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California

PUBLIC NOTICE Area Rural in Character Provision Statutory SEC. 343 [7 U.S.C. 1991] (a)(13)(D) authorizes the Rural Development Under Secretary to, on the petition of a unit of local government, determine that a part of an area be considered rural in character (RIC) and therefore meet Rural Development’s population eligibility requirements. 

This notice must take place no later than 30 days after receipt of the petition or the commencement of the initiative, as appropriate. 

To be considered for the rural in character determination, an area must fall into one of two categories: 

1. an urbanized area with two points on its boundary that are at least 40 miles apart and that is not adjacent to a city or town with a population greater than 150,000, and/or 

2. an urbanized area adjacent to a city or town with a population greater than 50,000 that is within ¼ mile of a rural area. 

USDA Rural Development has received the following applications in consideration for Rural in Character designations: 

• California: 4209 Jessup Rd, Ceres, CA 95307 

• Illinois: - 3302 Apollo Drive, Champaign, IL, 61822, USA - 3402 Apollo Drive, Champaign, IL 61822, USA - Apollo Sub 2C - City of Champaign Lot 41-15-31-200-003 - City of Champaign Lot 41-15-30-400-004 

• Indiana: 4316 N 00 EW, Kokomo, IN 46901 

• Louisiana: 14485 Greenwell Springs Rd. Greenwell Springs, LA 70739-3311 

For more information, or if you have questions, contact Robert Canepa at robert.canepa@usda.gov.

View the notice here: https://www.rd.usda.gov/media/file/download/30-day-notice-rural-character-review-07092025.pdf

California Rural Development State Office
430 G Street, Agency 4169
Davis, CA 95616
Phone: (530) 792-5800
Email: rd.ca.general.inquiries@usda.gov 

State Director's Office: (530) 792-5800
Business & Co-op Programs: (530) 792-5829
Community Facilities Programs (530) 792-5834
Single Family Housing: (530) 792-5800
Water and Environmental Programs (760) 355-2208 ext. 108

Questions about Multifamily Housing Programs? Call 1-800-292-8293

Resources

Check Eligibility
Check a home, town or service location to verify eligibility for Rural Programs

Manage your USDA Loan
You can create an account and manage your current loan through the Customer Service Center (CSC) portal. You can also contact the CSC at 800-414-1226

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