USDA seeks applications for rural microenterprise loans and grants

From USDA Rural Development

BOZEMAN — U.S. Department of Agriculture Deputy Under Secretary for Rural Development Justin Maxson announced Monday that the department is accepting applications for loans and grants to support rural microenterprises.

The funding is being provided through USDA’s Rural Microentrepreneur Assistance Program.

RMAP provides loans and grants to a non-profit entity, tribe or institution of higher education as a Microenterprise Development Organization to establish revolving loan funds to provide loans to rural microloan borrowers and micro entrepreneurs. The funds also ma...