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What's New

(November 6, 2009) - Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Announces Nearly $56.2 Million In Loan Assistance To Help Rural Business News Release

(November 3, 2009) - Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Announces $16.4 Million For 9 Rural Water Projects News Release

(November 2, 2009) - Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Announces Initiative To Boost Food Commodity Contracting Opportunities For Small Businesses And Cooperatives In Rural America News Release

(October 30, 2009) - Obama Administration Names Vicki Walker To Serve As State Director For Rural Development In Oregon News Release

(October 30, 2009) - Obama Administration Names Ronald Davis To Serve As State Director For Rural Development In Alabama News Release

(October 27, 2009) - Agriculture Under Secretary Joins Bassett Healthcare For Telemedicine Demonstration - Event Highlights Telecommunications Program’s 60th Anniversary and Breast Cancer Awareness News Release

(October 26, 2009) - USDA Rural Development Celebrates 60 Years of Financing Telecommunications and Housing Programs Throughout Rural America News Release

(October 23, 2009) - USDA Under Secretary Tonsager Announces $16 Million For Water Quality Improvement Projects News Release

(October 21, 2009) - Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Announces $71.7 Million In Loan Assistance To Help Rural Businesses News Release

(October 14, 2009) - Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Highlights Recovery Act Efforts To Bolster Healthcare Infrastructure In Rural America By Announcing $30 Million for 36 Community Facility Projects in 22 States News Release

(October 9, 2009) - Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Announces $17.4 Million Loan To Expand Wind Energy Generation, Create Green Jobs News Release

(October 6, 2009) - Obama Administration Names Randall Gore To Serve As State Director For Rural Development In North Carolina News Release

(October 6, 2009) - Obama Administration Names Alan Stephens To Serve As State Director For Rural Development In Arizona News Release

(October 6, 2009) - Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Announces Funding To 1890 Land-Grant Institutions To Promote Jobs And Business Growth News Release

(October 6, 2009) - Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Announces $190 Million For Rural Water Projects News Release

(October 2, 2009) - Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Announces $9.8 Million In Grants To Preserve Rural Housing News Release

 

 

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