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Rural Utilities Service

A Word About Rural
Utilities Service . . .

Rural Utilities Service (RUS), an agency of USDA Rural Development, works to help rural utilities expand and keep their technology up-to-date, as well as to establish new and vital services such as distance learning and telemedicine.

Rural Utilities Service, through Electric, Communications, and Water and Environmental Programs, issues and guarantees loans to elegible utilities in order to build and modernize necessary systems for future development in rural America.

Individuals are not eligible for participation in programs administered by Rural Utilities Service. 

 

Programs

Water and Waste Disposal Loans and Grants
 Provide loans and grants for water, sewer, and solid waste facilities in rural areas and to cities and towns of 10,000 or less.

Eligible applicants include: Public Bodies, Non-profits, Native American Tribes

This program in Oklahoma funds approximately 20 projects per year with an average allocation of about $25 million per year.

Over the past 30 years in Oklahoma this program has served nearly 1 million rural families and utilized over $600 million.

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Distance Learning/ Telemedicine Grants and Programs

Grants and loans made under this program encourage, improve, and make affordable the use of telecommunications, computer networks, and related technology for rural communities to improve access to educational and medical services.

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Telecom-
munications Program
 Creates public-private partnerships to finance the construction of telecommunications infrastructure in America

For more information contact: Randy Jenkins, Wichita, KS
(316) 733-7604

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Electric Loan Program
 Makes insured loans and guarantees loans to nonprofit and cooperative associations, public bodies, and other utilities.

For more information contact: Eddie Moran, Norman, OK
(405) 329-6285

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Information & Links


Contact . . .
 Brian Wiles
Program Director
100 USDA, Suite 108
Stillwater, OK 74074

Phone: 405-742-1060
TTY/TDD: 405-742-1007
Fax: 405-742-1101
E-mail: brian.wiles@ok.usda.gov

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Important Links . . .


Rural Development Breaks Ground on a Multi-million Dollar Water Systems Project


In 2001, Rural Utiities . . .
  • Invested $15,839,610 through loans for water and waste disposal projects.
  • Awarded $12,336,540 in grants for water and waste disposal projects.
  • 23,154 families benefited from Rural Development's investment in water projects throughout Oklahoma.
  • 84% of funds were used in targeted areas (Poverty, EC/CC, Tribes, Outmigration, Undeserved).
  • Reduced delinquency rate to .82%, exceeding the National goal of 1%.
  • Invested more dollars in rural Oklahoma water projects than in any other year.

X-rays Analyzed via Technologies Provided with the Assistance of the Distance Learning/ Telemedicine Program

Water Intake Structure is Part of a Water System Being Constructed at Sardis Lake in Southeatern Oklahoma

Emergency Room Bed Made Possible by the Community Facilities Program
  


Community Facilities
 Provides loans and grants to rural areas and to cities and towns with a population of 20,000 or less for the development of essential community facilities and services.

Eligible applicants include: Public Bodies, Non-profits, Native American Tribes

Purposes may include:
  • Roads, streets and bridges
  • Police and fire protection, jails and equipment
  • Health and Safety – Hospitals, clinics, ambulance, etc.
  • Multi-Purpose Buildings, Community Centers, Libraries
    Museums, Schools and Cultural Centers
  • Other services that would normally be provided by a public body.

More details on . . . Direct & Guaranteed Loans

More details on . . . Grants

More examples of eligible projects

(Note: These three links point to the National Rural Development Web Site. Use your back button to return to Oklahoma Rural Development.)
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