The Definition of a RURAL TEA:
- An area not located within a metropolitan statistical area (MSA) as designated by the Office of Management and Budget;
- Or the outer boundary of any city or town having a population of 20,000 or more based on the most recent census.
What does a rural TEA mean for industry professionals and investors?
The RIA Act of 2022 created a unique set aside for areas designated as RURAL.
A project that is located in a rural TEA qualifies for priority processing of Form I-526 by United States Citizenship and Immigration Services.���These investors will qualify for set-aside visas from the rural TEA classification, which makes up 20% of the yearly allocation of EB-5 visas.
KANSAS ECONOMY: The federal government is the largest employer in Kansas City. In the wider metropolitan area, the federal government, either directly or through contracts, employs 41,500 people. The combined annual payroll of these jobs is more than $3 billion
RURAL TEA COUNTIES IN KANSAS:
- Allen
Anderson
Atchison
Barber
Barton
Bourbon
Brown
Chase
Chautauqua
Cherokee
Cheyenne
Clark
Clay
Cloud
Coffey
Comanche
Cowley
Crawford
Decatur
Dickinson
Edwards
Elk
Ellis
Ellsworth
Finney
Ford
Franklin
Geary
Gove
Graham
Grant
Gray
Greeley
Greenwood
Hamilton
Harper
Haskell
Hodgeman
Jewell
Kearny
Kiowa
Labette
Lane
Lincoln
Logan
Lyon
Marion
Marshall
McPherson
Meade
Mitchell
Montgomery
Morris
Morton
Nemaha
Neosho
Ness
Norton
Osborne
Ottawa
Pawnee
Phillips
Pratt
Rawlins
Reno
Republic
Rice
Rooks
Rush
Russell
Saline
Scott
Seward
Sheridan
Sherman
Smith
Stafford
Stanton
Stevens
Thomas
Trego
Wallace
Washington
Wichita
Wilson
Woodson
INTERACTIVE RURAL TEA MAP
