USDA Rural Development Business Programs Director Joan Scheel will be a speaker at the Brownfields Resources Workshop at the Arbor Bank, 911 Central Avenue in Nebraska City, Nebraska on May 18, 2017. Please reach out to Scheel at the workshop to answer questions on your rural communities’ needs.
Local and regional government, economic development staff, not-for-profit economic and community development organizations, bankers, realtors, developers and others interested in financial resources for local redevelopment should plan to attend.
Learn what a brownfield is and develop skills in identifying them in your community. Also to be discussed is cleanup and other funding available to communities and how to access them. Participate in one-on-one discussions with representatives from funding programs. Hear about communities who have successfully applied for and utilized various types of funding.
The workshop is free and will begin at 8:45 a.m. and conclude at 3:00 p.m. The cost is free and lunch will be provided, but registration is required. You can register at https://ksutab.org/education/workshops. Contact Sheree Walsh at chsr@ksu.edu or 785-532-6519 if you need assistance in registering.
USDA Rural Development is committed to helping improve the economy and quality of life in rural America. Through Rural Development programs, rural Americans are helped in many ways:
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Offers loans, grants and loan guarantees to support essential services such as housing, economic development, health care, first responder services and equipment, and water, electric and communications infrastructure.
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Promotes economic development by supporting loans to businesses through banks, credit unions and community-managed lending pools.
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Provides technical assistance and information to help agricultural producers and cooperatives get started and improve the effectiveness of their operations.
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Assist with technical assistance to help communities undertake community empowerment programs. Helps rural residents buy or rent safe, affordable housing and make health and safety repairs to their homes.
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