Op-Ed: Why does Puerto Rico need a Farm Bill now?
November 15, 2013
This fall, Congress has an important opportunity to create jobs and grow the economy by passing a long-term, comprehensive Food, Farm and Jobs Bill.
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3 towns to split $139K in USDA rural housing funds
November 13, 2013
The towns of Yabucoa, Guayama and Guayanilla will receive a combined $138,982 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Rural Development's Housing Preservation Grant program to make housing repairs and improve housing conditions for limited income rural residents, the agency announced Tuesday.
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Puerto Rico coffee farmer gets $101K in USDA financing
November 11, 2013
A Puerto Rican coffee and banana farmer in Utuado is among the 424 projects recently chosen to receive funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to develop renewable energy projects on their premises to reduce their energy consumption and costs.
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Puerto Rico cattle co-op gets $128K USDA funding
September 30, 2013
Cooperativa Ganaderos de Res in Utuado has been selected to receive a $123,800 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to develop a marketing plan, provide legal assistance and animal health and humane treatment training for its business.
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Agriculture Dept. gets $352K to promote specialty crops
September 25, 2013
The Puerto Rico Agriculture Department has been awarded $352,290 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to develop eight projects that will increase sales of specialty crops by improving food safety through training and mentoring programs, the federal agency announced Tuesday.
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USDA making $5.6M to help rural businesses create jobs
September 12, 2013
The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Wednesday it is making $5.6 million available in grants through the Rural Community Development Initiative to help rural businesses create jobs and spur economic development.
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USDA announces $40M in funding for farmer housing
August 22, 2013
The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced this week the availability of nearly $40 million to provide housing for farm workers and their families.
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USDA opens rural micro-entrepreneur loan program
August 20, 2013
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced Monday the availability of loan and grant funds to support rural micro entrepreneurs and microenterprises, with funding reaching as much as $500,000.
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5 Puerto Rico farms get $208K for solar energy projects
August 15, 2013
Four Puerto Rico farms will receive about $160,000 combined to develop on-site photovoltaic solar systems to slash their energy bills through the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Energy for America Program (REAP), which is authorized by the 2008 Farm Bill, the agency announced.
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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 assigns Añasco, Coamo $152K for biz projects
August 1, 2013
The towns of Añasco and Coamo will receive funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to develop small businesses that are expected to strengthen the economies of the rural towns.
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USDA to fund rural digital public TV projects
July 19, 2013
The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Thursday it is accepting applications for grants to help rural public television broadcasters complete the transition to digital signals. Funding is available through the agency’s “Public Television Station Digital Transition Grant” program.
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USDA opens grant cycle for better rural educational, health services
July 16, 2013
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced Monday the agency is accepting applications for grants to provide access to education, training and healthcare resources in rural areas.
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Puerto Rico farmers get $720K from USDA
July 11, 2013
Puerto Rico’s Resident Commissioner Pedro Pierluisi announced Wednesday that the U.S. Department of Agriculture is issuing payments totaling $720,560 to nearly 400 farmers in Puerto Rico through the Reimbursement Transportation Cost Payment Program for Geographically Disadvantaged Farmers and Ranchers.
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USDA opens grants cycle to improve rural housing quality
June 24, 2013
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is accepting applications for grants to help low- and very-low-income rural residents repair their homes.
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