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News and Information: News Releases for 2004

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Information for the Media

October 2004

 October 13, 2004: Over $13 Million in USDA Rural Development Grants Selected to Spur Economic Growth in 34 States
      (List of Recipients)
 October 7, 2004: USDA Awards $24.6 Million in Rural Development Grants for Education and Medical Service
      (List of Recipients)
 October 6, 2004: USDA Announces $95.2 Million in Loans to Increase Rural Access to Hi-Speed Internet Technology
 October 5, 2004: USDA Rural Development Seeks Public Comment on Renewable Energy Program

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September 2004

 September 28, 2004: Veneman Announces Over $17 Million in USDA Rural Development Funds to Support Job Creation
      (List of Recipients)
 September 22, 2004: USDA Announces $405.5 Million in Rural Electric Loans
 September 21, 2004: Veneman Announces Rural Development Funding for Ohio
      (List of Recipients)
 September 20, 2004: Veneman Announces Actions to Mark USDA'S Celebration of America's First Farmers
      (Tribal College Initiative Grant List of Recipients)
 17 de septiembre del 2004: USDA Ayuda a Hispanos a Realizar en América Rural -- Por Subsecretario Interino Gilbert Gonzalez
 September 17, 2004: USDA Helping Hispanics Achieve in Rural America -- Editorial by Acting Under Secretary Gonzalez
 September 16, 2004: USDA Announces $2 Million in Grants to Support Rural Homeownership in 21 States and U.S. Territories
      (List of Recipients)
 September 15, 2004: Veneman Announces $22.8 Million to Support Renewable Energy Initiatives in 26 States
      (List of Recipients)
 September 14, 2004: Veneman Announces Nearly $80 Million to Improve Rural Community Water/Waste Systems
      (List of Recipients)
 September 10, 2004: Veneman Announces $6.3 Million in Rural Cooperative Development Grants to Foster Economic Development in 24 States
      (List of Recipients)
 September 10, 2004: USDA Enters Cooperative Agreement With 1890 Institutions
 September 8, 2004: Gonzalez Names Rodney E. Hood to Rural Development Post

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August 2004

 August 27, 2004: USDA and Freddie Mac Join Forces to Rehabilitate and Preserve Affordable Rural Rental Housing
 August 26, 2004: USDA Announces Investment of $11.3 Million in Business Development Funds for Rural America
      (List of Recipients)
 August 24, 2004: USDA Announces $24.8 Million to Assist Rural Communities
      (List of Recipients)
 24 de agosto del 2004: USDA Anuncia Fondos De $24.8 Millones De Dólares Para Asistir A Las Comunidades Rurales
      (Lista de los Recipientes)
 August 23, 2004: Veneman Announces $31 Million in Business and Community Development Grants For Rural Alaska
 August 23, 2004: Secretary Veneman Tours Agriculture Areas Hit By Hurricane Charley; USDA Provides Wide Ranging Assistance
 23 de agosto del 2004: Secretaria Veneman Recorre Áreas de Agricultura Afectadas por el Huracán Charley; USDA Proporciona Amplia Ayuda
 August 19, 2004: USDA Approves $250 Million in Rural Electric Loans to Expand Rural Electric Service in Seven States
 August 19, 2004: USDA Announces $9.506 Million Broadband Loan to North-State Telephone Company, located in Mt. Vernon, Oregon
 August 18, 2004: USDA Announces $6.375 Million Broadband Loan to Progressive Telephone Cooperative, Inc. in Rentz, Georgia
 August 13, 2004: USDA Announces $106 Million Broadband Loan to Cinergy, Indiana
 August 12, 2004: USDA Announces $1.198 Million in Broadband Loan to Radcliffe Telephone Company in Iowa
 August 5, 2004: Veneman Highlights $141 Million in Community Infrastructure Investments for Rural Minnesota

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July 2004

 July 28, 2004: Veneman Announces Availability of $9 Million in Broadband Grant Funds
 July 26, 2004: USDA Awards $18 Million in Broadband Loans to Bring High-Speed Service to Rural Areas
 July 12, 2004: Veneman Names Russell T. Davis as Rural Housing Service Administrator
 12 de julio del 2004: Veneman Nombra a Russell T. Davis Como El Administrador De Servicio De Viviendas Rurales
 July 6, 2004: USDA Announces $100 Million to Assist Rural Emergency Responders
      (List of Recipients)

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June 2004

 June 30, 2004: Veneman Announces $2 Million in Available Funds to be Issued in Technical and Supervisory Assistance Grants
 June 25, 2004: Veneman Honors USDA Employees For Innovative Achievements In Annual Awards Ceremony
 June 25, 2004: Rural Development Staff Honored at Annual USDA Awards Ceremony
 June 25, 2004: Rural Development Employee Receives a Small Business Award
 June 23, 2004: Veneman Highlights USDA Minority Homeownership Efforts In Pennsylvania
 June 23, 2004: Veneman Announces Over $12.3 Million in USDA Rural Development Funds to Support Job Creation in 19 States
      (List of Recipients)
 June 17, 2004: USDA Holds Workshops on How to Apply for Broadband Loans
 June 16, 2004: Veneman Highlights USDA Homeownership Programs
 June 9, 2004: Veneman Announces the Availability of $6.5 Million in Grants to Improve Economic Conditions in Rural Areas
 June 8, 2004: Veneman Announces the Availability Of $13.2 Million In Grants To Expand Value-Added Agricultural Business Ventures
 June 8, 2004: USDA Announces Investment of $11.8 Million in Business Development Funds for Rural America
      (List of Recipients)
 June 7, 2004: Minority Business Development Agency and USDA Rural Development Enter Into Agreement to Spur Rural Economic Development Among Minorities
 June 7, 2004: Veneman Highlights USDA Homeownership Programs
 June 3, 2004: USDA Announces $47 Million in Loans to Support Rural Access to High-Speed Internet Technology
 3 de junio de 2004: La Administración Bush Anuncia Esfuerzo Para Crear Empleos Rurales
 June 2, 2004: Bush Administration Announces Push to Create Rural Jobs

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May 2004

 May 20, 2004: Veneman Notes Second Anniversary of Farm Bill Signing
 May 18, 2004: USDA Announces Recipients for $1 Million in Grants to Support Rural Home Health Care Cooperatives Efforts
 May 17, 2004: USDA Establishes a Pilot Project for Renewable Energy
 May 4, 2004: Veneman Announces $22.8 Million in Grants for Renewable Energy Initiatives
 May 4, 2004: USDA Announces $190 Million In Loans To Support Rural Access To High-Speed Internet Technology
      (List of Recipients)

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April 2004

 April 22, 2004: Veneman Highlights Nearly $221.5 Million in Community Water/Wastewater Infrastructure Loans and Grants in Celebration of Earth Day
      (List of Recipients)
 April 21, 2004: USDA Invests $15.5 Million in Business Development for Rural America
 April 16, 2004: USDA Launches Rural Educational Workshop Pilot To Help Faith-Based and Community
      Organizations Obtain Financing
 April 15, 2004: USDA Announces $120 Million In Rural Electric Loans
 April 15, 2004: USDA Awards $14 Million To Help Rural Public Television Stations Convert To Digital Broadcasting
      (List of Recipients)
 April 13, 2004: USDA Awards $11 Million For Telemedicine In Rural Pennsylvania
 April 6, 2004: USDA Announces Investment of $10.9 Million in Business Development Funds for Rural America
      (List of Recipients)

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March 2004

 March 15, 2004: USDA Announces $385 Million in Rural Electric Loan Guarantees
      (List of Recipients)
 March 10, 2004: USDA Announces $6.8 Million to Spur Rural Economic and Community Development in 18 States
      (List of Recipients)
 March 5, 2004: USDA Announces $325 Million Available for Economic Investment in Rural Communities

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February 2004

 February 23, 2004: USDA Announces $1.9 Million to Support Jobs Creation and Business Expansions in Delta Region
 February 20, 2004: USDA Announces $15 Million In Public Television Station Digital Transition Grants

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January 2004

 January 28, 2004: USDA Announces $32.8 Million in Rural Electric Loan Guarantees
 January 13, 2004: USDA Announces $28 Million In Rural Electric Loans

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Information for the Media

Audio Public Service Announcements
 "Progress" PSA* / Transcript (PDF)
 "Progress" PSA / Transcript (PDF)
 "Where Am I?" PSA / Transcript (PDF)
 "Where Am I?" PSA / Transcript (PDF)

Four-Color Public Service Announcements
 "Carpenter" PSA (PDF)
 "College" PSA (PDF)
 "Dale" PSA (PDF)
 "Emily" PSA (PDF)

Black and White Public Service Announcements
 "Carpenter" PSA (PDF)
 "College" PSA (PDF)
 "Dale" PSA (PDF)
 "Emily" PSA (PDF)

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