USDA Food Supply Chain | Small Business Capital

USDA business loans that strengthen critical links in the food supply chain.

As part of the USDA’s Build Back Better initiative, the Food Supply Chain Guaranteed Loan Program aims to increase the capacity and resiliency of the U.S. food system. The program offers:

Up to $40 million in financing
No USDA guarantee fees
Loans for projects in either rural or urban locations
Support for activities that include the aggregation, processing, manufacturing, storage, transportation, wholesale or distribution of food

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Who can apply?

USDA Food Supply Chain Guaranteed Loans can be used for business conversion and development, commercial and industrial real estate, construction, machinery and equipment, working capital and debt refinancing.

For-profit and nonprofit businesses
Cooperatives
Federally recognized tribes
Public bodies
Food supply chain entrepreneurs

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USDA Food Supply Chain Guaranteed Loans

USDA business loans that strengthen critical links in the food supply chain.

Who can apply?

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