The Rural Energy for America Program has closed two of its four application windows this year. The grants can help farmers with things like installing solar or making energy efficiency upgrades.

• Rural business planning and recovery For a full list of USDA disaster assistance programs, visit the Rural Development Disaster Assistance webpage.

USDA Rural Development Bulletin, Advance Notice: Revisions to HB-1-3555, describes revisions to Single Family Housing Guaranteed Loan Program (SFHGLP) technical Handbook 1-3555.

The USDA Rural Development office in Stevens Point may relocate after Sept. 30, 2025. The lease termination is part of a cost-saving review by the Department of Government Efficiency.

Ravenel will do a five-year review of their comprehensive plan and work to manage growth by keeping commercial development along U.S. Highway 17.

The office is the New York headquarters for the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, USDA Rural Development and Farm Service Agency.

Campbell said he's enjoyed talking to people in rural North Dakota and seeing the projects the program has funded.

Jun. 28—BISMARCK, N.D. — Tom Campbell said something he's enjoyed about becoming North Dakota's director of Rural Development as part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture has been connecting ...

PASCO, Wash. – Franklin County Commissioners will meet with USDA Rural Development State Director Kirk Pearson to explore potential funding opportunities, according to a release by the commission.

Ten rural Georgia counties will receive a combined $8 million in the state’s second round of grants in the Rural Site Development Initiative, Gov. Brian Kemp announced.

The Department of Local Affairs recently awarded $780,000 for 13 projects across Colorado through the Rural Economic Development Initiative program.