News Releases from Washington, D.C. and California

December 2005

• USDA Announces Energy Strategy to Help Farmers and Ranchers (12/07/05) 

• Open Door Community Health Centers Receives Grant for Telemedicine Outreach (12/7/05) 

• USDA Rural Development EII Grant Helps Westmorland Youth Center (12/7/05) 

• USDA Rural Development Awards EII Grant to Imperial County (12/6/05)

• USDA Rural Development Grant Boosts Outreach to Merced Communities (12/1/05)

November 2005

• Bob Anderson Named Acting State Director, USDA Rural Development (11/16/05)

• Bob Anderson commentary on outreach on farmworker housing 

October 2005

• USDA Rural Development Awards Funds to FFA (10/31/05)
• Sacramento Bee article, "Rural Towns: USDA to the rescue (10/14/05)

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September 2005

• USDA Announces Nearly $21 million for renewable energy
• USDA Announces Nearly $27 million in Rural Development Funding for Rural Communities 
• USDA Rural Development Awards Housing Grants
• Funds Awarded to Restore Mt. Pioneer Water System
• USDA Rural Development Awards Funds to Valley Small Business Development Corporation 
• USDA Rural Development Awards Funds to DACE 

August 2005

• USDA Rural Development Awards Funds to Boost Poultry Biosecurity

July 2005

• USDA Rural Development Lauds Housing Agency Milestone
• USDA Rural Development Awards Funds to Kern EDC
• Opinion article about Fresno County 

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June 2005

• USDA Rural Development Welcomes Gonzalez
• USDA Rural Development Awards Funds to CALED
• USDA Rural Development Funds Awarded to Arcata organization
• USDA Rural Development Delivers Economic Boost to Coachella Valley
• USDA Rural Development Celebrates National Homeownership Month

May 2005

• USDA Rural Development Helps Farmers Grow Energy

April 2005

• Castelanelli Brothers Produce Energy with USDA Rural Development Help
• The Community of Spalding Receives $9 Million in USDA Financing on Earth Day
• USDA Supports FFA Agri-Entrepreneurship

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March 2005

• USDA Encourages Private investment in Expansion of Access to High-Speed Internet Technology in Rural America

• USDA Announces Over $4.2 Billion for Rural Housing Loans, Guarantees and Grants

• Johanns Announces the Availability of $14.3 Million in Grants to Expand Value-Added Agriculture Business Ventures
     USDA Places Priority on Renewable Energy
     Ventures 

• USDA Announces New Effort to Support 
  Preserve America Initiative

• USDA Affirms Central Valley Rural Crime Prevention Funding

• Op-Ed - Exclusive for Fresno Bee
  USDA Rural Development Assists in Rural Crime Prevention - By State Director of the Rural Development in California, Paul Venosdel

February 2005

• USDA Invests $6.9 Million in Business Development for Rural America
  Funding will Create or Save Over 550 Rural Jobs/ 53 Rural Business Ventures

January 2005

• USDA Rural Development Creative Marketing and Outreach Effort Recognized with International Award
• Groundbreaking for $7.4 Million Mariposa County Mixed Solid Waste Compost Facility

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