USDA Announces Availability of $1 Billion to Help Farmers, Ranchers and Rural Businesses Invest in Renewable Energy Systems and Energy-Efficiency Improvements
HURON, S.D., March. 31, 2023 – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development South Dakota State Director Nikki Gronli today announced that USDA is accepting applications starting on April 1 for $1 billion in grants to help agricultural producers and rural small businesses invest in renewable energy systems and make energy-efficiency improvements.
USDA Invests $11.8 Million to Create Economic Opportunities, Expand Access to Water and Waste Infrastructure and Rehabilitate Homes for Underserved People Across Rural Alaska
ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Dec. 19, 2022 – U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development State Director Julia Hnilicka announced today that USDA is investing $11.8 million to expand access to water and waste infrastructure and rehabilitate homes for underserved people who live and work in rural Alaska.
USDA Invests $654,710 to Improve Access to Housing and Education Infrastructure for Rural People Across Wisconsin
Stevens Point, Wis., Dec. 19, 2022 – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development State Director for Wisconsin Julie Lassa announced today that USDA is investing $654,710 to expand access to housing and improve education infrastructure for underserved rural people who live and work in Wisconsin.
The investments are part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s commitment to ensure that people living in rural America have equitable access to the infrastructure and economic opportunities they deserve.
Rural Development Support to Tribal Colleges Creates Quality of Life Improvements
LINCOLN, Neb.– Little Priest Tribal College, serving the community of Winnebago, in Thurston County; and Nebraska Indian Community College, serving the Omaha Tribe of Nebraska, at the Macy Campus, the Santee Dakota Nation, at the Santee Campus, and the community in and around South Sioux City; are two of only 32 tribal colleges and universities nationwide. They share a similar mission: to provide safe, local, and affordable higher education for Native American and non-native students in Nebraska.
USDA Invests $13 Million on National Rural Health Care Day to Improve Health Care for Rural People Across Wisconsin
Stevens Point, Wis., November 17, 2022 – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development State Director for Wisconsin Julie Lassa today announced that USDA is awarding $13 million in grants to improve health care facilities in rural towns across Wisconsin. These grants will help 13 rural health care organizations expand critical services for rural residents in Wisconsin.
USDA Rural Development Maine Announces a $5 million Emergency Rural Health Care Grant to Wabanaki Public Health & Wellness on National Rural Health Day
Investment will Aid Maine Tribes with Addiction Recovery Services
USDA Expands Rural Partners Network to Wisconsin
Neopit, Wis. November 3, 2022 – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack and Ambassador Susan Rice, White House Domestic Policy Advisor, today announced the expansion of the Rural Partners Network (RPN) to 12 Wisconsin counties. RPN is an all-of-government program that partners with rural people to access resources and funding to create local jobs, build infrastructure, and support long-term economic stability on their own terms.
USDA Rural Development Provides $30 Million for High-Speed Internet Access in Rural Alaska
Funding High-Speed Internet Access for Rural Residents and Businesses in the Yukon-Koyukuk Delta
USDA Rural Development Provides $16.9 Million to Bring High-Speed Internet Access to Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe
HURON, S.D., Oct. 27, 2022 – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development South Dakota State Director Nikki Gronli today announced that the Department is providing $16.9 million to bring high-speed internet access to people living and working on the Cheyenne River and Standing Rock Reservations.