What does Preamble of Rural Recovery Act of 2025 do?

This bill, formally titled 'To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a program to provide to rural communities technical assistance in recovering from disasters, and for other purposes,' aims to establish a program. The Secretary of Agriculture would be directed to establish this program. The program's purpose is to provide technical assistance to rural communities recovering from disasters.

What does SHORT TITLE. of Rural Recovery Act of 2025 do?

This bill is formally titled the Rural Recovery Act of 2025.

What does RURAL DEVELOPMENT DISASTER RECOVERY TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE of Rural Recovery Act of 2025 do?

This section establishes a program to provide technical assistance to eligible rural communities affected by a major disaster declared by the President. Eligible rural communities are defined as those within an area covered by a declared disaster and generally have a population of less than 20,000, although the Secretary can modify or waive this definition. Technical assistance will be provided by State offices of the rural development mission area, eligible private nonprofit corporations, or both. Assistance includes planning, application preparation, addressing application denials, and implementing disaster recovery funding. The technical assistance may involve areas such as telecommunications, water infrastructure, housing, and energy infrastructure. An eligible rural community may receive technical assistance for a 3-year period following a disaster declaration, with a possible 3-year extension. Funding for the program will be made available to State offices shortly after a disaster declaration and allocated based on a formula considering the population affected. The section authorizes $50,000,000 to be appropriated to the Secretary of Agriculture annually to carry out this section.

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Rural Recovery Act of 2025

Last updated: 1/13/2026 · Introduced: 12/4/2025

Author: April McClain Delaney (D-MD)

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The bill establishes a program within the Department of Agriculture to provide technical assistance to rural communities recovering from presidentially declared disasters.
Eligible rural communities, generally with populations under 20,000, can receive up to six years of assistance focused on infrastructure and disaster recovery funding.
The bill authorizes $50 million annually to fund this technical assistance program, allocated based on the population affected by a disaster.

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