United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2007-11-14 monographic deposited born digital 15 p. GA 1.13:GAO-08-278T https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-278T P0b002ee180392830 f:d08278t DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-28 GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-278T machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-278T GAO-08-278T Business assistance Business development loans Community development Community development programs Cooperative agreements Economic development Federal agencies Federal agency reorganization Federal/state relations Interagency relations Rural economic development Small business assistance Rural Business Investment Program Testimony A78133 The Small Business Administration (SBA) and Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development offices share a mission of attending to underserved markets, promoting economic development, and improving the quality of life in America through the promotion of entrepreneurship and community development. In the past, these agencies have had cooperative working relationships to help manage their respective rural loan and economic development programs. At this subcommittee's request, GAO has undertaken a review of potential opportunities for SBA to seek increased collaboration and cooperation with USDA Rural Development (Rural Development), particularly given Rural Development's large and recognizable presence in rural communities. In this testimony, GAO provides preliminary views on (1) mechanisms that SBA and USDA have used to facilitate collaboration with other federal agencies and with each other; (2) the organization of SBA and USDA Rural Development field offices; and (3) the planned approach for GAO's recently initiated evaluation on collaboration between SBA and Rural Development. GAO discussed the contents of this testimony with SBA and USDA officials. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-278T/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-278T.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-278T/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-278T.pdf GAO-08-278T https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-278T Testimony GAO-08-278T; Small Business Administration: Preliminary Views on Increasing Collaboration with Department of Agriculture Rural Development Offices; Business assistance Business development loans Community development Community development programs Cooperative agreements Economic development Federal agencies Federal agency reorganization Federal/state relations Interagency relations Rural economic development Small business assistance Rural Business Investment Program Volume 108 Page 3178 108 Stat. 3178 Volume 116 Page 134 116 Stat. 134 Public Law 103-354 Public Law 107-171