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United States Department of Agriculture • Rural Development

1221 College Park Drive, Suite 200, Dover, DE  19904

Phone: (302) 857-3580 • Fax: (302) 857-3640 • TDD: (302) 857-3585 • Web: http://www.rurdev.usda.gov

 

 

 

Grant Workshop in Denton for Farmers and Small Businesses

                 Denton, MD April 3, 2008 –The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development will host a free workshop to provide information to Maryland and Delaware agricultural producers and small businesses on how to apply for a Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Improvements Grant.  

The workshop will be held on Wednesday, April 23, 2008 beginning at 6:00 p.m. at the USDA Service Center, 640 Legion Road, Denton, MD.  To register, please call (410) 479-1202, ext. 118 or email brandi.burwell@md.usda.gov. 

The Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Improvements Grant Program can pay up to 25% of the costs for an agricultural producer or small business to implement a renewable energy project or make energy efficiency improvements to their farm operation or business.  An example of an energy efficiency improvement could be to simply replace lights and cooling fans in a poultry house with more energy efficient lighting and ventilation.  For a small business such as a restaurant, it could be updating cooking and refrigeration equipment with energy saving appliances. 

           USDA Rural Development is committed to the future of rural communities.  Last year, the agency returned more than $139 million to rural Maryland and rural Delaware.  They have a variety of loan, grant and loan guarantee programs that support agriculture, business opportunities, home ownership, home repair, rental housing, broadband technology, public safety, health care, education, social and cultural needs and energy related projects. 

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Committed to the future of rural communities.

 

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