Rural Development’s $2.7 million investment will assist local community action agency rehab headquarters building

HENDERSON, NC, Aug. 5, 2025 — State Director Robert Hosford and members of the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development team participated in a groundbreaking ceremony with Franklin Vance Warren Opportunity Inc. in Henderson today.

Arizona Electric Power Cooperative, Inc proposes to construct Gas Turbine 7 and 8 for power generation in Cochise County, Arizona.  Two 42-megawatt (MW) simple-cycle gas turbines will be constructed at the existing Apache Generating Station. 

Final Environmental Assessment

Finding of No Significant Impact

For questions or general inquiries about USDA Direct Home Loans and USDA Home Repair Loans & Grants, please email the Ohio Single Family Housing Team at RD.OH.General.Inquiries@usda.gov. 

Applicants are also encouraged to use the online Single Family Housing Self-Assessment Tool for program eligibility.

All Ohio-based USDA Single Family Housing Guaranteed Loan Program (SFHGLP) loan processing and activity transferred to the SFHGLP Origination and Processing Division as part of a new, nationally-integrated model. 

Lenders with application-specific questions for loans on properties located in Ohio should email: SFHGLP.OPD2@usda.gov

For general inquiries not related to a specific application or file, please email: sfhgld.program@usda.gov

(Washington, D.C., May 2, 2025) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins today announced the latest slate of presidential appointments for key Farm Service Agency (FSA) and Rural Development (RD) State Director roles. Dane Maxwell has been appointed to serve as State Director for Rural Development in Mississippi.