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Rural Development

USDA State Directors Join Forum to Discuss Program Services, Community Needs with Local Leaders, Stakeholders

LAS CRUCES, N.M. (Mar. 13, 2024) – Today, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development State Directors Charlene Fernandez (Arizona), Maria Gallegos Herrera (California), Patricia Dominguez (New Mexico), and Maximiliano Trujillo (Puerto Rico) attended the Rural Partner Network (RPN) 2024 Community Forum in Las Cruces, New Mexico, to exchange with local leaders on the services and programs that USDA Rural Development can provide.

USDA Invests $282 Million in Projects to Expand Affordable, Reliable, Clean Power in Rural South Dakota

USDA investments will help utility providers and electric cooperatives build and improve electric infrastructure

HURON, S.D., March 7, 2024 – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development State Director Nikki Gronli announced today that the Department is investing more than $282 million to improve access to reliable electricity for rural South Dakotans.

MEDIA ADVISORY: USDA Rural Development in Iowa to Participate in 2nd Annual National Biobased Products Day News Conference

DES MOINES, Iowa – On Friday, March 8, 2024, U. S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development State Director in Iowa Theresa Greenfield will participate in a news conference to highlight the second annual National Biobased Products Day and raise awareness of biobased products in Iowa.

Six Delaware and Maryland Organizations Benefit from $3.6 Million in Rural Infrastructure Investments as part of Biden-Harris Administration Announcements During Investing in America Tour

Dover, Del., Feb. 23, 2024 – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack announced earlier this week that USDA is investing a total of $770 million for 216 projects in 45 states, Puerto Rico, and the Northern Mariana Islands to bring high-speed internet, state-of-the-art infrastructure and economic growth to rural communities as part of President Biden's Investing in America agenda.

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