USDA Rural Development New York is sponsored by US Department of Agriculture. Provides funding to rural businesses in New York State for various development projects.

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**Secure websites use HTTPS** Rural Development U.S. Department of Agriculture * Rural Business-Cooperative Service * Rural Utilities Service * Healthy Food Financing Initiative * Interagency Working Group on Cooperative Development * Substantially Underserved Trust Area (SUTA) * Cybersecurity for Water and Wastewater Systems * Community Facilities Programs * Multifamily Housing Programs * Single Family Housing Programs * Telecommunications Programs * Water & Environmental Programs * Program Support Services * General Terms and Conditions * General Terms and Conditions - Legacy View all General Terms and Conditions * For Water & Environmental Engineers * Rural Development Disaster Assistance View all Programs & Services * Stakeholder Announcements ### **Ohio Feed Mill Modernizes with USDA Lending Partnership** Towering over the main intersection of Baltic, Ohio, is the Gerber & Sons, Inc. feed mill.

Since it first started in 1905, this family-owned business in rural Holmes County has produced custom feed mix and bulk feed for local livestock and poultry farmers...

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Louis, MO 63166 # Disaster Resiliency and Recovery Resources A Guide for Rural Communities The Resource Guide offers vital information on programs and services from RD and other agencies to assist rural residents, businesses, and communities in long-term recovery and planning after disasters.

# Water & Waste Disposal Predevelopment Planning Grants This program assists low-income communities with initial planning and development of applications for USDA Rural Development Water and Waste Disposal direct loan/grant and loan guarantee programs.

Disaster Resiliency and Recovery Resources A Guide for Rural Communities Water & Waste Disposal Predevelopment Planning Grants * Buy, build, repair or refinance your home * Build or manage multi-family homes * Find an apartment for rent in your area * Start or grow your business or cooperative * Improve energy efficiency * Help businesses start and grow * Develop a community economic plan * Expand/improve community facilities & services * Build out or upgrade water treatment facilities ### Water & Wastewater Infrastructure Explore ways USDA RD can help rural communities obtain the technical assistance and financing necessary to develop drinking water and waste disposal systems.

/programs-services/water-environmental-programs Our Energy programs empower rural America to establish, maintain, and evolve its energy resources for a brighter future. /programs-services/energy-programs ### High-speed Internet Access Learn about how our programs provide funds to expand high-speed internet access for rural people.

/programs-services/telecommunications-programs USDA RD’s electric programs help fund electric infrastructure to sustain rural economic well-being and improve quality of life.

/programs-services/electric-programs * ### Talk to a Rural USDA Expert USDA Service Centers are designed to be a single location where customers can access the services provided by the Farm Service Agency, Natural Resources Conservation Service, and the Rural Development agencies.

Find your local State Office Check a home, town or service location to verify eligibility for Rural Programs * ### Manage your USDA Loan You can create an account and manage your current loan through the Customer Service Center (CSC) portal.

You can also contact the CSC at 800-414-1226 This innovative resource allows for electronic reporting by lenders, the Rural Business Cooperative Service, the Rural Utilities Service and the Rural Housing Service. https://usdalinc. sc.

egov. usda. gov/ This comprehensive resource provides access to all rural USDA documents, including directives regulations and environmental studies.

USDA Rural Development has produced a series of resource guides to inform rural communities.

/resources/publications/resource-guides #### USDA Rural Development Celebrates National Homeownership Month #### USDA Celebrates 90th Anniversary of Rural Electrification Act, Billions Invested in Electric Infrastructure #### USDA Rural Development Programs Adopt Modernized NEPA Rule as USDA Finalizes Historic Reforms #### USDA Advances Rural Water Resilience with New Five-Year Circuit Rider Contract to National Rural Water Association **There are currently no upcoming events.

** Read about how others have used loans and grants to transform their communities and their lives Welcome to the new Rural Data Gateway! For more than 80 years, USDA Rural Development has been financing infrastructure and housing throughout rural America. ### High Efficiency Grain Dryer Proves Transformational for Green Thumb Farms Green Thumb Farms") is a familiar name to many Mainers.

The farm’s “Cold River Gold")” potatoes are found in abundance in New England supermarkets each fall and winter. The family-owned farm in the Western Maine town of Fryeburg grows several varieties of potatoes and is the largest fresh pack potato grower outside of Aroostook County. The farm produces other products as well, including about 225,000 bushels of feed corn annually.

It was this latter crop that brought Green Thumb Farms’ President, Jim Pitreau, to USDA Rural Development. He was looking for ways to lower the cost of the feed corn the farm produced to keep it a competitive commodity.

### Transforming Lives with Quality Healthcare Services in Rural Alabama Medical West Hospital Authority, an affiliate of University of Alabama at Birmingham UAB Health System, sought financing for a replacement and relocation of their existing hospital from its current Bessemer, Alabama location to rural McCalla, Alabama, in West Jefferson County, at Exit 1 off Interstate 459.

Medical West’s main campus was a 310 licensed bed community hospital located in West Jefferson County that served the citizens of Bessemer and the surrounding communities for over fifty years. As with many healthcare facilities across the nation, the hospital reached the end of its useful life.

### From Cheesemaking to Distilling Spirits: USDA Loan Helps Minnesota Creamery Venture Into New Industry Nestled in the countryside of Brooten, Minnesota, Redhead Creamery stands as a beacon of innovation and community spirit. What was once a traditional dairy farm has expanded into a family-operated business widely recognized as a vibrant hub for artisan cheese and distilled spirits.

Redhead Creamery's journey is one of vision, hard work, and fearlessly venturing into new territory. Redhead Creamery's story began in 1983 when Jerry and Linda Jennissen founded Jer-Lindy Farms. Thirty years later, the next generation of the Jennissen family stepped in when daughter Alise and her husband, Lucas Sjostrom, joined Jerry and Linda to carry out their vision to expand their family's legacy.

In 2013, they expanded Jer-Lindy Farms by founding Redhead Creamery, aiming to significantly impact artisan cheese production rather than simply milking commodity dairy cattle. * Report Fraud on USDA Contracts * Architectural Barriers Act * USDA Equal Employment Opportunity Policy Statement * Non-Discrimination Statement Rural Development U.S. Department of Agriculture