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FEDERAL
USDA Business and Industry Loan Guarantees for Reading-Area Rural Businesses
Federal loan guarantees for eligible rural businesses and lenders serving communities outside urban Reading.
About this program
USDA Business and Industry Loan Guarantees help lenders finance eligible rural businesses for working capital, equipment, real estate, debt refinancing, and expansion. Reading-area rural businesses may qualify when the project location is in a USDA-eligible rural area.
Eligibility
Eligible rural businesses, cooperatives, nonprofits, federally recognized tribes, and public bodies in USDA-eligible rural areas near Reading.
Requirements
- Apply through a participating lender
- Confirm rural location and eligible use of funds
- Provide lender underwriting, business financials, collateral, environmental information, and USDA application materials