Through the Healthy Food Financing Initiative, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development and Reinvestment Fund have initiated a new program where food retailers and food retail suppliers are eligible to apply for loans, grants, and technical assistance through the Food Access and Retail Expansion Fund. $60 million is available for the program nationally with loans of $500,000 to $5 million available for food retailers and retail suppliers for redevelopment, land acquisition, renovations, and equipment purchases.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is partnering with rural Kansans on 23 clean energy projects to lower energy bills, expand access to clean energy, and create jobs in rural Kansas communities. The funding will support the expansion of modern clean energy systems that strengthen energy independence and help create good-paying jobs in rural Kansans.

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced a partnership with rural Americans on hundreds of clean energy projects to lower energy bills, expand access to clean energy, and create jobs for U.S. farmers, ranchers, and agricultural producers. Many of the projects are funded by President Biden's Inflation Reduction Act, the nation's largest-ever investment in combating the climate crisis. USDA also unveiled the "Rural Energy Resource Guide" to make it easier for rural communities to identify federal funding for clean energy, including programs made possible by President Biden's historic Inflation Reduction Act.

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Under Secretary Dr. Basil Gooden announced that USDA is making available $25 million through the Broadband Technical Assistance (BTA) Program to help local organizations, cooperatives, and tribes expand affordable, high-speed internet projects in rural communities.