NEWS RELEASE 1303 SW First American Place, Suite 100, Topeka, KS 66604-4040 Voice (785) 271-2701,  FAX (785) 271-2708,  WEB www.rurdev.usda.gov/ks

March 5, 2004
For Immediate Release
Contact:
Harold Alford
(785) 271-2701

Farm Labor Housing Loans And Grants

Available From USDA Rural Development

Topeka, KS – USDA Rural Development State Director Chuck Banks announced today the solicitation of competitive applications for the USDA Rural Development’s Farm Labor Housing Loan and Grant Program. 

The Agency’s Farm Labor Housing Loan and Grant Program provides a qualified individual farm owner, family farm partnership, family farm corporation, an association of farmers, state and local public agencies, broad-based public or private profit and non-profit organizations, funds to build, buy, improve, or purchase apartment-style rental housing in rural areas for domestic farm laborers.

State Director Banks commented, “The people who labor in the fields across Kansas make it possible for Kansas to provide an abundant source of food for our country and, indeed, for people all around the world. They have dedicated their lives and made many sacrifices, and we are grateful for the contributions they have made to our Nation and to our economy”.

Requests for the Agency’s Farm Labor Housing Loan and Grant Program pre-application package should be sent to USDA Rural Development, 1303 SW First American Place, Suite 100, Topeka, Kansas 66604-4040, attention Multi-Family Housing Specialist.  The completed pre-application must be received in the USDA Rural Development office by 5:00 p.m. on May 6, 2004.  This period will be the only time during Fiscal Year 2004 the Agency will be accepting pre-applications for this program

For additional information regarding other USDA Rural Development programs, interested parties may call the Agency’s state headquarters at 785-271-2702 or log onto the state’s USDA Rural Development website at: www.rurdev.usda.gov/ks

Rural communities are the lifeblood of the American dream and the American economy.  Each year, USDA Rural Development programs create or preserve tens of thousands of rural jobs and create or improve more than 65,000 units of quality rural housing.

USDA Rural Development – Committed to the Future of Rural Communities.

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