U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development Oklahoma State Director Zachary Swartz announced today that the Trump Administration provided a USDA Rural Development grant to the City of Laverne and Pioneer Technology Center in Ponca City to grow small and emerging businesses.

The Administration’s investment will work to support three local businesses in Laverne and a small business incubator run by Pioneer Technology Center to increase job and business growth in those two communities.

(Stevens Point, Wis., August 24, 2026) – The U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development is accepting applications now through September 8, 2026, for the Housing Preservation Grants Program.

(Washington, D.C., Aug. 21, 2026) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins officially swore in Glen R. Smith of Atlantic, Iowa, as U.S. Department of Agriculture Under Secretary for Rural Development. Glen took his oath of office at a ceremony at the Iowa State Fair this afternoon.

U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development Kentucky State Director Travis T. Burton today announced a $2.4 million investment in the Harrison County water system.

ALBANY, Ga. — August 17, 2026 — Albany Community Together, Inc. (ACT!) has been awarded $500,000 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development to establish a revolving loan fund that will expand access to capital for eligible small businesses in rural communities across Southwest Georgia.