State rural development councils (SRDC) in the

United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 U.S. state, states, a Washington, D.C., federal district, five ma ...

are a collaborative partnership with representatives of the federal, state, local, and tribal governments, the private sector, and the nonprofit sector. Councils are created by a memorandum of understanding between USDA and the state Governor. The councils’ purpose is to promote rural development within the state. The program supporting the councils were outlined in the

1990 farm bill The Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade (FACT) Act of 1990 — P.L. 101-624 (November 28, 1990) was a 5-year omnibus farm bill that passed Congress and was signed into law. This bill, also known as the 1990 farm bill, continued to move ag ...

and reauthorized in 2008. As of 2016, there were 28 recognized SRDCs. Most of the councils are members of the Partners for Rural America association which was formed in 1998.

References

* {{US-gov-stub Councils of governments Agriculture in the United States