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United States Department
of Agriculture Rural Development
3001 Coolidge Rd. 2nd Floor North Suite 200 East Lansing, MI 48823
Phone: (517) 324-5204 Fax: (517) 324-5225
alec.lloyd@mi.usda.gov
ONTONAGON COUNTY RECEIVES GRANT FOR EMERGENCY VEHICLE
LANSING, March 13, 2007 USDA Rural Development Director for Michigan Gene DeRossett today presented a ceremonial grant check for $18,000 Ontonagon County to help purchase a police vehicle.
This is another example of how USDA Rural Development is working for Upper Peninsula residents, said DeRossett. We are giving police the tools they need to better protect and serve the people of Ontonagon County.
The event is part of a series of ceremonies commemorating more than $1.6 million in grants and loans for communities across the Upper Peninsula.
USDA Rural Development's mission is to deliver programs in a way that will support increasing economic opportunity and improve the quality of life of rural residents. As a venture capital entity, Rural Development provides equity, liquidity, and technical assistance to finance and foster growth in homeownership, business development, and critical community and technology infrastructure. Further information on rural programs is available at a local USDA Rural Development office or by visiting USDA's web site at http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/
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