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Office Locations in Vermont and New Hampshire FUNDing opportunities 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. ********* $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	American recovery and reinvestment act (ARRA) RESOURCES Learn more about USDA Rural Development Programs backed by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. · USDA Rural Development · USDA News Construction Sign Template for USDA Rural Development Projects backed by ARRA. ARRA Logo Guidelines Are you looking for: PROGRAM GUIDE This guide provides a summary of the over 40 USDA Rural Development resource programs available. HOUSING PROGRAMS Click link for applications, eligibility criteria, contact information, and other resources available to homebuyers, homeowners, Rental Housing Providers and Tenants, and current USDA Rural Development Single Family Housing borrowers. Business Programs Rural Business Enterprise Grant Application Packages Rural Energy for America Program (Grants) Energy Grant Application Forms Rural Energy for America Program Guaranteed Loan Program Value Added Producer Grants Community Facilities Programs Community Facilities Application Packages VT and NH Community Facilities Grant Eligibility Vermont and New Hampshire Staff Contacts RURAL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE Utility Programs Broadband Grants Broadband Loans 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 Rental Housing Programs Multi-Family Housing Budget Training Tool
Rural Development Audit Program For independent public accountants to assist with audits of Rural Development grant, loan, and loan guarantees recipients. Find Grant Opportunities	E-Newsletters & Newsflashes Community Programs Newsflashes Rural Community Development Initiative · Applications are Invited through 4:00 PM on September 24, 2009 at 4PM Water & Environmental Program Newsflashes · WEP Circuit Riders VT · WEP Circuit Rider NH Multi-Family Housing Newsletter Guaranteed/Commercial Lender Newsletter Intermediary Relending Program PDF files require the Adobe Acrobat Reader Message from new State Director – coming soon!	Other Links Business Links USDA Rural Development National Web Site Farm Bill State of Vermont State of New Hampshire Web Site Accessibility Nondiscrimination Statement FOIA

Last Updated: August 17, 2009