BUILDING NORTH DAKOTA

USDA Rural Development

Greetings,

Our office is excited to welcome Ryan Taylor as the new State Director for Rural Development in North Dakota. He will officially start the presidential appointment on August 10. We look forward to this transition as Ryan is a proven leader with a strong history of fighting for rural issues.

Since Jasper Schneider's resignation in May, we have been busy implementing our work plan, staffing and program goals that Jasper and his management team previously crafted. As acting director, I have enjoyed leading that effort, but also am looking forward to new leadership. I am proud to announce that Josh Kramer has been promoted to the deputy director for North Dakota Rural Development. He has been instrumental in helping to shape and implement our agency goals over the past several years. With Josh in this role, I will be able to focus more of my time to community economic development, tribal development and local foods.

I want to thank our staff and our partners for their support and their great work over the past few months. We have made great progress in our mission to improve the quality of life for our rural communities.

- Bill Davis, Acting State Director

Fundamentals of Community Development Training

Bismarck

Join us for a training on community development led by Dan Clark, director at Montana State University's Local Government Center. All are welcome to participate. Learn more on our webpage or register below.

USDA Rural Home Loan Offers 100% Financing

Rural Development has financing available for home loans to rural North Dakota residents. The Single Family Housing Direct Loan program offers 100 percent financing with no down payment and a low interest rate. Since 2009, USDA has directly financed 246 homes across the state.

Qualification for a USDA home loan is based on household income and property eligibility, which must be located in an area with a population of 35,000 or less. Read more.

Funding Available for Community Facilities

The Community Facilities Loan and Grant Program has funding available in North Dakota. This program provides affordable financing to develop essential community facilities in rural areas. An essential community facility is defined as a facility that provides an essential service to the local community for the orderly development of the community in a primarily rural area, and does not include private, commercial or business undertakings. Eligible borrowers include: public bodies, non-profit organizations and Tribes located in rural areas with a population of 20,000 or less. Currently the interest rate on a loan is 3.625%.

Programs, Deadlines and Events

JULY 30: Rural Cooperative Development Grant (RCDG) application deadline.
AUGUST 11: Fundamentals of Community Development, USDA sponsored training in Bismarck.
AUGUST 13: Rural Community Development Initiative (RCDI) grant application deadline.

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