Rural community organizations could lose their mental health and substance abuse funding amid Trump administration budget cuts.

Answering a random call was the serendipitous connection that led to Purdue Extension's new Downing Endowment for Community ...

Tom Campbell said something he's enjoyed about becoming North Dakota's director of Rural Development as part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture has been connecting with people in the state. Part of ...

School districts around the country are cutting back plans to expand their staffing of mental health specialists because of ...

Gov. Bill Lee's budget for fiscal year 2025-26, passed in April by lawmakers, included about $45 million for the Tennessee Rural Development Fund, which aims to promote economic investment and ...

Economy Environment News Food Rural Trump budget slashes USDA programs, international food aid But RFK Jr.'s MAHA initiative would get $500M 05/02/25 11:57 AM By Philip Brasher and Rebekah Alvey ...

The USDA RD 538 Program provides competitive terms with long-term low fixed rates, and supports the development, acquisition, and rehabilitation of affordable multifamily housing.

Community leaders, residents, and USDA Rural Development representatives gather in Loveland, Ohio, Nov. 2, 2024. RD's Community Facilities program allowed them to break ground on a new, state-of ...

Rural communities are vital to Canada’s economic success and sovereignty. But rural Canada remains poorly understood and underrepresented in federal programs and policies.

Jack Smith, who was appointed by Trump to lead Arizona’s rural development program between 2019 and 2021, said that though he doesn’t know the specific circumstances of the recent layoffs, he ...

That program requires 10 percent of spending on rural development and other programs to be made in communities with “persistent poverty,” defined as counties where 20 percent or more of the ...

Toronto — The Ontario government has announced new measures that continue its historic support for rural communities and residents at the 2025 annual Rural Ontario Municipal Association (ROMA) ...