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Strengthening Rural Cooperatives and Communities Act
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Strengthening Rural Cooperatives and Communities Act This bill reauthorizes through FY2029 and modifies the Rural Cooperative Development Grant (RCDG) Program. This Department of Agriculture (USDA) program provides grants to nonprofit institutions to help individuals and businesses start, expand, or improve rural cooperatives and other mutually-owned businesses through Rural Cooperative Development Centers. USDA must give preference to grants that commit to providing technical assistance and other services to socially vulnerable, underserved, or distressed communities. Under current law, USDA must give preference to underserved and economically distressed areas in rural areas. In addition, USDA may give an additional preference to applications that commit to providing a 25% matching contribution for the center with private funds and in-kind contributions. Specifically, USDA may award the maximum points in application scoring criteria to applicants that satisfy this requirement. Under the bill, cooperative development includes activities (e.g., outreach, education, training, and technical assistance) to support the startup, expansion, or ongoing sustainability of new and existing cooperatives. Current law does not define cooperative development. The bill directs the RCDG interagency working group to submit an annual report to Congress on its activities. Finally, the program currently includes cooperative research program requirements to collect data on the effects of all types of cooperatives on the national economy. Under the bill, USDA must analyze the data resulting from the research and include the data and analysis in the annual report to Congress.
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2026 · third_quarter · Agriculture
Ag Appropriations FY27 Export Finance Broadband Deployment Rural Development Rural Business Investment Program Ag Workforce H.R. 9535 - Securing Agricultures Workforce Act of 2026 H.R.7567 - Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 H.R.1246 - Investing in Rural America Act of 2025 H.R.2518/S.1217 - Fishing Industry Credit Enhancement Act of 2025 H.R.1951 - Strengthening Rural Cooperatives and Communities Act H.R.1991/S.899 - Producer and Agricultural Credit Enhancement Act of 2025 H.R.1063 - Farm Credit Administration Independent Authority Act H.R.1822/S.838 - Access to Credit for our Rural Economy Act of 2025 S.5526 - Agricultural Act of 2026
Client expense: $270,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development.
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Introduced in House
Congress.gov source codes: 1000, Intro-H
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Sources: Congress.gov
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Farm Credit Administration, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2026 · second_quarter · Agriculture
Ag Appropriations FY27 Export Finance Broadband Deployment Rural Development Rural Business Investment Program H.R.7567 - Farm Bill Reauthorization H.R.1246 - Investing in Rural America Act of 2025 H.R.2518/S.1217 - Fishing Industry Credit Enhancement Act of 2025 H.R.1951 - Strengthening Rural Cooperatives and Communities Act H.R.1991/S.899 - Producer and Agricultural Credit Enhancement Act of 2025 H.R.1063 - Farm Credit Administration Independent Authority Act H.R.1822/S.838 - Access to Credit for our Rural Economy Act of 2025
Client expense: $300,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Farm Credit Administration, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2026 · first_quarter · Agriculture
Ag Appropriations FY27 Export Finance Broadband Deployment Rural Development Rural Business Investment Program H.R.7567 - Farm Bill Reauthorization H.R.1246 - Investing in Rural America Act of 2025 H.R.2518/S.1217 - Fishing Industry Credit Enhancement Act of 2025 H.R.1951 - Strengthening Rural Cooperatives and Communities Act H.R.1991/S.899 - Producer and Agricultural Credit Enhancement Act of 2025 H.R.1063 - Farm Credit Administration Independent Authority Act H.R.1822/S.838 - Access to Credit for our Rural Economy Act of 2025
Client expense: $240,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Farm Credit Administration, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2025 · fourth_quarter · Agriculture
One Big Beautiful Bill Act Ag Appropriations FY26 Export Finance Broadband Rural Development Rural Business Investment Program Farm Bill Reauthorization H.R.1246 - Investing in Rural America Act of 2025 H.R.2518/S.1217 - Fishing Industry Credit Enhancement Act of 2025 H.R.1951 - Strengthening Rural Cooperatives and Communities Act H.R.1991/S.899 - Producer and Agricultural Credit Enhancement Act of 2025 H.R.1063 - Farm Credit Administration Independent Authority Act H.R.1822/S.838 - Access to Credit for our Rural Economy Act of 2025
Client expense: $310,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Farm Credit Administration, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2025 · fourth_quarter · Agriculture
One Big Beautiful Bill Act Ag Appropriations FY26 Export Finance Broadband Rural Development Rural Business Investment Program Farm Bill Reauthorization H.R.1246 - Investing in Rural America Act of 2025 H.R.2518/S.1217 - Fishing Industry Credit Enhancement Act of 2025 H.R.1951 - Strengthening Rural Cooperatives and Communities Act H.R.1991/S.899 - Producer and Agricultural Credit Enhancement Act of 2025 H.R.1063 - Farm Credit Administration Independent Authority Act H.R.1822/S.838 - Access to Credit for our Rural Economy Act of 2025
Client expense: $280,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Farm Credit Administration, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2025 · third_quarter · Agriculture
One Big Beautiful Bill Act Ag Appropriations FY26 Export Finance Broadband Rural Development Rural Business Investment Program Farm Bill Reauthorization H.R.1246 - Investing in Rural America Act of 2025 H.R.2518/S.1217 - Fishing Industry Credit Enhancement Act of 2025 H.R.1951 - Strengthening Rural Cooperatives and Communities Act H.R.1991/S.899 - Producer and Agricultural Credit Enhancement Act of 2025 H.R.1063 - Farm Credit Administration Independent Authority Act H.R.1822/S.838 - Access to Credit for our Rural Economy Act of 2025
Client expense: $280,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Farm Credit Administration, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2025 · second_quarter · Agriculture
Ag Appropriations FY26 Export Finance Broadband Rural Development Rural Business Investment Program Inflation Reduction Act Implementation Farm Bill Reauthorization H.R.1246 - Investing in Rural America Act of 2025 H.R.2518/S.1217 - Fishing Industry Credit Enhancement Act of 2025 H.R.1951 - Strengthening Rural Cooperatives and Communities Act H.R.1991/S.899 - Producer and Agricultural Credit Enhancement Act of 2025 H.R.1063 - Farm Credit Administration Independent Authority Act H.R.1086 - Agriculture Export Promotion Act of 2025 H.R.1822/S.838 - Access to Credit for our Rural Economy Act of 2025
Client expense: $320,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Farm Credit Administration, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2025 · first_quarter · Agriculture
Ag Appropriations FY25 & FY26 Export Finance Broadband Rural Development Rural Business Investment Program Inflation Reduction Act Implementation Farm Bill Reauthorization H.R.1246 - Investing in Rural America Act of 2025 H.R.2518/S.1217 - Fishing Industry Credit Enhancement Act of 2025 H.R.1951 - Strengthening Rural Cooperatives and Communities Act H.R.1991/S.899 - Producer and Agricultural Credit Enhancement Act of 2025 H.R.1063 - Farm Credit Administration Independent Authority Act H.R.1086 - Agriculture Export Promotion Act of 2025 H.R.1822/S.838 - Access to Credit for our Rural Economy Act of 2025
Client expense: $290,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Farm Credit Administration, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE