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News and Information: News Releases for 2000

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December

 December 29, 2000: Glickman Announces $13 Million for Rural Business and Community Development Efforts

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November

 November 22, 2000: USDA Announces Farmworker Housing Grants
 November 6, 2000: USDA to Provide $325 Million to Help Bridge Digital Divide
 November 3, 2000: Leonard Hardy Receives Presidential Award
 November 3, 2000: USDA Launches Program to Meet Peak Energy Demand

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October

 October 26, 2000: "EZ/EC Program Helps Turn Tide of Rural Poverty" by Jill Long Thompson, former Under Secretary
 October 11, 2000: Glickman Awards $6 Million in Rural Economic Grants
 October 5, 2000: "Cooperatives: Getting the Job Done" by Jill Long Thompson, former Under Secretary

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September

 September 21, 2000: Glickman Awards $18.7 Million to Boost Technology in Rural Education and Medicine
 September 20, 2000: USDA Expands Efforts to Assist Southwest Border Communities
 September 19, 2000: Media Advisory: Conference Will Discuss Development in Distressed Border Areas
 September 19, 2000: Lower Commodity Prices Cause Drop in Sales by Co-ops
 September 7, 2000: USDA Announces Cooperative Agreement With Lenders Group
 September 7, 2000: Glickman Announces $8.9 Million in Development Aid for Rural Areas

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August

 August 17, 2000: USDA to Provide $34 Million to Help Meet Hurricane-Related Housing Needs
 August 3, 2000: Glickman Announces $5.7 Million for Rural Business

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July

 July 10, 2000: Glickman Announces $226 Million to Improve Rural Drinking Water

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June

 June 26, 2000: Lots of Sweat Helps to Build a House on the National Mall and Homes Across America
 June 5, 2000: Rural Homeownership Reaches Record 75.4 Percent

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May

 May 31, 2000: USDA To Invest $13.3 Million in Rural Development Projects
 May 18, 2000: California Forms State Rural Development Council
 May 16, 2000: Media Advisory: Ceremony to Launch California Rural Development Council
 May 12, 2000: USDA, Commerce Join Forces to Boost Early Warning System in Rural Areas
 May 10, 2000: Glickman Announces $45 Million Effort to Further Boost Economy of Mississippi Delta Region
 May 1, 2000: USDA Marks 65th Anniversary of Rural Electrification Act With $354 Million to Expand Rural Power Systems

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April

 April 24, 2000: USDA Helps Rural Libraries Bridge Digital Divide
 April 19, 2000: USDA Applauds "New Tool" for Rural Economic Development
 April 18, 2000: USDA Marks Earth Day with 11 Clean Water Projects
 April 3, 2000: USDA Accepting Applications for $6 Million Rural Development Initiative

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March

 March 24, 2000: USDA Announces More Than $900,000 In Grants to Develop Rural Economy
 March 23, 2000: USDA Rural Poverty Program Tops $1 Billion In Investments
 March 22, 2000: New USDA Program To Help Rural Schools
 March 21, 2000: Media Advisory: U.S. Rural Development Strategy to be Shared with Latin American and Caribbean Leaders
 March 14, 2000: Mississippi Delta Compact Promises New Opportunities for Delta Region
 March 10, 2000: Media Advisory: Summit to Weigh Future of Mississippi Delta

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January

 January 19, 2000: Glickman Announces New Funding and Technical Assistance for Small Farmers
 January 12, 2000: USDA Gearing-Up Hurricane Recovery Effort--Two all-day meetings slated to help residents apply for aid

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