Title 7, AgricultureRelease 119-102
§2009b National Objectives
Title 7 › CHAPTER 50 — AGRICULTURAL CREDIT › SUBCHAPTER V — RURAL COMMUNITY ADVANCEMENT PROGRAM › § 2009b
Summary
Set five national goals for the program. They are: help States, local communities, and tribes officially recognized by the federal government plan and work together so federal aid works better. Use resources wisely. Meet many rural needs, such as business, health care, schools, infrastructure, culture, environment, and housing. Build local skills so communities can make their own solutions. Try flexible and new ways to solve rural problems.
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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
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102