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USDA announces federal resource guide to assist rural communities

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (USDA) – USDA Under Secretary for Rural Development Dallas Tonsager announced July 20 the publication of a guide outlining programs the federal government has available to support rural communities as they promote economic development and enhance the quality of life for rural residents.

Federal partners unite to help rural communities with environmental and economic goals

WASHINGTON – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Deputy Administrator Robert Perciasepe and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan spent the day Nov. 17 in rural North Carolina discussing the Obama administration’s work to strengthen rural economies.