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More than $209 million invested in rural NebraskaNebraska USDA Rural Development in Nebraska reports a record year of program delivery with nearly $209.2 million of investments into the state. As outlined in their Fiscal Year 2009 Rural Development Annual Report, the funds assisted in areas of housing, business and community development, and energy. "Nebraska's communities, homeowners, and businesses have benefited from $209.2 million in USDA Rural Development funds in 2009. We are working towards another record breaking year in 2010 with even more Rural Development dollars and projects moving into rural areas of our state," said the Nebraska state director, USDA Rural Development. "The dollars we invest in rural Nebraska create jobs, build infrastructure and help to keep our rural communities as places where the youth want to stay and where others want to move." The report shows a breakdown of $114.2 million expended for housing, $74.1 million for community facilities and water and wastewater, and $20.8 million for business and energy. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 was signed into law on Feb. 13, 2009, by President Barack Obama. Nebraska received an ARRA allocation of $93 million and expended $66 million as reflected in the 2009 Annual Report funding total. The remaining ARRA allocation must be expended by Sep. 30. USDA Rural Development provides assistance to rural communities to ensure access to affordable and essential utilities such as electricity and telecommunications service. In Fiscal Year 2009 Rural Development provided, in addition to the $209.2 million, $696,000 for distance learning and telemedicine projects and $8.2 million toward telecommunications. USDA Rural Development serves to increase economic opportunity and to improve the quality of life for all rural Americans. Visit www.rurdev.usda.gov/ne/09Annrpt.pub.pdf for a copy of the report or call 402-437-5563. Visit www.rurdev.usda.gov/ne for additional program information or to locate an USDA Rural Development office nearest you.
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