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Office Locations in Vermont and New Hampshire

 

 

FUNDing opportunities

Recovery Act mortgage financing funds are still available to eligible applicants in Vermont.

·         Click here to view eligibility and for pre-qualification for Rural Development’s Single Family Housing Programs.

 

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$1.7 billion of loan guarantee authority with discounted fees and increased guarantee authority are now available to banks in Vermont and New Hampshire.

 

These funds are the result of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). Specific details about this funding opportunity are available in the July 24, 2009 Federal Register .

 

See Newsflash for eligibility and underwriting standards.

 

WORKSHOPS AND UPCOMING EVENTS

 

 

12/3/09 at the Grafton County Senior Center in Plymouth, NH Community Facility Loan and Grants Application Workshops.

 

12/8/09 Rural Business Enterprise Grant Roundtable

Learn about Business Support Services Provided by the Rural Business Enterprise Grant Recipients Serving Vermont’s Northeast Kingdom.

 

12/9/09 at the Weeks Memorial Library in Lancaster, NH Community Facility Loan and Grants Application Workshops.

 

 

 

 

News Releases

 

2009 USDA Rural Development Investment in:

·         New Hampshire

·         Vermont

 

 

 

 

Success Stories

 

Every day and Every way, USDA Rural Development is working to increase economic opportunity and improve the quality of life for all rural Americans.  USDA Rural Development funds have helped individuals, organizations, and communities in rural New Hampshire and Vermont.

 

·         Vermont Foodbank Expands Services to Southern Vermont

·         Lake Champlain Islands Chamber of Commerce Mobile Cyber Classroom

·         Ossipee Concerned Citizens, Inc.’s New Walk-In Refrigerator and Freezer Improves OCC’s services to area seniors and children.

 

2008 Annual Report

 

2007 Annual Report

American recovery and reinvestment act (ARRA) RESOURCES

 

Learn more about USDA Rural Development Programs backed by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.

·         USDA Rural Development

·         USDA News

 

 

Construction Sign Template for USDA Rural Development Projects backed by ARRA.

 

ARRA Logo Guidelines

 

 

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PROGRAM GUIDE This guide provides a summary of the over 40 USDA Rural Development resource programs available.

 

HOUSING PROGRAMS Click link for applications, eligibility criteria, contact information, and other resources available to homebuyers, homeowners, Rental Housing Providers and Tenants, and current USDA Rural Development Single Family Housing borrowers.

 

Business Programs

Rural Business Enterprise Grant Application Packages

Rural Energy for America Program (Grants)

Energy Grant Application Forms

Rural Energy for America Program Guaranteed Loan Program

Value Added Producer Grants

 

Community Facilities Programs

Community Facilities Application Packages

 VT and NH Community Facilities Grant Eligibility

 Vermont and New Hampshire Staff Contacts

 

RURAL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE

 

Utility Programs

*      Broadband Grants

*      Broadband Loans

*       Broadband Opportunities for Rural America Website-Online Resource

*      Distance Learning and Telemedicine Program

*      Solid Waste Planning Grant

*      Water and Waste Disposal Programs

*      Vermont and New Hampshire Staff Contacts

 

Rental Housing Programs

*      Multi-Family Housing Budget Training Tool

 

Rural Development Audit Program

*      For independent public accountants to assist with audits of Rural Development grant, loan, and loan guarantees recipients.

 

Find Grant Opportunities

 

 

E-Newsletters & Newsflashes

 

Community Programs Newsflashes

 

 

Rural Community Development Initiative

·         Applications are Invited through 4:00 PM on September 24, 2009 at 4PM

 

Water & Environmental Program Newsflashes

·        WEP Circuit Riders VT

·        WEP Circuit Rider NH

 

Multi-Family Housing Newsletter

 

Guaranteed/Commercial Lender Newsletter

 

Intermediary Relending Program

 

 

PDF files require the Adobe Acrobat Reader

 

Message from new State Director – coming soon!

 

 

 

Other Links

 

*  Business Links

 

*  USDA Rural Development National Web Site

 

*  Farm Bill

 

*  State of Vermont

 

*  State of New Hampshire

 

*  Web Site Accessibility

*  Nondiscrimination Statement

*  FOIA

 

 

Last Updated:  August 17, 2009