USDA Rural Development--Vermont, New Hampshire Home Page

	Vermont ● New Hampshire

Office Locations in Vermont and New Hampshire

FUNDing opportunities

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Applications are now being accepted for Rural Energy for America Program. Contact Montpelier, VT or Concord, NH Area Office for Program or Application information. For more information, click on

· Energy Intake Form

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Applications are now being accepted for Rural Business Enterprise Grants. See Application Invitations below:

· FY 2010 NH RBEG Application Invitation

· FY 2010 VT RBEG Application Invitation

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Applications are now being accepted for Community Facilities Loans and Grants. Don’t miss out! Click here for more information.

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Recovery Act mortgage financing funds are still available to eligible applicants in Vermont.

· Click here to view eligibility and for pre-qualification for Rural Development’s Single Family Housing Programs.

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$1.7 billion of loan guarantee authority with discounted fees and increased guarantee authority are now available to banks in Vermont and New Hampshire.

These funds are the result of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). Specific details about this funding opportunity are available in the July 24, 2009 Federal Register .

See Newsflash for eligibility and underwriting standards.

WORKSHOPS AND UPCOMING EVENTS

12/3/09 at the Grafton County Senior Center in Plymouth, NH Community Facility Loan and Grants Application Workshops.

12/8/09 Rural Business Enterprise Grant Roundtable

Learn about Business Support Services Provided by the Rural Business Enterprise Grant Recipients Serving Vermont’s Northeast Kingdom.

12/9/09 at the Weeks Memorial Library in Lancaster, NH Community Facility Loan and Grants Application Workshops.

News Releases

2009 USDA Rural Development Investment in:

· New Hampshire

· Vermont

Success Stories

Every day and Every way, USDA Rural Development is working to increase economic opportunity and improve the quality of life for all rural Americans. USDA Rural Development funds have helped individuals, organizations, and communities in rural New Hampshire and Vermont.

· Vermont Foodbank Expands Services to Southern Vermont

· Lake Champlain Islands Chamber of Commerce Mobile Cyber Classroom

· Ossipee Concerned Citizens, Inc.’s New Walk-In Refrigerator and Freezer Improves OCC’s services to area seniors and children.

2008 Annual Report

2007 Annual Report

E-NEWSLETTERS & NEWSFLASHES

Community Facilities Programs support Farmers’ Markets

Are you looking for:

PROGRAM GUIDE This guide provides a summary of the over 40 USDA Rural Development resource programs available.

Click HOUSING PROGRAMS for Single Family Housing and Multi-Family Housing Programs’ applications, eligibility criteria, contact information, resources and other information available to assist homebuyers, homeowners, current USDA Rural Development Single Family Housing borrowers, Multi-Family Housing Providers and Tenants.

Click BUSINESS PROGRAMS for information on financial assistance and business planning resources, program eligibility, and contact information.

Click Community Facilities Programs for Community Facilities Direct Loan, Grant and Guaranteed Loan Programs’ application, grant eligibility, and contact information.

RURAL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE

Utility Programs

· Broadband Grants

· Broadband Loans

o Broadband Opportunities for Rural America Website-Online Resource

· Distance Learning and Telemedicine Program

· Solid Waste Planning Grant

· Water and Waste Disposal Programs

· Vermont and New Hampshire Staff Contacts

American recovery and reinvestment act (ARRA) RESOURCES