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.

If you’re a Professional Musician, Actor, Dancer, or Poet who is performance oriented, an exciting new opportunity to work in the arts with young people has recently been launched with the Rural ...

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 ...

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 ...

Rural development programs aim to spur business development and improve rural quality of life. These programs directly affect the economic health of rural areas in real ways, such as by providing ...

USDA's Rural Development grants and loans may not be the first source for financial relief for Ohio's devastated rural communities, but the agency's assistance can be a part of a community's longer ...

Homeownership — central to the American dream. A place to retreat after a long day at work, a place to raise a family, a place to call your own. While many have the goal of owning their own home, many ...

The Rural Renewal Initiative is a program administered by Oklahoma State University to catalyze the renewal of rural ...

According to a press release from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the primary goal of the project is to modernize aging ...

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 ...

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 people in ...

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 ...