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(July 2, 2009) - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack Announces Availability of Disaster Funding for USDA Rural Development Programs
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(July 1, 2009) - Obama Administration Launches Initiative to Bring Broadband, Jobs to More Americans
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(June 30, 2009) - Obama Administration Continues Naming State Directors for Rural Development
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(June 30, 2009) - Obama Administration Begins Naming State Directors for Rural Development
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(June 26, 2009) - Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Provides Notice of Buy American Limited Waiver Under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 Notice

(June 26, 2009) - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack Announces $6.9 Million in Economic Development Funding
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(June 24, 2009) - USDA Approves Guaranteed Loan for Commercial - Scale Biodiesel Production Plant News Release

(June 23, 2009) - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack Today Announced the Selection of Recipients for $6.45 Million in Grants to Spur Economic Development and Revitalization in Rural Communities.
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(June 17, 2009) - Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Announced the Selection of More than $123 Million in Water and Environmental Projects in 24 States News Release | Project List

In celebration of National Homeownership Month, USDA Rural Development Under Secretary Dallas Tonsager helps Linda Diaz's build her home at Manchester Manor, a Self-Help  housing site in Laurel, Delaware.

Tonsager working on Linda Diaz's Home
Tonsager helps construct the flooring on Linda Diaz's Home

(June 10, 2009) – Agriculture Under Secretary for Rural Development Dallas Tonsager today announced the selection of 49 rural businesses, communities and rural public entities to receive $4.7 million to assist in disaster relief efforts
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(June 9, 2009) - Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Names Tammye Trevino as Administrator for Housing and Community Facilities Programs at Rural Development
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(June 9, 2009) - Agriculture Secretary Vilsack announces Rural Economic Development Loan and Grant Recipients News Release

(June 8, 2009) - USDA Meets President Obama's 30-Day BioFuels Directive to Meet Country's Energy Needs News Release

(June 1, 2009) – Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Kicks Off National Homeownership Month At Rural Housing Roundtable News Release

(May 28, 2009) – Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Names Judith Canales as Administrator for Business and Cooperative Programs at Rural Development in USDA News Release

(May 28, 2009) – Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Announces $143 Million for Rural Water Projects
News Release | Project List

Tonsager and Camacho Under Secretary Dallas Tonsager meets with Governor Felix P Camacho of Guam to discuss economic development issues for the territory.

 

 

 

(May 20, 2009) – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced today that USDA is accepting applications for grants to help low- and very-low-income rural residents repair their homes. News Release

Tonsager and Family During Swearing Ceremony(May 19, 2009) - Newly sworn in Under Secretary for Rural Development, Dallas Tonsager with his family and Under Secretary Jim Miller for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Service.


(Left to Right - Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Service, Jim Miller, Joshua Tonsager, Mrs. Sharon Tonsager, Keith Tonsager, Under Secretary for Rural Development, Dallas Tonsager, and Lindsey Tonsager)


(May 18, 2009) -
Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Announces $60 Million for Rural Community Facilities Projects News Release | Project List

(May 6, 2009) - USDA Selects Recipients for $15 Million in Economic Development Loans and Grants. News Release

(April 29, 2009) - USDA is accepting applications for Cooperative Development Center Grants through close of business June 29, 2009. News Release

(April 28, 2009) - $13.4 Million available for Community Connect Grants in Rural Areas. News Release | Program Information

 

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