USDA, EDA, Launch Resource Guide for Rural Economic Development

The Department of Agriculture and the Economic Development Administration Wednesday unveiled a joint resource guide. 

The guide seeks to help community organizations access USDA and EDA resources to build strategies to boost economic development in rural America. 

USDA Rural Development Under Secretary Xochitl Torres Small says, “The guide we are unveiling today will better equip people with the tools they need to make their communities more attractive, economically viable and safe places to live and work.” 

The resource guide outlines programs and services that can be used to advance community and economic development in rural communities through four key focus areas: Planning and technical assistance, Infrastructure and broadband expansion, Entrepreneurship and business assistance, and workforce development and livability. 

The guide also features information and links to USDA Rural Development and U.S. Economic Development Administration key priorities and resources. 

The resource guide is available online at https://www.rd.usda.gov.

(Story Courtesy of the NAFB News Service)