Title 7 — AgricultureRelease 119-73not60
§2009b National Objectives
Title 7 › Chapter 50— AGRICULTURAL CREDIT › Subchapter V— RURAL COMMUNITY ADVANCEMENT PROGRAM › § 2009b
Summary
The program must meet five national goals. It must promote teamwork among States, local communities, and federally recognized Indian tribes so federal aid is more effective; use resources efficiently; address many rural needs (business, health care, education, infrastructure, cultural resources, the environment, and housing); strengthen local ability to craft their own solutions; and use flexible, creative ways to solve rural problems.
Full Legal Text
Title 7, §2009b
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The national objectives of the program established under this subchapter shall be to—
(1)promote strategic development activities and collaborative efforts by State and local communities, and federally recognized Indian tribes, to maximize the impact of Federal assistance;
(2)optimize the use of resources;
(3)provide assistance in a manner that reflects the complexity of rural needs, including the needs for business development, health care, education, infrastructure, cultural resources, the environment, and housing;
(4)advance activities that empower, and build the capacity of, State and local communities to design unique responses to the special needs of the State and local communities, and federally recognized Indian tribes, for rural development assistance; and
(5)adopt flexible and innovative approaches to solving rural development problems.
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Citation
7 U.S.C. § 2009b
Title 7 — Agriculture
Last Updated
Apr 3, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60