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Section 504 loans and grants are a USDA rural housing repair program authorized under Section 504 of the Housing Act of 1949. Under current regulations, rural homeowners with incomes of 50% or less of the area median may qualify for the Rural Housing Service (RHS) direct loans to repair their homes. Loans are limited to $20,000 and have a 20 ...
The USDA Home Loan Program does allow for considerations for expenses like Child Care. [8] To be eligible, one must be purchasing a property in a rural area, as defined by the USDA. The home or property that the potential buyer is looking to purchase must be owner-occupied; investment properties are not eligible for USDA loans.
The Rural Development Administration (RDA) was a USDA agency established by the 1990 farm bill (P.L. 101-624, Sec. 2302), amending the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act of 1972 (7 U.S.C. 1921 et seq.), to administer FmHA community and business programs and other USDA rural development programs.
(The Center Square) – Two Wisconsin businesses have obtained a total of more than $375,000 in rural development grants from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to fund water loans and a company ...
Municipalities and a few businesses across the Chippewa Valley will receive some of $28 million from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development programs that are mostly funded by ...
The Fire Grants and Safety Act, sponsored by Sen. Gary Peters, D-Mich., passed the Senate, 88-2, at the end of June. The bill authorizes $750 million for grant programs and ...
The United States Department of Agriculture USDA started the Conservation Reserve Program as part of the Food Security Act of 1985. The program is designed to provide assistance and incentive for farmers to maintain sustainable farming practices and to encourage the development of natural wildlife habitat.
Oct. 26—INDIANA — Eighty rural and volunteer fire departments from 50 counties have been awarded more than $351,000 in Volunteer Fire Assistance grants. The awards, which were recently ...