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.
NEBRASKA ECONOMY: The Bureau of Economic Analysis estimates of Nebraska’s gross state product in 2010 was $89.8 billion. Nebraska has a large agriculture sector, and is a major producer of beef, pork, wheat, corn (maize), soybeans, and sorghum.Other important economic sectors include freight transport (by rail and truck), manufacturing, telecommunications, information technology, and insurance.
RURAL TEA COUNTIES IN NEBRASKA:
- Adams
Antelope
Arthur
Banner
Blaine
Boone
Box Butte
Boyd
Brown
Buffalo
Burt
Butler
Cedar
Chase
Cherry
Cheyenne
Clay
Colfax
Cuming
Custer
Dawes
Dawson
Deuel
Dodge
Dundy
Fillmore
Franklin
Frontier
Furnas
Gage
Garden
Garfield
Gosper
Grant
Greeley
Harlan
Hayes
Hitchcock
Holt
Hooker
Jefferson
Johnson
Kearney
Keith
Keya Paha
Kimball
Knox
Lincoln
Logan
Loup
Madison
McPherson
Morrill
Nance
Nemaha
Nuckolls
Otoe
Pawnee
Perkins
Phelps
Pierce
Platte
Polk
Red Willow
Richardson
Rock
Saline
Scotts Bluff
Sheridan
Sherman
Sioux
Stanton
Thayer
Thomas
Thurston
Valley
Wayne
Webster
Wheeler
York
INTERACTIVE RURAL TEA MAP
