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USDA provided a grant 0f $31,500 to assist in purchasing and outfit of a new rescue boat for Scuffleton. The town will use the boat to assist in water rescue in its home county and the surrounding areas.

Scuffleton & USDA RD work to keep NC Waterways Safe

The Scuffleton Rural Fire Services Inc. is taking steps to assure they are ready for the next water emergency effecting their area with the purchase of an aluminum rescue boat. Through a partnership with USDA Rural Development the fire department received a $31 thousand grant… [Read More]
Community Facilities
A professor at Beaufort County Community College presents a class on American History. Utilizing a $329 thousand Distance Learning and Telemedicine Grant from USDA Rural Development BCCC is able to serve its population that stretches to the Outer Banks of North Carolina.

BCCC & USDA RD Expanding the Reach of Higher Education

Beaufort County Community College serves a rural population of traditional and high school students who are all working towards a degree.    Many rural students have the convenience of being able to easily travel to their classes. The barriers of the miles of ocean… [Read More]
Distance Learning

USDA Helps Fremont with a BOGO Deal on Firetrucks!

Everyone is looking for a bargain. Whether it’s a deal on breakfast cereal or a few cents off on a gallon of gas people are always looking for the best deal. USDA Rural Development was able to give the town of Fremont what amounted to almost a buy-one-get-one deal when they… [Read More]
Community Facilities
ATMC is bringing access to the internet with speeds up to 1 Gps to thousands of homes and businesses in Columbus County since partnering with the United States Department of Agriculture Rural Development. A recent ReConnect Grant of $7.9 million will expand their reach to another 4,000 homes and businesses.

Rural N.C. gets access to internet through USDA RD/ATMC

Rural North Carolina is continuing to adapt to the digital age where high-speed internet is essential. There is a powerful ally in this evolution with the Atlantic Telephone Membership Corporation. ATMC is bringing access to the internet with speeds up to 1 Gps to thousands of… [Read More]
Broadband
Solar Panel array

North Carolina Leads in Solar Projects

The RUS Electric Program fosters sustainable and vibrant rural communities by investing in expanding and modernizing the electric infrastructure and revitalizing local economic development by unleashing the benefits of renewable resources and energy efficiency.  In FY 2015… [Read More]
ElectricRenewable EnergySolar Energy
Chocowinity Solar Project

RUS Electric Program Funds Largest USDA Solar Project to Date

RUS Electric Program has provided loan funds in the amount of $20 million for a renewable energy solar project, which is USDA’s largest solar project to date. The loan to Montgomery Solar, LLC, will help build a 20 megawatt Solar Farm located in Briscoe, NC. “It will occupy… [Read More]
ElectricEnergyRenewable EnergySolar Energy