2009 News Releases


September
USDA Rural Development Awards More Than $965,000 to 12 New York Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Projects (Sept. 29)

USDA Rural Development Awards $441,558 to 27 New York Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Projects (Sept. 25)

USDA Rural Development Providing $18 Million in Grants for Value-Added Agricultural Products (Sept. 21)

 

USDA Rural Development Home Repair Program Can Help Low-Income Homeowners with Storm Repairs (Sept. 16)

 

USDA Rural Development Awards More Than $2.8 Million in Recovery Act Funding to the Village of Waverly (Sept. 10)

USDA Rural Development Awards More Than $4.1 Million in Recovery Act Funding to the Village of Delhi
(Sept. 9)

 

USDA Rural Development Awards $100,000 in Recovery Act Funding to the Town of Coxsackie (Sept. 2)

USDA Rural Development Awards More Than $34.6 Million in Recovery Act Funding to 13 New York Water and Sewer Projects (Sept. 2)
Central New York release: USDA Rural Development Provides $2.9 Million Grant and $100,000 Loan to Village of Canastota (Sept. 2)

 

August

USDA Home Loans Funded Through the Recovery Act Exceeds 50,000; New York Home Loans Top 660, Represents $69 Million Investment (Aug. 6)
Sidebar: USDA Rural Development Home Loan Programs (Aug. 6)

USDA Rural Development Announces $6.25 Million Available in Rural Economic Development Grants (Aug. 4)

USDA Rural Development Awards $5.2 Million in Recovery Act Funding For Town of Chesterfield Water System Improvements (Aug. 3)
 

July

USDA Rural Development Awards $184,000 in Recovery Act Funding to Two New York Business Development Projects (July 28)
 

USDA Rural Development Awards More than $10 Million in Recovery Act Funding to Springville and Ellenville (July 21)

USDA Rural Development Awards More Than $10.4 Million in Recovery Act Funding to 16 New York Projects (July 9)
See also: USDA Rural Development Awards More Than $3.6 Million in Recovery Act Funding to Six St. Lawrence County Projects (July 9)


Vice President Biden Announces Availability of $4 Billion in Recovery Act Loans and Grants to Increase Broadband Access (July 1)

 

June
Obama Administration Names Jill Harvey to Serve as State Director for Rural Development in New York (June 29)

 

USDA Rural Development Awards More than $6.6 Million in Recovery Act Funding to Four New York Water Projects (June 17)

USDA Rural Development Accepting Applications for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Grants and Loan Guarantees (June 9)

May

USDA Rural Development Awards More Than $14.8 Million in Recovery Act Funding to 10 New York Water Projects (May 28)

USDA Seeks Applications for Grants to Repair Rural Housing (May 20)

 

USDA Awards Churubusco Volunteer Fire Department $110,000 in Recovery Act Funding (May 18)

 

April

USDA Rural Development Provides $5 Million Loan to Cassadaga Funding Provided Through Recovery Act (April 28)


March
USDA Rural Development Accepting Energy Audit Applications (March 13)

February
USDA Rural Development Conducting Renewable Energy and Value-Added Seminar in Morrisville on Tuesday, March 3 (February 25)

 

USDA Rural Development's Innovative Home Loan Programs Can Help Lenders and Home Buyers (February 11)

USDA Rural Development Office Opens in Cortland (February 10)

January
USDA Rural Development Reducing Direct Home Loan Interest Rate to 4.375 Percent on February 1 (January 26)

 

USDA Rural Development Holding Renewable Energy and Value Added Grant Workshop at Greenwich Elks Lodge on February 3 (January 14)

 

USDA Rural Development Holding Renewable Energy and Value Added Grant Workshop at Schodack Town Hall on February 4 (January 14)

 

USDA Rural Development Holding Renewable Energy and Value Added Grant Workshop in Westport on February 12 (January 14)

 

USDA Rural Development Invites Applications for Rural Economic Development Funding (January 12)

 

USDA Rural Development and Rising Stars Soccer Club Officially Dedicate New Expansion (January 9)

 

USDA Rural Development Holding Renewable Energy and Value Added Grant Workshop in Liberty on January 27 (January 9)

 

USDA Rural Development Recognizes Newark Resident Michaela Sergent as New York's 2008 Community Champion (January 8)
 

USDA Rural Development Holding Renewable Energy and Value Added Grant Workshop in Riverhead on January 21 (January 5)
 

USDA Rural Development Holding Renewable Energy and Value Added Grant Workshop in Millbrook on January 20 (January 5)

December
New USDA Rural Development Rule to Simplify Loan Guarantee Application Process (December 17)

USDA Announces Heir Property Initiative (December 5)

November

USDA Seeks Applications From Non-Profit Organizations For Household Water Well System Grants (November 21)

 

USDA Announces That Applications Are being Accepted for Public Television Digital Grants (November 21)

 

USDA Rural Development And Hudson Valley ADC Holding Agricultural Renewable Energy Forum in Kingston on Dec. 3 (Nov. 13)

 

October
USDA Rural Development Reducing Home Loan Interest Rate to 5.375 Percent on November 1 (October 28)
 

USDA Rural Development Presents $646,000 to Town of Arcadia for Water District #10 (October 17)

 

USDA Rural Development Presents $880,700 to Town of Huron for Water District #5 (October 17)

USDA Rural Development Providing More than $1.2 Million for Sodus Projects  (October 17)


USDA Rural Development Presents $399,000 to Hand-in-Hand Childhood Center and Town of Boonville (October 16)

 

USDA Rural Development Presents $99,990 Grant to Madison County for Agricultural Revolving Loan Fund (October 14)

USDA Rural Development Presents More than $144,000 to Wyoming County Community Action and Village of Warsaw (October 9)

 

USDA Rural Development Presents More than $460,000 to Town of Albion for Water System Improvements (October 9)

 

USDA Rural Development Presents $257,800 to Associated Community Action of the Northeast Adirondack Region (October 7)

 

USDA Rural Development Presents $526,000 Loan to Village of Clayton (October 2)

 

USDA Rural Development Presents $250,000 to the Village of Ellisburg (October 2)