Community leaders, residents, and USDA Rural Development representatives gather in Loveland, Ohio, Nov. 2, 2024. RD's Community Facilities program allowed them to break ground on a new, ...

WASHINGTON, May 17, 2017 - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue’s plan to eliminate USDA’s office of undersecretary for rural development (RD) – currently reporting directly to the Secretary of ...

USDA Section 502 Direct Loan caps drop to 60% of local FHA limits, raising concerns about rural homeownership access in California.

SOUTH CAROLINA (WCIV) — The Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) has awarded $615,644 to support four projects in South Carolina. Tom Vilsack, the secretary of the United States Department of ...

Jenna Batchelder and her husband Brad have been raising livestock for years. A grant from USDA Rural Development helped them branch out into a successful retail meat business. The USDA's Rural ...

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - U.S. Department of Agriculture announced the availability of grants to help rural Kansans repair homes damaged by snowstorms or wildfires in 2022. USDA said the homes must be ...

This week, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced $110 million in grants to improve the infrastructure of hospitals and clinics in rural communities. According to the administration, the ...

From investing in broadband, water, sewer, community facilities and housing, the person who oversees the Rural Development mission area at the U.S. Department of Agriculture has a vast array of ...

In California’s Tulare County, the adjacent towns of Cutler and Orosi have long benefited from USDA rural development programs that have helped provide access to water and sewer systems and housing ...