1.0National Sustainable Agriculture Coalitionhttps://sustainableagriculture.netadminhttps://sustainableagriculture.net/blog/author/admin/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="Fq7yleB6Gc"><a href="https://sustainableagriculture.net/publications/grassrootsguide/rural-development/rural-micro-entrepeneur-assistance/">Rural Microentrepreneur Assistance Program</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://sustainableagriculture.net/publications/grassrootsguide/rural-development/rural-micro-entrepeneur-assistance/embed/#?secret=Fq7yleB6Gc" width="600" height="338" title="“Rural Microentrepreneur Assistance Program” — National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition" data-secret="Fq7yleB6Gc" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://sustainableagriculture.net/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> Promoting rural economic growth through microloans and business assistance Small businesses are the lifeblood of rural America, yet these entrepreneurs often struggle to access adequate levels of credit and business training. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Rural Microentrepreneur Assistance Program (RMAP) aims to address this gap by providing loan capital and grants to non-profit […]