BUILDING NORTH DAKOTA

USDA Rural Development

Acting State Director Bill Davis

USDA Homeownership Poster Throughout June, USDA will be celebrating National Homeownership Month as we are committed to providing affordable housing opportunities for rural Americans. Homeownership provides a strong foundation that helps people build household wealth and increase economic opportunities.

Since 2009, USDA has helped more than 2,300 residents in North Dakota become homeowners. We look forward to continuing our work with partners and stakeholders to help very-low-income to moderate-income rural families build a better future through homeownership. Learn more about USDA housing programs.

New Hires

USDA Rural Development in North Dakota has hired five new employees to fill positions that have been vacated. From left to right below is: Grady Borth, Holiday Van Sciver, Scott Davis, Corey Jiras and Julie Eldagsen. Learn more about our new staff members.

Deputy Secretary Harden

Ag. Deputy Secretary Harden in tractor

The U.S. Deputy Secretary of Agriculture was in Fargo, North Dakota to host a Women in Agriculture roundtable, speak at the NDSU Bio-Industry Summit and to make some other visits. She was joined by U.S. Senator Heitkamp (ND) and U.S. Senator Klobuchar (MN). They are all pictured together in the tractor along with Vanessa Kummer, farmer and chair of the United Soybean Board. Learn more about the Women in Agriculture Mentoring Network.

Earth Day with Rural Development

Cannon Ball

In celebration of Earth Day, staff from USDA Rural Development traveled to Cannon ball to join students in planting seedlings and to visit community gardens supported by NDSU Extension Service. Rural Development also recently provided a $770,000 grant to build a wastewater treatment system for the community of Cannon Ball that is environmentally safe and meets the demands of its current users.

Program News, Deadlines Events

*Socially-Disadvantaged Groups Grant (SDGG) program is seeking applications.

June 1: SBA Growth Accelerator Competition.
June 2-4: Dakota Conference on Rural and Public Health.
June 12: Rural Business Development Grant (RBDG) application deadline.
June 30: Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) application deadline.
July 6: Housing Preservation Grant application deadline.
July 6: Distance learning and Telemedicine (DLT) application deadline.
July 7: Value Added Producer Grant (VAPG) application deadline.
August 13: Rural Community Development Initiative (RCDIgrant application deadline.

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