This Investment Will Help Provide Critical Infrastructure for a Community of 2,102 Residents

Amherst, Mass., April 15, 2026 – U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development Southern New England State Director Christopher Lyon announced the Town of Bernardston will receive $1 million to acquire land and buildings needed to build the Bernardston fire station. The announcement comes during National Public Safety Telecommunicators week.

USDA Rural Development State Director for Colorado Sallie Clark announced the awarding of a $85,000 Special Evaluation Assistance for Rural Communities and Households (SEARCH) Grant to the Town of Green Mountain Falls to assist with initial project work on their Preliminary Engineering Report (PER) to evaluate the feasibility of centralizing their wastewater treatment system.

USDA Rural Development State Director for Colorado Sallie Clark announced the Town of Cheraw has been awarded a $7,270,000 loan and grant combination to improve their water treatment facility and expand support for nearby water systems. The funding is being provided through the Water and Waste Disposal Loans and Grants Program.

USDA Rural Development State Director for Colorado Sallie Clark announced an $86,435 Rural Business Development Grant to the Fremont County Economic Development Corporation (FEDC) today. The funding will support the Fremont Skills Business Cooperative, known as Project Constellation.

(Columbus, Ohio, April 10, 2026) – U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development Ohio State Director Charles Tassell has announced that Northwestern Joint Fire District will receive a $4 million Community Facilities loan to expand their fire station.

U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development Kansas State Director Gimmie Jo Jansonius today announced that the agency is investing $11,018,000 to modernize critical water infrastructure in rural communities across Kansas.

In the last year, the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development made $889 million in investments in rural communities across Michigan. These investments helped to boost Michigan’s economy, invest in agricultural opportunities, develop rural infrastructure, and encourage private investment in rural America.

Navajo Tribal Utility Authority will construct, operate, maintain, and eventually decommission, a 5-Megawatt hour (MWh) [AC] Solar and 40 MWh Battery Storage Facility over a span of a 52- acre site.

Environmental Assessment - April 2026

Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI)

This Investment Provides Critical Community Infrastructure for 15,336 People

 

(Bangor, Maine, April 13, 2026) – U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development Maine State Director John Butera has announced that three Maine organizations will receive a total of $4.14 million for critical public safety projects.