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27% - The increase in vehicle traffic on state's rural roads between 1990 and 2003. 

6,000 miles  - The length of California's network of levees that protect areas from flooding. 

18% - Segment of the state's rural population that completed college in 2000 vs. 26.8% of urban population.

1.4 million  - The number of mostly rural Californians lacking broadband access at any speed  

7.1% - The unemployment rate in California's rural areas vs. 6.2% in urban areas (2004 data).

3,400 - The estimated number of California jobs saved through the help of USDA Rural Development business programs in 2007.

Sources: USDA Economic Research Service, USDA Rural Development, California Chamber of Commerce

November

• 17-20 - California State Rural Health Association, Annual Conference

October 28, 2009
Co-op Month Celebrated

USDA Rural Development joined the California Center for Cooperative Development at the Farmers Market in Davis to share information on co-ops around the state and highlight the many contributions co-ops make to the economy.

For more pictures on other projects visit the Photo Gallery
 

In other USDA Rural Development news...
 

Change in Award Dates for Value-Added Producer Grant Program
USDA Rural Development changed the anticipated award date from January 7, 2010 to May 3, 2010 to ensure time for scoring and processing applications.  For more information please view the notice in the Federal Register here.

Announcement of Value-Added Producer Grant Program (VAPG) Application Deadlines

USDA Rural Development reissued the notice for applications in the Tuesday, September 1, 2009 Federal Register for the Value-Added Producer Grant Program.   The application deadline is Monday, November 30, 2009.  For more information and to view the notice in the Federal Register click here.  To vie w the news release click here.
 

September 4, 2009

President Obama Appoints New California State Director - Dr. Glenda Humiston

Humiston recently finished a Ph. D. in the Division of Society and Environment, College of Natural Resources at the University of California at Berkeley, completing a dissertation entitled "Sustainable Agriculture as U.S. Farm Policy: Opportunities and Threats to Reform." Previously, she served as Deputy Under Secretary of the USDA from 1998 to 2001 where she managed all aspects of USDA conservation mission and environmental programs, a $1.4 Billion budget and over 11,000 employees. Dr. Humiston is continuing her over 20 years of work facilitating local community's efforts for sustainable development.

Section 538 Guaranteed Rural Rental Housing Program Notice of Funds Available
The 2009 Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for the Section 538 Guaranteed Rural Rental Housing Program was published in the Friday, June 26, 2009 Federal Register.  For more information including application deadlines click here to view the NOFA.

Rural Business Enterprise Grant (RBEG) Program Notice
For information on this program notice click here. 

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