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Rural Development is committed to helping improve the economy and quality of life in rural America, including Wyoming. Among the programs is ‘Business Programs,’ which provides financial backing and technical assistance to individuals, businesses, cooperatives, farmers and ranchers, public entities, non-profit corporations, Native American tribes, and private companies in rural communities. The funding is intended to help improve the quality of life in rural communities by enhancing economic opportunities, and ensuring self-sustainability for current and future generations.

Among the individual programs within ‘Business Programs’ is the Value-Added Producer Grant, which is intended to help agricultural producers enter into value-added activities related to the processing and marketing of new products (see Considering a Value-Added Food Venture? in the Resources section).