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In her work with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Cindy Axne has seen the impact of investing in rural communities. That impact was on full display Wednesday as the senior adviser for rural ...

Amanda Burke will be based in the agency’s state office in Bangor. With more than 20 years of experience in real estate finance and mortgage lending, Burke leads a team of 13 Rural Development housing ...

U.S. Department of Agriculture Deputy Secretary Xochitl Torres Small recently announced the USDA is awarding $39 million in grants to U.S. business owners to increase the availability of domestic ...

A major expansion aimed at improving access to mental health and substance use treatment in rural Nevada is now complete in ...

To the editor — At USDA Rural Development, our team is dedicated to expanding opportunities and investments in rural and indigenous communities across Washington State. Recently, we awarded more than ...

Iowa communities and agriculture producers were awarded millions of dollars in grant funding. (Visualizaton via Canva, photos by Robert Zullo/ States Newsroom and Getty Images) Through several ...

The Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) has formally petitioned the U.S. Department of Agriculture to scrap what it calls "discriminatory" regulations that block rural churches and religious non-profits ...

WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — The United States Department of Agriculture has chosen Kansas as one of 25 states and U.S. territories to participate in a new pilot program. Many contractors require a 50% ...

The next round of applications for the USDA Value-Added Producer Grants program opens on January 15 th, with a deadline for ...

BISMARCK, N.D. — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development has given out almost $12 million in grants and loans for rural and tribal communities in North Dakota, a press release said ...

PASCO, Wash. – Franklin County Commissioners will meet with USDA Rural Development State Director Kirk Pearson to explore potential funding opportunities, according to a release by the commission.