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RURAL UTILITIES PROGRAMS

Rural Development's Utilities Programs are dedicated to improving and expanding the infrastructure of water and waste disposal facilities, telephone, and electricity in rural America.  RD administers programs which provide needed assistance to public bodies, nonprofit corporations, and cooperatives to expand services and to update and rehabilitate aging systems in order to improve the quality of life in rural areas.  RD's Utilities Programs include:

                    Water and Waste Disposal  Loans and Grants

                    Technical Assistance and Training Grants

                    Solid Waste Management Grants

                    Distance Learning and Telemedicine Loans and Grants

                    Rural Electric Program