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January

Grant Proposals for Renewable Energy and Efficiency Projects

February

USDA Lowers Home Loan Interest Rate

April

USDA Appoints Deputy Under Secretary for Rural Development

Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Announces $615.8 Million for Rural Water Projects

May

USDA Seeks Applications for Value-Added Producer Grants

Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Announces $56.6 Million for Rural Community Facilities $1.4 Million Goes to Woodstock Academy, Inc.Projects

Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Announces $56.6 Million for Rural Community Facilities $907,000 Goes to Quabog on the Common

June

USDA Seeks Applications for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Loans and Grants

July

Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Announces $66.4 Million for Community Facilities Projects in Rural Areas Connecticut Receives over $2.8 Million

Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Announces $66.4 Million for Community Facilities Projects in Rural Areas Pioneer Valley Chinese Immersion Charter School receives over $800,000

Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Announces $15.3 Million for 145 Business Development Projects in Rural Areas CISA Among the Recipients

Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Announces $15.3 Million for 145 Business Development Projects in Rural Areas Western Massachusetts Enterprise Fund Among the Recipients

August

Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Announces More than $15 Million in Renewable Energy Loans and Grants Over $1.44 million in Grants and Loans provided to Massachusetts 1st Congressional District

September

Congressman Olver and USDA Rural Development Tour Renewable Energy System at 100 University Drive in Amherst

USDA Seeks Applications for Value-Added Producer Grants

October

Congressman Courtney & USDA Officials Visit Logee's Tropical Plants

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Rural Development - Southern New England Jurisdiction
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