(Harrisburg, PA., September 10, 2026) — U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development Pennsylvania State Director Chris Hoffman has announced that Howard Borough, Bucktail, Danville, St. Marys, and Old Lycoming Township will receive a total of nearly $2.9 million for emergency and medical equipment purchases and upgrades, community center and fire station renovations, and shop equipment modernization.

U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development Kentucky State Director Travis T. Burton today announced a $60,000 grant in Union County.

(Salt Lake City, Sept. 9, 2026) – U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development Utah State Director Stan Summers today announced the agency is awarding a $25 million loan guarantee to Milford Mining Company Utah (MMCU) to support a copper mining and processing operation in Milford.

(Washington, D.C., September 9, 2026) — U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins announced that USDA is opening a $6 million grant funding opportunity for seafood processors engaged in processing invasive wild-caught catfish. This funding opportunity will support fishermen and watermen by expanding processing operations, which will expand the food supply chain, and create new and better markets for processing invasive, wild-caught catfish.

U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development Oklahoma State Director Zachary Swartz announced today that the Trump Administration provided more than $77 million in water infrastructure improvements in southeast Oklahoma.

The Administration’s investment will improve the water treatment plant and distribution systems for Broken Bow and Idabel’s Public Works Authority. Additionally, upgrades will make the system compliant with Oklahoma quality regulations and provide these two communities with clean drinking water.

Beginning Sept. 8, 2026, USDA Rural Development in Maine is expanding its community presence by establishing staff availability in USDA Service Center offices across Rural Maine. This initiative increases access points for residents by leveraging existing USDA infrastructure—allowing Rural Development staff to work onsite in USDA Service Center locations one day each month.