Initiatives

USDA Rural Development prioritizes funding toward projects under the following initiatives:

American Indian and Alaska Native Programs
USDA Rural Development can help American Indian and Alaska Natives become full partners in the American economy, so their children and grandchildren can have an equal opportunity at pursuing the...Learn More >
Rural Jobs and Innovation Accelerator
What is the Rural Jobs and Innovation Accelerator Challenge? ...Learn More >
Substantially Underserved Trust Area (SUTA)
The Rural Utilities Service (RUS), a Rural Development policy, planning and lending agency of the USDA is implementing the Substantially Underserved Trust Area ("SUTA") provisions of the Food,...Learn More >
Sustainable Rural Downtowns Case Studies
From a new downtown senior housing development in California to the creation of a value-added production facility in Vermont, rural communities across the United States are using USDA financing...Learn More >