Rural Development Grants
(PG)

Rural area of 50,000 inhabitants or less (priority to
areas having a population of 25,000 or less), per

$40,300,000

Empowerment Zones Program
(PG)

Rural Telephone Loans and Loan Guarantees
(DL, G/IL)

Rural Telephone Bank Loans (DL)

capita income

(Applicant eligibility, formula requirements)

Per capita income, unemployment
(Applicant eligibility)

Rural areas not within the outer boundary of any city
having a population of 50,000 or more
(Applicant eligibility)

Area with maximum population of 30,000, poverty
rate (Beneficiary eligibility)

Rural area not exceeding 5,000 (see program
description for details)
(Uses and use restrictions)

Any area not within boundaries of any city, village,
or borough having a population over 5,000 (farm
and non-farm) (Formula and matching requirements)

$175.000.000

CRS-13

CRS-14

CRS-15