RUS Launches 2002 Farm Bill Initiative: Rural Broadband Loan and Loan Guarantee Program

Senior's Letter to the President Gets Results

The Rural Utilities Service announces the availability of $14.9 million in a new program of competitive grants to assist communities with extremely high energy costs.

On Monday, October 21, the Rural Utilities Service of the USDA connected with 19 sites across the United States to announce awards of 71 distance learning and telemedicine grants. These grants, which total more than $27 million, will provide greater educational opportunities and medical services to rural citizens in 33 states.

VENEMAN ANNOUNCES MORE THAN $700 MILLION IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS FOR RURAL COMMUNITIES

Rural Development website on the 2002 Farm Bill implementation

Rural Development's Rural Utilities Service approved a $48,200,000 loan for the Logan/Todd Regional Water Commission that will help 48,000 rural people in Logan County, Todd County and Oak Grove, Kentucky.

RUS Administrator Hilda Gay Legg and Rural Development Kentucky State Director Kenneth Slone make a presentation of $1.5 million for improvements to the Science Hill water system.

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The Rural Utilities Service became the first Federal agency to receive the Mark Trail Award, given by the National Weather Service.

Deputy Under Secretary for USDA Rural Development Mike Neruda today announced the selection of Curtis M. Anderson as Deputy Administrator of the Rural Utilities Service (RUS)

HILDA G. LEGG APPOINTED RUS ADMINISTRATOR

DISTANCE LEARNING & TELEMEDICINE GRANT AWARDS

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