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USDA Utilities Loan Assistance

January 01, 2016

Category: Financial, Utilities

http://www.rd.usda.gov/programs-services

Rural Broadband Access Loand and Loan Guarantee Program:

The Rural Broadband Access Loan and Loan Guarantee Program (Broadband Program) furnishes loans and loan guarantees to provide funds for the costs of construction, improvement, or acquisition of facilities and equipment needed to provide service at the broadband lending speed in eligible rural areas.

Distance Learning and Telemedicine Program:

The Distance Learning and Telemedicine program helps rural communities use the unique capabilities of telecommunications to connect to each other and to the world, overcoming the effects of remoteness and low population density

Business and Industry Loan Guarantees:
This program bolsters the existing private credit structure through the guaranteeing of loans for rural businesses, allowing private lenders to extend more credit than they would typically be able to.