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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
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
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
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)
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
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)
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)
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
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
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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