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 ...

In this April 5, 2010 photo, Lisa Kartek stands near an open field and looks toward the home she purchased in Annandale, Minnesota, through the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Development ...

The president’s budget proposes cuts of more than a billion dollars in Department of Agriculture rural development programs next year. In its place, the president proposes regulatory relief, ...

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 ...

Rhiannon Hampson has been named Maine director of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Development Program, replacing Timothy Hobbs, who served as state director under the Trump administration.

Eight rural Maine communities will be able to advance projects to build or improve their renewable energy infrastructure, thanks to a $7,464,060 investment by the federal government. The funding comes ...

Brian Watson, senior manager of vendor alliances for Pax8—and a rural-based employee—says the program is ‘breathing new life’ into rural communities, which he believes will have a multigenerational ...