Welcome to the USDA West Virginia Rural Development web page. Our West Virginia Rural Development team takes great pride in helping the communities and people we serve as we continue to deliver more and more of USDA Rural Development's resources to the farthest corners of rural West Virginia. Like other regions of rural America, West Virginia is blessed with hardworking people and safe communities.

However, we also share many of the modern challenges that face other rural regions around America. The rapid growth in international commerce and trade resulting from technology like the Internet continues to force us to remain competitive with not only other regions of America, but indeed the rest of the world. For this reason, expect USDA West Virginia Rural Development to continue playing a direct and significant role in creating or retaining jobs, providing safe and affordable housing, or delivering one of the countless other community and economic development programs that we participate in or administer.

Established and operated as a federally funded venture capital entity, USDA Rural Development has invested over $76.8 billion in rural America since the Bush Administration took office in 2001. This commitment to rural America advances our primary mission, which is to increase economic opportunity and improve the quality of life in rural communities through effective program delivery. USDA West Virginia Rural Development also provides skilled staff with the resources and experience necessary to deliver the best service possible through our programs. Specifically, USDA West Virginia Rural Development offers a diverse range of loan, loan guarantee and grant programs in business and industry, affordable housing and homeownership, and critical community infrastructure like water and wastewater systems and improved rural technology infrastructure for hospitals and schools.

USDA West Virginia Rural Development also works diligently on developing the necessary partnerships with public and private sector organizations, non-profits, as well as the various community developers and civic leaders throughout West Virginia, our region, and the nation. Through these essential relationships, we are able to leverage more resources for our rural residents to access, while at the same time encouraging more lenders and other organizations to participate and invest in rural community economic development.

Once again, welcome to the West Virginia USDA Rural Development web site. While you are here, we encourage you to spend a few minutes learning more about our programs, our people, and how we may serve you. 

If you have questions about our programs and how we can help you, please call on our toll free number 1-800-295-8228.