RED WING — Need help buying that first home? Updating a business? The USDA has some solutions. The United States Department of Agriculture has opened its Rural Development program for residents of ...

USDA Rural Development has served as a conduit for getting federal funds into “some of our smallest communities and rural small businesses,” said Erin Oban, state director for USDA Rural Development.

Both Democratic and Republican senators are pushing for simplified USDA Rural Development program applications, saying the current process is so arduous it favors those who can afford to hire grant ...

Without a budget compromise, major portions of the Farm Bill will expire on September 30, 2023. A small but important part of the bill is Rural Development, which helps communities with broadband, ...

Jun. 28—BISMARCK, N.D. — Tom Campbell said something he's enjoyed about becoming North Dakota's director of Rural Development as part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture has been connecting with ...

O MAHA, Neb. ( Nebraska Examiner) - A federal program to help boost small rural businesses would be extended and enhanced ...

On Sept. 3, Rural Schools Collaborative Executive Director Taylor McCabe-Juhnke joined Ohio University Patton College School ...

Another program in high demand, according to Moul and Kelley Messenger, business programs specialist for the central Nebraska Rural Development office in Kearney, is the Rural Energy for America ...

GREENVILLE, N.C. — East Carolina University is now part of North Carolina Commerce’s Rural Community Capacity (RC2) program. The program provides professional development training for leaders of local ...

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 ...