USDA Rural Development California

USDA Rural Development - California News Room

Your News and Information Source for Rural California

Media contact:

Sarah Pursley

Public Information Coordinator

USDA Rural Development

430 G Street, Agency 4169

Davis, CA 95616

(530) 792-5801 (office)
(916) 798-9295 (cell)

sarah.pursley@ca.usda.gov

California, the nation's most populous state, covers 175,000 square-miles, including dozens of counties that have substantial rural areas. USDA Rural Development is the lead federal agency that funds projects to bring housing, community facilities, utilities, business opportunities and other services to rural communities.

More than 5 million people live in rural areas of the state. Many of the fastest-growing towns and cities in the nation are in rural California. USDA Rural Development is actively working in dozens of communities in the Golden State.

USDA Rural Development California is your source for news and information about economic development in rural areas from Alturas to El Centro. We offer assistance to print and broadcast news media, including interviews, news releases, backgrounders, fact sheets, editorials, photos and more.

Regardless of your needs, contact us 24/7 if we can help.

News Releases from California office of USDA Rural Development

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November 2009
Agriculture Secretary Announces $117.3 Million for Rural Water Projects (11/18/09)

October 2009
USDA Rural Development Celebrates 60 Years of Financing Housing Programs (10/26/09)
USDA Rural Development Announces Energy Grants to Four California Farmers (10/9/09)

September 2009
$18 Million Available for Value-Added Products (9/16/09)
Obama Administration Names Humiston to Rural Development Post (9/8/09)

August 2009
USDA Rural Development Helps 50,000 Americans Become Homeowners (8/7/09)

July 2009
Imperial and Riverside Counties Receive Over $87,000 Through American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (7/30/09)
Recovery Act Aids Job Seekers, Employers in Siskiyou County (7/28/09)
Over $1.1 Million Awarded for Community Facility Projects in California Through American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (7/9/09)

June 2009
USDA Rural Development Celebrates Homeownership in Orland (6/19/09)

May 2009
Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Announces $60 Million for Rural Community Facilities Through American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (5/18/09)
List of California Projects

April 2009
Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Announces $615.8 Million for Rural Water Projects Through American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (4/28/09)
USDA Rural Development Celebrates Earth Day in Buttonwillow (4/21/09)
List of Projects

Rural Development Photo Gallery

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Information for Media:

USDA Rural Development Highlights

Opinion Articles: (Commentary by State Director Ben Higgins on topical issues of importance to rural California communities)

None at this time

(Permission for use is granted for the opinion articles listed above, however, credit must be made to USDA Rural Development in California when reprinting any article)

Backgrounders:

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