President Trump’s proposed fiscal 2026 federal budget outline, released on May 2, proposes deep cuts and many outright eliminations for housing and other programs serving rural America. If adopted by ...

Community leaders, residents, and USDA Rural Development representatives gather in Loveland, Ohio, Nov. 2, 2024. RD's Community Facilities program allowed them to break ground on a new, ...

GrowSmart Maine, a nonprofit community advocate headquartered in Augusta, received a $304,636 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s rural development program to provide “community building” ...

Every family, no matter where they live, deserves to have a fair shot at a home, starting a business if they choose, accessing affordable broadband internet connections, and necessary infrastructure ...

LANSING, Mich. (WLNS)— Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity’s (LEO) Office of Rural Prosperity have announced the recipients of $1.3M in Rural Readiness ...

Rural housing programs got mostly good news in President Joe Biden’s proposed 2024 federal budget. But with a polarized Republican House and Democratic Senate, and a looming fight over the extension ...

MISSOULA, MT — Sen. Jon Tester announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development will provide $7,515,299 in funding for rural development across Montana. The funding breaks down into $6.9 ...

Guided by a vision of a nation where persistent poverty no longer exists, six regional Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) located in and serving regions with a high prevalence of ...

State officials plan to use funds for mobile health units, telehealth expansion, and modernizing facilities in 160 rural ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. — The USDA Office of Rural Development is notifying each state that it is reviewing all areas under its jurisdiction to identify those that no longer qualify as rural for housing ...

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 ...