(Columbus, N.J., August 3, 2026) – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Rural Development, Office of Seafood, Farm Service Agency, and Natural Resource Conservation Service, together with the Small Business Administration (SBA) and New Jersey Department of Agriculture have announced the second “Seafood Industry Perspectives: A Collaborative Listening Session” focusing on gathering perspectives from New Jersey’s local seafood sector.

USDA Rural Development State Director for Colorado Sallie Clark joined local leaders, board members, and community partners today to celebrate recent upgrades to the Montezuma Water Company (MWC) Treatment facility. The milestone was made possible through USDA Rural Development’s $28,107,000 direct and guaranteed loan investment in rural infrastructure.

USDA Rural Development State Director for Colorado Sallie Clark joined representatives from Build Pagosa, Inc. to announce the awarding of $1 million in federal funding to help advance the construction of a Regional Workforce Center in Pagosa Springs, CO.

U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development Michigan State Director Dom Restuccia today hosted an economic development roundtable and announced a $15 million investment to keep the Bay City Doubletree Hotel in operation and financially viable.   

U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development Oklahoma State Director Zachary Swartz announced today that the Trump Administration will invest more than $14.9 million to make upgrades for the Sardis Lake Water Authority.

(Stevens Point, Wis., Aug. 5, 2026) – The U.S.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is investing funding through the Value-Added Producer Grants (VAPG) program in the farmer-owned Wisconsin Food Hub Cooperative (WFHC) project that aims to get more fresh vegetables into schools and childcare centers throughout Wisconsin.

USDA Rural Development State Director for Colorado Sallie Clark awarded representatives from Huerfano County Water Conservancy District's Sheep Mountain Augmentation Facility with a $1,576,000 grant to repair damage to the reservoir and strengthen the community’s water infrastructure.

USDA Rural Development State Director for Colorado Sallie Clark joined representatives from Colorado City Metropolitan District (CCMD) to award a $15.918,000 loan and grant combination to the district to develop a pre-treatment facility for lake water treatment.

Description- The overall purpose of the project is to improve the existing culinary water system and develop the city’s water rights on Spring Creek to provide safe, reliable water for the current and projected population of Monticello City.