Browse by Tag: USDA Rural Development
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Farm Bill Slated to Move This Month in Congress
The U.S. House and Senate Agriculture Committees announced they will begin work to move a 2013 Farm Bill through their respective committees this month. Starting on May 14, the Senate committee will begin marking up their version of the Farm...
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USDA Publishes Sustainable Rural Downtowns Case Study Series
From a new senior housing development in California to a value-added production facility in Vermont, rural communities across the country are using USDA financing to implement innovative projects that revitalize their downtowns and create vibrant, sustainable neighborhoods. USDA Rural Development...
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Workshop Materials: Implementing a Regional Plan as an Over-arching Economic Development Strategy – Focus on Implementation Strategies and Toolkit
These materials are from the “Implementing a Regional Plan as an Over-arching Economic Development Strategy – Focus on Implementation Strategies and Toolkit” session held at the Prosperous Places workshop in Salt Lake City, March 25-26. Organized by NADO ...and Envision
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Vibrant Rural Communities Case Studies Series
The NADO Research Foundation’s Vibrant Rural Communities... case studies series highlights how rural regions and small towns across the country are growing local and regional economies and creating stronger communities. This series shows how small towns can leverage a wide
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On the Right Track: Guthrie, Kentucky to Showcase its Transportation History
The Crossroads of the South Fifty miles south of Greenville, Kentucky (previously featured here...), the Pennyrile Area Development District (PADD) (http://www NULL.peadd NULL.org/Default NULL.aspx) has been a partner in another transformative small town redevelopment project in Guthrie (http://guthrieky NULL.com/).
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Farm Bill Update
This week, U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee leaders indicated they hope the Senate-passed version of the farm bill (S.3250), which includes $23 billion in mandatory savings, could be used as part of an overall debt savings deal to avert the fiscal...
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Congressional Leaders Agree on Time Frame for Farm Bill Action
The current farm bill law (P.L. 110-246) governing the nation’s farm and food aid policy will now expire at the end of this month, as congressional leaders decide to postpone a fight over how to reauthorize those programs until after...
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NADO Joins Coalition Partners Urging Congress to Pass a Comprehensive Farm Bill
On August 30, as part of the Campaign for Renewed Rural Development (http://www NULL.ruralcampaign NULL.org/), NADO joined 44 other organizations to urge House and Senate Agriculture Committee leadership to push for a comprehensive, five-year farm bill (rather than a short-term...
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Rural Jobs Accelerator Winners Announced
The U.S. Economic Development Administration and the U.S. Department of Agriculture, in partnership with the Appalachian Regional Commission and the Delta Regional Authority, today announced the winners of the Rural Jobs and Innovation Accelerator Challenge. The winners are: Alaska: Bristol...
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House Agriculture Committee Approves Farm Bill—What’s Next?
On July 12, the House Agriculture Committee advanced a five year farm bill, the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act (FARRM) (H.R. 6083). The House measure, which was approved by the committee 35 to 11, would amend and extend...
