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About Rural Development

Rural Development provides financial assistance through guaranteed loans, direct loans and some grant funds to individuals, public bodies, nonprofits, Native American tribes, and cooperatives in rural areas. We also provide technical assistance. We work with many local, regional, state and other federal agencies and groups to help provide a starting point to address business, community or housing needs.

In Illinois, Rural Development has an outstanding loan portfolio of over $2.25billion. Programs are delivered through offices in 12 locations as well as our State Office in Champaign. Last fiscal year, we obligated more than $418 million in loans, grants and guarantes to fund rural projects in Illinois.

Our mission is to improve the quality of life for residents of rural Illinois through programs that support their health, safety and well-being. We are committed to the future of rural communities.

The following links to our programs will help you examine the ways USDA Rural Development may be able to help you. Click on a link to learn more about the bulleted items listed below. Additional questions can be addressed to any of the contacts listed in our Office Directory . 


Rural Housing Programs

  1. Guaranteed Rural Housing Loans

  2. Direct Housing Loans 

  3. Home Improvement & Repair Loans & Grants 

  4. Self-Help Housing Loans 

  5. Housing Preservation Grants

  6. Direct Rural Rental Housing Loans

  7. Guaranteed Rural Rental Housing Loans

  8. Special Initiatives

Community Development Programs

  1. Direct Community Facility Loans and Grants 

  2. Guaranteed Community Facility Loans

  3. Community Facility Grants

  4. Water and Waste Disposal Loans and Grants 

  5. Guaranteed Water and Waste Disposal Loans 

  6. Technical Assistance and Training Grants

  7. Solid Waste Management Grants 

  8. Distance Learning and Telemedicine Loans and Grants

  9. Rural Community Development Initiatives

  10. Community Development Forms

  11. Rural Emergency Responders Initiative

  12. Broadband Loans and Loan Guarantees

Business and Industry Development

  1. Business and Industrial Guaranteed Loans

  2. Intermediary Relending Program 

  3. Rural Cooperative Development Grants 

  4. Rural Business Enterprise Grants 

  5. Rural Economic Development Loans 

  6. Rural Economic Development Grants

  7. Rural Business Opportunity Grants

  8. Renewable Energy Systems and Energy Efficiency Improvements Grants

  9. Value Added Producer Grants


USDA Rural Development is an equal opportunity provider, employer and lender. Click Here to see our non-discrimination statement.
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