---
license: other
license_name: tensorust-sample-license
license_link: https://tensorust.com/datasets/usda-rd-guaranteed-loans/
pretty_name: "USDA Rural Business Loan Ledger (free sample)"
language:
- en
tags:
- tensorust
- sample
- private-credit-and-finance
- government-data
- finance
size_categories:
- n<1K
configs:
- config_name: sample
  data_files:
  - split: train
    path: sample.csv
- config_name: summary
  data_files:
  - split: train
    path: summary_by_recipient_state.csv
---

# USDA Rural Business Loan Ledger: free sample (Tensorust LLC)

42,040 USDA rural business awards: $16.6B in guaranteed and direct loans (B&I, REAP, relending) and $2.2B in grants, by borrower, county and year.

**Headline:** Every USDA Rural Business-Cooperative Service award reported to USAspending under Business and Industry loans (10.768), REAP (10.868 and 10.775), the Intermediary Relending Program (10.767), Rural Business Development and Enterprise Grants (10.769) and the Socially-Disadvantaged Groups Grant (10.871): 42,040 awards, including 7,433 B&I loans worth $14.1B in face value.

This repository is a **free teaser**, not the dataset. It holds 25 example rows and a summary table with no names in it. The full file has **42,040 rows** and is sold by Tensorust LLC: **[https://tensorust.com/datasets/usda-rd-guaranteed-loans/](https://tensorust.com/datasets/usda-rd-guaranteed-loans/)**.

## Files here

| file | what it is |
|---|---|
| `sample.csv` | 25 rows of the full file (the same sample shown on tensorust.com) |
| `summary_by_recipient_state.csv` | row counts and totals by recipient state across the full file, no entity names (groups with fewer than 3 rows are folded into "Other") |

## Summary by recipient state (largest groups)

| Recipient state | rows | Obligated (USD) |
|---|---|---|
| IA | 2,911 | 132,511,507 |
| MN | 2,324 | 115,878,415 |
| IL | 1,981 | 161,120,480 |
| MO | 1,922 | 58,470,755 |
| NC | 1,535 | 49,801,186 |
| CA | 1,516 | 85,106,041 |
| NE | 1,458 | 46,981,169 |
| MI | 1,283 | 90,093,237 |
| GA | 1,271 | 87,931,245 |
| OH | 1,266 | 86,110,560 |
| PA | 1,248 | 114,070,724 |
| NY | 1,198 | 69,013,136 |
| TOTAL | 42,040 | 2,249,040,291 |

Full table: `summary_by_recipient_state.csv`.

## What the full file has

- 42,040 rows
- Key fields: award_id, program_short, program, assistance_type, recipient_name, recipient_uei, recipient_parent_name, recipient_type, recipient_city, recipient_county
- Parquet and CSV, a README with sources, method and limits, and the build script
- Free 25-row sample (no personal contact data)

Coverage: All awards USAspending holds for these programs (records from FY2008 onward). USAspending data pulled Nov 6, 2026; built Nov 6, 2026.

### Columns in the full file

| column | meaning |
|---|---|
| `award_id` | Federal award ID (FAIN) |
| `program_short` | Program |
| `program` | CFDA number and title |
| `assistance_type` | Assistance type |
| `recipient_name` | Borrower or grantee (individuals withheld) |
| `recipient_uei` | Recipient UEI |
| `recipient_parent_name` | Parent organization |
| `recipient_type` | Business type as reported |
| `recipient_city` | City |
| `recipient_county` | County |
| `recipient_state` | State |
| `recipient_zip5` | ZIP (businesses only) |
| `place_of_performance_state` | Place of performance state |
| `place_of_performance_county` | Place of performance county |
| `congressional_district` | Congressional district (current) |
| `awarding_office` | Awarding office |
| `base_action_date` | First action date |
| `latest_action_date` | Latest action date |
| `period_start` | Period of performance start |
| `period_end` | Period of performance end |
| `total_obligated` | Total obligated, USD |
| `total_outlayed` | Total outlayed, USD |
| `face_value_of_loan` | Face value of loan, USD |
| `loan_subsidy_cost` | Loan subsidy cost, USD |
| `non_federal_funding` | Non-federal funding, USD |
| `description` | Award description |
| `usaspending_url` | USAspending award page |
| `is_individual` | Recipient is an individual (name withheld) |
| `ontology_org_id` | Tensorust Organization ID (UEI match) |
| `loan_or_grant` | loan or grant |
| `loan_amount` | Loan face value (loans only), USD |
| `grant_amount` | Grant obligation (grants only), USD |
| `active` | Period of performance ends on or after Nov 6, 2026 |

## Get the full file

| tier | price | includes |
|---|---|---|
| State or program file | $450 | All awards for one state or one program, CSV and Excel. |
| National ledger | $1,900 | All 42,040 awards with every field and organization matching. |
| Ledger with quarterly updates | $4,800 a year | The national ledger re-run each quarter with new awards and modifications listed. |

Email **mattbusel@tensorust.com** with the tier and a billing contact, and we will send a proper invoice (ACH or card). The file is delivered once the invoice is paid. Details and the live sample: [https://tensorust.com/datasets/usda-rd-guaranteed-loans/](https://tensorust.com/datasets/usda-rd-guaranteed-loans/). All datasets: https://tensorust.com/datasets/

## Method and limits

Request the USAspending award download for the listed CFDA programs, load prime award summaries, withhold individuals, classify loan vs grant from the assistance type, and attach Organization IDs by UEI.

Not the guaranteed lender of record: USAspending does not publish the lender on B&I guarantees. Not loan performance or default data. Face value is the federal loan or guarantee amount at award.

## Sources

- USAspending.gov award download API, assistance prime award summaries for CFDA 10.767, 10.768, 10.769, 10.775, 10.868, 10.871 (pulled Nov 6, 2026)
- Tensorust organization graph (UEI match)

## License

The sample and summary here are free to view, analyze and cite with attribution to "Tensorust LLC, https://tensorust.com/datasets/usda-rd-guaranteed-loans/". The full dataset is licensed separately per tier. No resale or redistribution of Tensorust data without a written license.

Tensorust LLC, Tuckahoe NY. mattbusel@tensorust.com | https://tensorust.com