Program provides supplemental foods, nutrition education and referrals to health care, at no cost, to low-income pregnant, breastfeeding and postpartum women, infants, and children up to age 5 who are at nutritional risk. To be fully eligible... view more
  State Mediation Grants The State Mediation Grants program assist States in establishing a USDA-certification State Agricultural Mediation Program and administering mediation services to help agricultural producers, their lend... view more
  Summer Food Service Program The Summer Food Service Program provides free, nutritious meals and snacks to children in low-income areas. The program helps children get the nutrition they need to learn, play, and grow, throughout the summer months and during other long periods wh... view more
  Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) provides benefits to low-income people that they can use to buy food to improve their diets. SNAP recipients spend their benefits (in the form of paper coupons or electronic benefits on debit ca... view more

  WIC Farmers' Market Nutrition Program (FMNP) The Farmers' Market Nutrition Program exists:
1) To provide fresh, nutritious unprepared produce (such as fruits and vegetables) to WIC participants from farmers' markets
2) To ... view more
  Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention

This program seeks to provide technical and financial assistance in carrying out works of improvement to protect, develop, and utilize the land and water resources in watersheds.

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  Wetlands Reserve Program The Wetlands Reserve Program is a voluntary program offering landowners the opportunity to protect, restore, and enhance wetlands on their property. The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS... view more
  Wildlife Habitat Incentive Program The Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP) provides both technical assistance and up to 75 percent cost-share assistance to establish and improve fish and wildlife habitat. WHIP agreements generally... view more
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