Farmers Home Administration (FmHA) was a former agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture that administered assistance programs for the purchasers of homes and farms in small towns and rural areas. In 1994, the USDA reorganized and transferred the functions of the FmHA to the Farm Service Agency.
The Rural Housing Service (RHS) is a department within the U.S. Department of Agriculture that administers loans, loan guarantees, and grants to help provide housing in rural areas and small towns to those who need assistance. Many of the programs operated by the RHS previously fell under the Farmers Home Administration.
