Agriculture, Rural Development careers

USDA Rural Development states its purpose in one line: improve the economy and quality of life in rural America. The mechanics are loans, grants, and loan guarantees spread across housing, health care, first responder services, business growth, and water, electric, and communications infrastructure, high-speed internet included. Three agencies do the lending, the Rural Business-Cooperative Service, the Rural Housing Service, and the Rural Utilities Service, working through state offices around the country. The name on these postings, Agriculture, Rural Development, simply pairs the parent department with the agency inside it.