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USDA Awards Distance Learning Grant to Dufur School District

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PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. 18, 2025 – USDA Rural Development Oregon State Director Jim Carmack today announced the agency is awarding $960,881 through the Distance Learning and Telemedicine Grant (DLT) Program to Dufur School District #29 in Wasco County.

Explore the Rural Data Gateway to see how we've invested in your community.

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USDA Rural Development Invests $8 million in Water, Housing and Public Safety in Rural Iowa

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Impacts in Allamakee, Cerro Gordo, Crawford, Dallas, Dubuque, Franklin, Floyd, Hancock, Harrison, Jackson, Jasper, Kossuth, Lucas, Marshall, Mitchell, Monroe, Osceola, Winnebago, Worth, and Wright counties

DES MOINES, Iowa, Dec. 18, 2025 – U.S.

Smith Falls Hydroelectric Project

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Location: Stowe, Lamoille County, VT

USDA Supports Umatilla County Grain Mill Project with $25 M Loan Guarantee

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PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. 16, 2025 – USDA Rural Development Oregon State Director Jim Carmack today celebrates a $25 million investment in support of a new specialty mill to be developed at Coyote Business Park east of Pendleton.