date:Apr 24, 2014
l Business Investment Program (RBIP). USDA uses RBIP to license funds to invest in enterprises that will create growth and job opportunities in rural areas.
USDA agriculture secretary Tom Vilsack said the new fund will allow innovative small businesses throughout rural America to access the capital they need to grow and create jobs.
One of USDA's top priorities is to help reenergize the rural economy, and we now have a powerful new tool available to help achieve that goal, Vilsack added.