USDA Rural Business-Cooperative Service.
RBCS administers financing and technical-assistance programs for rural businesses, cooperatives, intermediaries, utilities, and agricultural producers.
Services
What this organization provides.
- Business Financing
- Rural Development Grants
- Cooperative Development
Directory records
Programs from this organization.
Intermediary Relending Program
USDA lends at low interest to eligible local intermediaries, which operate revolving loan funds for rural businesses and community-development projects.
Rural Cooperative Development Grant Program
RCDG funds nonprofit and higher-education cooperative development centers that help rural residents and businesses organize or improve cooperatives.
Rural Economic Development Loan and Grant Programs
USDA lends or grants funds to eligible rural utility organizations, which pass financing to job-creating businesses and community projects or capitalize revolving loan funds.
Rural Microentrepreneur Assistance Program
RMAP funds eligible Microenterprise Development Organizations that make rural microloans and provide training to very small businesses and entrepreneurs.
USDA Business and Industry Loan Guarantees
USDA guarantees qualifying lender loans for rural businesses, including real estate, equipment, modernization, acquisitions, inventory, and eligible refinancing.
Value-Added Producer Grants
VAPG helps qualifying agricultural producers plan or operate projects that turn raw commodities into higher-value products and expand producer income and markets.
Evidence
Official sources.
- Business & Industry Loan Guarantees in IllinoisUSDA Rural Development · accessed 2026-07-10
- Business ProgramsUSDA Rural Development · accessed 2026-07-10