Community Development Digest

Rural Development

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USDA Makes Available $2.5 Million for Farmer Education

The Department of Agriculture is making available $2.5 million in grants for projects to educate new and underserved farmers as part of more than 20 USDA Farm Service Agency programs that provide financial, disaster or technical assistance to the agricultural community.

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Obama Expands Efforts to Help Rural, Native Alaskan Communities

While visiting Alaska, President Obama announced several updates to federal efforts to help Alaskan – including Native Alaskan – communities.

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New USDA Funding Priorities Pushed Back

USDA delays implementing new funding priorities for specific rural development-related projects.

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USDA, OECD Honchos List Key Themes Guiding Rural Development

The third and final day of the 10th Annual OECD Rural Development Conference held this week in Memphis, TN, sees U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and Organization for Economic Cooperation & Development (OECD) Deputy Secretary-General Mari Kiviniemi issuing a joint statement outlining three...

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New Rural Development Priority Policy Unveiled

The Department of Agriculture is implementing a Farm Bill provision that will have a major policy impact on the way the USDA helps rural communities plan and finance regional economic development strategies.

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Assistance Coming for Section 538 Rural Housing Program

These information-sharing sessions are beyond the quick, "here's-how-to-apply" variety. Several will examine how the program ties into other RHS and Agriculture Department programs.

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RUS Poised to Issue New Rules for Broadband

The Rural Utilities Service, reflecting both legislative requirements and the administration's recent efforts to improve the availability of broadband services, has finished work on interim final rules for Rural Broadband Access Loans and Loan Guarantees. The rules are scheduled to be released by May, say officials.

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USDA Expands ‘StrikeForce Initiative’ for Rural Growth

Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack announces an expansion of the USDA “StrikeForce Initiative for Rural Growth and Opportunity” in order to address chronic rural poverty in 32 identified counties in Oklahoma and the entire island of Puerto Rico.

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Rules Allow More Flexibility for Rural Development Funds

The Rural Business Service will soon issue interim final rules clarifying the agency’s goals for supporting strategic economic and community development programs.

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Rural Business Serivce Poised to Implement Farm Act

The programs from which funds will be reserved are community facility programs, water and waste disposal programs, and rural business and cooperative development programs.

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