Rural Development

June is National Home Ownership Month which highlights just how important homes are to society. "They're a source of wealth for so many families," said USDA Deputy Undersecretary, Justin Maxson. "They're a foundation of a strong economy and prosperous communities that provide security a place for kids to lay their heads down at night ...

USDA's Rural Development is larger than you might think. Deputy Undersecretary for Rural Development, Justin Maxson said the agency has roughly $243 billion in assets, making them the 13th largest bank in the country. "We are primarily an infrastructure bank that provides affordable and risk tolerant financing that allows communities to build the foundations of a strong economy ...

During Earth Day last week, USDA's Undersecretary for Rural Development, Justin Maxon, announced nearly $500 million in rural infrastructure investments. "Glad to be celebrating with an announcement of almost $500 million dollars of critical investment in water and sewer infrastructure helping more than 45 states ...

The USDA recently announced it was investing nearly $300 million to improve rural community facilities and essential services to in 16 states and Peurto Rico. More than half the funding is for rural  healthcare and emergency response services.  ...

In 2020, the USDA’s Rural Development invested over $542 million to help more than 2,200 low-income rural Oregon homeowners. RD’s Erin McDuff said they are focused on Oregon communities of 35,000 or less with the Single Family Housing Guaranteed Loan Program, Single Family Housing Direct Loan Program, and the Single Family Housing Repair Program. “Home p ...

Earlier this week, Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley rolled out legislation he said will provide millions of dollars in investments for the farm community across the state and beyond. Merkley, the top Democrat on the Senate Appropriations subcommittee on agriculture, says the spending bill will cover a wide variety of Ag, housing food assistance and rural business priorities that will benefit Oregon fa

The USDA announced this week it is investing $3.2 million to help 15 agricultural producers across Oregon develop and market value added products. “These grants will help Oregon agricultural producers grow their businesses and access new markets," said USDA Rural Development state Director John Huffman. "By ...

The USDA is out with a new initiative, all in an effort to," make it easier for private lenders to use our programs to invest in rural economic development," said deputy Undersecretary for Rural Development, Bette Brand. She added 1RD Guarantee Loan Initiative offers a common guaranteed loan application for USDA programs supporting development of rural water and waste water infrastructu

On Monday, the USDA announced $462 million in funding to modernize drinking water and wastewater infrastructure across rural America. USDA Deputy Under Secretary for Rural Development Bette Brand says the upgrades “will improve public health and drive economic development.” US ...

USDA Rural Development is now accepting applications for grants to help rural communities continue their recovery from devastating natural disasters.  Up to $1.2 million in grants will soon be available in Oregon through the Community Facilities Program.   ...