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Search Results: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture (USDA)
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Bipartisan Bill Introduced to Increase Access to Healthy Foods, Eliminate Food Deserts
U.S. Senator Mark Warner | Feb. 24 | Food Systems Finance | Legislative | Tax Credits | U.S. Dept. of Agriculture (USDA)
New Agriculture Secretary Brings To-Do List
Successful Farming | Feb. 24 | Agriculture Finance | Federal | Rural Development | U.S. Dept. of Agriculture (USDA)
USDA Rural Development Announces $17.6M for Solar Projects in Rural Maine
U.S. Department of Agriculture | Feb. 17 | Access to Capital | Energy Finance | Revolving Loan Funds (RLFs) | Rural Development | U.S. Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) | (more)
Strongest Farm Outlook in Years, Say Ag Bankers
Fern's Ag Insider | Feb. 15 | Agriculture Finance | Disaster Recovery & Relief | Federal | Rural Development | U.S. Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) | (more)
Fact Sheet: Update on USDA Activities to Contain the COVID-19 Pandemic
USDA | Feb. 10 | Agriculture Finance | Community Development | Disaster Recovery & Relief | Federal | Rural Development | (more)
USDA Can Steer Farm Aid Money to Fight Climate Change
Reuters | Feb. 2 | Agriculture Finance | Federal | Food Systems Finance | Green Finance | U.S. Dept. of Agriculture (USDA)
How America’s Food System Could Change Under Biden
The New York Times | Jan. 28 | Access to Capital | Disaster Recovery & Relief | Federal | Food Systems Finance | U.S. Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) | (more)
Biden Administration to Give Debt Relief to 12,000 Farmers
Hastings Tribune | Jan. 27 | Agriculture Finance | Federal | Food Systems Finance | Rural Development | U.S. Dept. of Agriculture (USDA)
USDA Announces Completion of $10.6M Wastewater System Upgrade for Pacific City, OR
U.S. Department of Agriculture | Jan. 27 | Federal | Infrastructure Finance | Rural Development | U.S. Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) | Water Finance | (more)
USDA Temporarily Suspends Debt Collections, Foreclosures, and Other Activities on Farm Loans
USDA | Jan. 27 | Access to Capital | Agriculture Finance | Disaster Recovery & Relief | Federal | U.S. Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) | (more)
USDA Freezes $2.3B Supplemental Coronavirus Food Assistance Program Payments
Ag Web | Jan. 27 | Agriculture Finance | Disaster Recovery & Relief | Federal | Food Systems Finance | U.S. Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) | (more)
Our Food System is Broken -- There's a Blueprint to Fix It
The Hill | Jan. 21 | Agriculture Finance | Economic Development | Food Systems Finance | Incentives | U.S. Dept. of Agriculture (USDA)
OZs Could Be the Place-Based Solution We Need to Tackle Food Deserts
Forbes | Jan. 19 | Food Systems Finance | Opportunity Zones | U.S. Dept. of Agriculture (USDA)
Arizona Community Foundation and USDA Announce Development Partnership Serving Rural Arizona
Sedona Biz | Jan. 18 | Public-Private Partnership (P3) Financing | Revolving Loan Funds (RLFs) | Rural Development | U.S. Dept. of Agriculture (USDA)
Promoting Climate-Resilient Agricultural and Rural Credit
Center for American Progress | Jan. 14 | Access to Capital | Agriculture Finance | Federal | Food Systems Finance | Public-Private Partnership (P3) Financing | (more)
Trump Administration Invests $16M in High-Speed Broadband in Rural Illinois, Oregon, and South Carolina
USDA | Jan. 8 | Infrastructure Finance | Rural Development | U.S. Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) | Broadband
The Effects of U.S. Federal Payments on the Agriculture Sector
Food Tank | Jan. 8 | Agriculture Finance | Federal | Food Systems Finance | U.S. Dept. of Agriculture (USDA)
Trump Administration Invests $4.6M in High-Speed Broadband in Rural Georgia
USDA | Jan. 7 | Infrastructure Finance | Rural Development | U.S. Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) | Broadband
Black Farmers Look to Next Congress, Biden to Dismantle 'Culture of Discrimination'
Politico | Jan. 1 | Access to Capital | Agriculture Finance | Federal | Food Systems Finance | Revolving Loan Funds (RLFs) | (more)
USDA Opens Loan, Grant Applications to Support Rural Microenterprises
NimB | Dec. 31, 2020 | Access to Capital | Food Systems Finance | Revolving Loan Funds (RLFs) | Rural Development | U.S. Dept. of Agriculture (USDA)
Significant Investment in Rural Communities Seen in 2020
Ag Net West | Dec. 28, 2020 | Access to Capital | Agriculture Finance | Federal | Infrastructure Finance | Rural Development | (more)
What’s In the New COVID-19 Relief Package for Agriculture?
Farm Bureau News | Dec. 22, 2020 | Access to Capital | Agriculture Finance | Disaster Recovery & Relief | Food Systems Finance | Legislative | (more)
Biden’s Choice of Vilsack for USDA Raises Fears for Small Farmers
The New York Times | Dec. 21, 2020 | Agriculture Finance | Federal | Food Systems Finance | U.S. Dept. of Agriculture (USDA)
Renewable Energy Grants Available for Rural Nevada Businesses
Northern Nevada Business Weekly | Dec. 18, 2020 | Energy Finance | Resiliency | U.S. Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) | USDA Rural Energy for America Program Grants (REAP Grants)
Building a Deeper Toolbox to Help Beginning Farmers and Ranchers
High Plains Journal | Dec. 11, 2020 | Access to Capital | Agriculture Finance | Food Systems Finance | Revolving Loan Funds (RLFs) | Rural Development | (more)
Reinvestment Fund Awards $3M to Improve Healthy Food Access in Underserved Communities
PR Newswire | Dec. 9, 2020 | Access to Capital | Food Systems Finance | U.S. Dept. of Agriculture (USDA)
USDA Rural Development Accepting Applications for 2021 Renewable Energy Development
Vermont Biz | Dec. 8, 2020 | Energy Finance | Federal | U.S. Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) | USDA Rural Energy for America Program Grants (REAP Grants)
Innovative Finance for National Forests Grant Program Fosters New Ideas, Partnerships
USDA | Dec. 7, 2020 | Energy Finance | U.S. Dept. of Agriculture (USDA)
Biden Weighs Pick for Agriculture Chief from Diverse Slate
Star Tribune | Dec. 4, 2020 | Agriculture Finance | Federal | Food Systems Finance | U.S. Dept. of Agriculture (USDA)
Maine Farm Service Agency Offers Loans for Underserved and Beginning Farmers
Sun Journal | Dec. 3, 2020 | Access to Capital | Agriculture Finance | Food Systems Finance | Revolving Loan Funds (RLFs) | U.S. Dept. of Agriculture (USDA)
Justice for Black Farmers Act Would Transfer 32 Million Acres to Black Farmers
Fern's Ag Insider | Nov. 19, 2020 | Agriculture Finance | Food Systems Finance | Legislative | U.S. Dept. of Agriculture (USDA)
Alliance Including Farm Groups Seeks Tax Credits to Fight Climate Change
Successful Farming | Nov. 18, 2020 | Agriculture Finance | Federal | Food Systems Finance | Green Finance | Tax Credits | (more)
USDA Reversal on Payment Limits Sells Out Farmers 
National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition | Nov. 18, 2020 | Access to Capital | Agriculture Finance | Federal | Food Systems Finance | U.S. Dept. of Agriculture (USDA)
Healthy Soils Healthy Climate Act Bill Introduced in the Senate
No-Till Farmer | Nov. 18, 2020 | Access to Capital | Agriculture Finance | Food Systems Finance | Legislative | U.S. Dept. of Agriculture (USDA)
USDA Invests $11.3M in High-Speed Broadband in Rural Alaska
USDA | Nov. 16, 2020 | Federal | Infrastructure Finance | Rural Development | U.S. Dept. of Agriculture (USDA)
Missouri's Agribusiness Revolving Loan Fund Refueled
Missouri Department of Agriculture | Nov. 12, 2020 | Access to Capital | Agriculture Finance | Food Systems Finance | Revolving Loan Funds (RLFs) | Rural Development | (more)
USDA Looks to Conservation Finance to Deliver More Working Lands Conservation
USDA | Nov. 9, 2020 | Access to Capital | Agriculture Finance | Green Finance | Public-Private Partnership (P3) Financing | Revolving Loan Funds (RLFs) | (more)
Senator Brown Announces Over $1.1M for Rural Development in Southeast Ohio
News Watchman | Nov. 5, 2020 | Access to Capital | Community Development | Revolving Loan Funds (RLFs) | Rural Development | U.S. Dept. of Agriculture (USDA)
USDA Investing $1.5M for Rural Broadband in Virginia
CBS | Nov. 2, 2020 | Infrastructure Finance | Rural Development | U.S. Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) | Broadband
USDA Invests $891M in Rural Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Improvements in 43 States
USDA | Oct. 29, 2020 | Federal | Infrastructure Finance | Revolving Loan Funds (RLFs) | Rural Development | U.S. Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) | (more)
$16M Invested to Train Beginning Farmers – Where Does It Go?
National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition | Oct. 29, 2020 | Agriculture Finance | Federal | Food Systems Finance | U.S. Dept. of Agriculture (USDA)
USDA Issued Billions in Subsidies This Year, but Black Farmers Are Still Waiting on Their Share
NBC News | Oct. 28, 2020 | Access to Capital | Agriculture Finance | Federal | Food Systems Finance | U.S. Dept. of Agriculture (USDA)
COVID-19 Relief Funds Help Minnesota Farmers Restructuring Debt
Minnesota Department of Agriculture | Oct. 28, 2020 | Access to Capital | Agriculture Finance | Disaster Recovery & Relief | Food Systems Finance | Revolving Loan Funds (RLFs) | (more)
USTR and USDA Release Report on Agricultural Trade between the United States and China
USTR and USDA | Oct. 26, 2020 | Agriculture Finance | Food Systems Finance | International | U.S. Dept. of Agriculture (USDA)
More than $7B Paid in Second Round of USDA Coronavirus Food Assistance Program
USDA | Oct. 26, 2020 | Agriculture Finance | Disaster Recovery & Relief | Federal | Food Systems Finance | U.S. Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) | (more)
USDA Announces Fourth Round of the Farmers to Families Food Box Program
USDA | Oct. 23, 2020 | Agriculture Finance | Disaster Recovery & Relief | Federal | Food Systems Finance | U.S. Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) | (more)
$26M Federal Grant to Pay for New Franklin, NH Nursing Home
The Laconia Daily Sun | Oct. 19, 2020 | Healthcare | Housing Finance | Opportunity Zones | U.S. Dept. of Agriculture (USDA)
The Pandemic Has the Potential to Finally Transform Meat Processing
Civil Eats | Oct. 19, 2020 | Access to Capital | Agriculture Finance | Food Systems Finance | Legislative | U.S. Dept. of Agriculture (USDA)
Discrimination Has Become a Fact of Life for Black Farmers—That Must End
Fortune | Oct. 12, 2020 | Agriculture Finance | Food Systems Finance | Social Finance | U.S. Dept. of Agriculture (USDA)
USDA Invests $566K for Solar Energy in Hawai‘i
Big Island Now | Oct. 11, 2020 | Agriculture Finance | Disaster Recovery & Relief | Energy Finance | Federal | Food Systems Finance | (more)
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