During a ceremony today at the Cannon House
Office Building, Deputy Under Secretary for Rural Development
Mike Neruda accepted on behalf of the Rural Utilities Service
(RUS) the National Weather Service's Mark Trail Award. The
presentation of the award marks the first time a Federal agency
has ever received this distinguished award.
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Agriculture Secretary Ann M. Veneman today announced nearly
$2 million in Local Internet Dial-up Service grants in six
states. The grants announced are the first available funding
through a U.S. Department of Agriculture pilot program designed
to finance local Internet access where it currently does not
exist.
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Agriculture Secretary Veneman announced the approval of a
$10 million guaranteed loan that will assist local economic
and community development in rural Montana.
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Agriculture Secretary Veneman announced as part of $22 million
in loans for rural Pennsylvania, the first loan to be approved
in 2002 to provide improved telecommunications service in
rural America.
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Agriculture Secretary Ann M. Veneman today announced over
$260 million in loan and grant funds for 24 states to boost
bioenergy production, expand rural business ventures and improve
economic and community development.
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Agriculture Secretary Veneman announced the availability of
$27 million in grants and $300 million loans for distance
learning and telemedicine projects serving rural America.
The deadline for applications is May 13, 2002 for grants and
August 31, 2002 for loans or combination loans and grants.
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Agriculture Secretary Ann M. Veneman today announced a $23
million loan package to provide modern, high-speed telecommunications
to thirteen Kentucky counties and also announced the approval
of a $750,000 direct loan for the construction of a new library
in Wolfe County. .
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Hilda Gay Legg, a leader in Kentucky for rural development
and a native of Adair, County, was sworn in today as the 15th
Administrator of USDA's Rural Utilities Service by Agriculture
Secretary Ann M. Veneman.
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture today announced the selection
of 45 Distance Learning and Telemedicine (DLT) grants totaling
$11.4 million, providing greater educational opportunities
and medical service to rural citizens in 26 states.
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