PROGRAM OBJECTIVES:
To provide a 4 percent subsidy to farmers and ranchers, who do not qualify for standard commercial credit. Guaranteed loans are serviced by a lender who has entered into a Lenders Agreement with the agency.

ELIGIBLE FUNCTIONAL CATEGORIES:
1. AGRICULTURE;
- Resource Conservation and Development;
2. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT;
- Construction, Renewal and Operations;
3. ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY;
- Water Pollution Control;
- Air Pollution Control;
4. HOUSING;
- Homebuying, Homeownership;
- Home Improvement;
- Construction Rehabilitation;

WHO CAN BENEFIT FROM THIS PROGRAM:
- State;
- Local;
- Individual/Family;
- Native American Organizations;
- Farmer/Rancher/Agriculture Producer;

WHO CAN APPLY:
- Individual/Family;
- Native American Organizations (includes Indian groups, cooperatives, corporations, partnerships, associations);