USDA opens call for rural economic development funding
July 7, 2015
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced Monday that the U.S. Department of Agriculture is accepting applications for loans and grants to support business expansion create jobs and increase economic opportunities in rural communities.
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USDA opens call for grants to help repair rural housing
May 27, 2015
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is seeking applications for grants to make housing repairs for low- and very-low income rural residents.
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USDA lists repossessed houses for sale in Puerto Rico
May 5, 2015
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Rural Development office in Puerto Rico announced Monday the availability of repossessed homes for sale on the island.
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Ana G. Méndez University System gets $464K from USDA
October 23, 2014
The Ana G. Méndez University System has been selected to receive a $463,862 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to replace analog microwave radio transmitters with digital radio transmitters, Rural Development State Director for Puerto Rico José Otero said Wednesday.
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USDA opens call for grants to boost rural area economies
August 28, 2014
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced Wednesday that the agency is seeking applications for grants that will be awarded to organizations to provide critical financial and technical assistance to recipients to develop and strengthen their capacity to carry out housing, community facilities and community and economic development projects.
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PREPA’s resistance to green energy delays USDA funding
June 17, 2014
The Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority’s chronic foot-dragging on allowing individuals and businesses to connect their renewable energy systems to the grid is causing the island to lose out on federal funding opportunities available from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Rural Development agency, this media outlet confirmed.
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3 Puerto Rico nonprofits to split $153K in USDA funding
June 16, 2014
The Puerto Rico Community Foundation will split $152,492 in U.S. Department of Agriculture funding among three local nonprofits — the Centro de La Mujer y la Nueva Familia in Barranquitas, Corporación para el Desarrollo Económico de Ceiba, and Micro Empresarios de Vieques — to enable them to create jobs and economic opportunities in rural communities.
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USDA offers $44.3M in funds to support rural economies
May 22, 2014
The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Wednesday it is accepting applications for loans and grants to support community development projects, kick-start business expansion and create jobs.
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USDA opens funding call for energy efficiency projects
May 6, 2014
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is seeking applications from rural small businesses and agricultural producers for funding to make energy efficiency improvements or to install renewable energy systems, both on the U.S. mainland and Puerto Rico.
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USDA grants $750K to Puerto Rico for jobs, opens energy grant cycle
August 7, 2013
Puerto Rico is getting $750,000 in funding to create jobs and boost economic development from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the agency announced Tuesday.
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USDA offers tech assistance grants to rural businesses
May 20, 2013
U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that the agency is seeking applications from organizations that will provide technical assistance to rural businesses, through the Rural Development’s Rural Business Opportunity Grant (RBOG) program.
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