Most low- to moderate-income households in North America must contend with the critical shortage in medium-density housing. Since the mid-1940s, American cities have been emblematic of low- and high-density developments with little in-between. The...

The Strategy will help the U.S. meet its National Food Loss and Waste Reduction Goal, to halve food loss and waste by 2030 and contribute to achieving the National Recycling Goal to achieve a 50% recycling rate by 2030, as well as contribute to the...

The Climate Capital Guidebook aggregates current federal funding opportunities—including grants, loans, loan guarantees, and cooperative agreements—for small- and medium-sized companies, both start-ups and established businesses, focusing on clean...

This issue brief produced by the Yale Center for Business and the Environment examines the varying definitions of regenerative agriculture and details the three types of factors that make financing regenerative agriculture difficult: outdated...

A groundbreaking report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Equity Commission features more than 60 recommendations designed to make policies affecting farming and rural America more fair. A few key recommendations include...

AFRI research, education, and extension grants improve rural economies, increase food production, stimulate the bioeconomy, mitigate climate impacts, address water scarcity, ensure food safety, enhance human nutrition, and train the workforce.

BCAP provides financial assistance to owners and operators of agricultural and non-industrial private forest land who wish to establish, produce, and deliver biomass feedstocks. BCAP provides matching payments and establishment and annual payments.

This program provides loan guarantees up to $250 million to assist in the development, construction and retrofitting of new and emerging technologies. These technologies are: advanced biofuels, renewable chemicals and biobased products.

USDA's Business & Industry Loan Guarantees Program bolsters the availability of private credit by guaranteeing rural business loans.

This program provides technical assistance to rural water systems that are experiencing day-to-day operational, financial or managerial issues. Rural water system officials may request assistance from the Rural Utilities Service, or Rural Utilities...

The Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) program offers low-interest loans to businesses in conjunction with bank financing. RLF funds are used in the event that full financing cannot be obtained from a bank, or to fill the gap between the bank’s participation...

The Federal Financing Reference Guide is the most comprehensive resource available for assessing federal economic development financing programs. This printed guide gives an overview of each federal economic development financing program available...