The Rural Development Trust Fund, authorized under the United States
1996 farm bill
The Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (P.L. 104-127), known informally as the Freedom to Farm Act, the FAIR Act, or the 1996 U.S. Farm Bill, was the omnibus 1996 farm bill that, among other provisions, revises and simplifies ...
(P.L. 104-127), is used to distribute
Rural Community Assistance Program funds. Funds are allocated among states based on such factors as rural population, income, and unemployment.
References
*
Rural community development
{{US-gov-stub