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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
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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.

Kim Coontz (left) and Karen
Firestein (center) provide information on co-ops to one of the
market's attendees.
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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