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A thank you to America’s veterans and a message about their re-integration

Posted Thu, 2012/11/15 - 12:30pm by RCAP

The message below from Secretary Tom Vilsack was released in advance of Veterans Day by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. In it, Vilsack speaks about

USDA works to help restore water and electric service to rural customers impacted by Hurricane Sandy

Posted Thu, 2012/11/08 - 11:03am by RCAP

WASHINGTON, November 6, 2012 (USDA) – As part of federal efforts to provide necessary support to those affected by Hurricane Sandy, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that power and water services have been restored to more than 130,000 rural customers on USDA-financed systems in nine states.

Government Accountability Office affirms federal arrangement of EPA and USDA programs for water infrastructure funding

Posted Wed, 2012/10/31 - 2:42pm by RCAP

A new report finds that no duplication at the federal level exists among the programs of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) that provide drinking water and wastewater infrastructure funding to small, rural communities.