United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
The Farm Service Agency (FSA)
deals with monetary issues such as farm loans, emergency loans and payments to farmers. Sheep producers must apply at their local FSA office for such programs as wool payments or ewe lamb expansion payments.
www.fsa.usda.gov/vt/

Vermont Community Loan Fund
7 Court Street
P.O Box 827, Montpelier, Vermont 05601-0827
802 223-1448
www.vclf.org
The Vermont Community Loan Fund (VCLF), a state-wide community development financial institution, has over a decade's experience in building and strengthening communities by promoting and providing more equitable access to capital. VCLF Delivers affordable loan capital to capable community groups and businesses, Providing technical assistance and support to help develop and sustain successful community projects,and offers a unique investment opportunity for socially-concerned individuals and institutions who want to invest, safely and creatively, in local community renewal.

The Vermont Economic Development Authority (VEDA)
58 East State Street
Montpelier, Vermont 05602
802-828-5627
www.veda.org

The Vermont Economic Development Authority (VEDA), created by the General Assembly in 1974, is Vermont's economic development finance lender. Over the years, VEDA has provided over $1.4 billion in financing assistance to thousands of eligible Vermont entrepreneurs, manufacturers, and agricultural enterprises, helping them to realize their business growth goals, create jobs, and enhance the vitality of Vermont's economy. VEDA manages a wide range of low-cost lending programs for businesses of all sizes, and lending solutions are customized to each client's individual needs. One of VEDA's programs, the Vermont Agricultural Credit Corporation (VACC), is a nonprofit corporation which provides credit to farmers and agricultural facilities who are not having their financing needs fully met by conventional agricultural credit sources. Loans are available from VACC to strengthen existing farm operations, encourage diversification, support beginning farmers, and encourage marketing and processing of Vermont agricultural products.