Wednesday, April 1, 2009
Vice President Joe Biden And Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Announce Recovery Act Funding For Single Family Housing
Funding expected to Create and Save 42,500 jobs; Provide Thousands with Home Ownership Opportunities for Rural America
PIKEVILLE, N.C., April 1, 2009 -Vice President Joe Biden and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture has begun disbursing the first wave of the $10 billion in guaranteed housing loans provided in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act) to help spur economic and home ownership opportunities in rural America.
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 Thursday, March 19, 2009
Vilsack Discusses How Recovery Act Will Benefit Minnesota, Rural America
WASHINGTON, March 19, 2009 - At a Middle Class Task Force meeting in St. Cloud, Minnesota, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today said: "Improving the lives of people in Main Street America is a major priority of the Obama Administration. The New Flyer plant in St. Cloud is a great example of how continued investment in research and production of alternative fuels will not only help improve the environment, but create much needed jobs in rural America."
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 Wednesday, March 18, 2009
U.S. Department of Labor issues policy and planning guidance for employment and training programs under American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Labor today issued policy guidance to states and outlying areas for the implementation of American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) investments in core employment and training programs. This critical investment of $3,514,500,000 in the nation's workforce system and network of One-Stop Career Centers is intended to help unemployed Americans upgrade their skills and get back to work.
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 Wednesday, March 18, 2009
USDA and Department of Commerce Hold Public Meetings on Broadband Initiatives
WASHINGTON, March 18, 2009 -Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced the next in a series of public meetings on the Broadband Technology Program of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). The meetings will be held at 10 a.m. on March 19, 23 and 24 at the U.S. Department of Commerce in Washington, D.C., 1401 Constitution Ave, N.W.
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 Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Announces Disaster Assistance For Producers
USDA extending buy-in waiver for those impacted by natural disasters
WASHINGTON, March 17, 2009 - The recently approved American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) allows producers to become eligible for 2008 disaster assistance authorized by the 2008 Farm Bill even if they did not previously obtain otherwise statutorily required crop insurance from the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation (FCIC) or Non-insured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP) coverage for 2008 by now paying a buy-in fee through May 18, 2009.
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