rural business rural utilities rural housing 2008 farm bill – rural development
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• Rural Business• Rural Utilities• Rural Housing
2008 Farm Bill – Rural Development
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Value-added Agriculture• Locally Produced Agricultural Products• Value-Added Agricultural Market
Development Grants Business Assistance
• Rural Business Opportunity Grants• Rural Micro-entrepreneur Assistance Program• Grants for Expansion of Employment
Opportunities for Indiv. With Disabilities in Rural Areas
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Locally Produced Agricultural Products
Value-Added Agricultural Market Development Grants
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• How to apply: Contact your local USDA Rural Development
Area Office NW: Tom Barber, Director 580-256-7886 ext. 5 NE: Jerry Efurd, Director 918-682-8831 ext. 4 SW: Tom Roberts, Director 580-332-3070 ext. 4 SE: Jerry Tucker, Director 580-298-3281 ext. 4
• Resources: Kerr Food and Agricultural Products Center,
Oklahoma State University (www.fapc.okstate.edu)
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Rural Business Opportunity Grants• How to apply:
Contact your local USDA Rural Development Area Office
NW: Tom Barber, Director 580-256-7886 ext. 5 NE: Jerry Efurd, Director 918-682-8831 ext. 4 SW: Tom Roberts, Director 580-332-3070 ext. 4 SE: Jerry Tucker, Director 580-298-3281 ext. 4
• Resources: Oklahoma State Cooperative Extension Service, Rural
DevelopmentStan Ralstin, Western Area Specialist, 580-237-7677Dave Shideler, ED State Specialist, 405-744-6170
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Rural Micro-entrepreneur Assistance Program Grants for Expansion of Employment
Opportunities for Indiv. With Disabilities in Rural Areas
For More Information:Contact the USDA-RD State Office:Brian Wiles, Business & Community Programs Director 405-742-1060
Resources:• Oklahoma State Cooperative Extension Service, Home-Based and
Micro-Business Program www.fcs.okstate.edu/microbiz/• Oklahoma Department of Commerce, New & Small Business
Support www.okstartup.com• Oklahoma State University, Department of Entrepreneurship
entrepreneurship.okstate.edu• Rural Enterprises of Oklahoma, Inc. (REI)
www.ruralenterprises.com
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Rural Electricity• Energy Efficiency Loans• RUS Direct Lending• Deferred Payments to Make Customer Loans for Energy
Efficiency and Demand Reduction• Renewable Energy Electricity Generation Loans
How to apply: Contact your General Field Representative:
Eddie Moran – 405-329-6285 Resources:
Oklahoma State Cooperative Extension Service, Rural Development Stan Ralstin, Western Area Specialist, 580-237-7677 Brian Whitacre, ED State Specialist, 405-744-9825
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Water and Waste Disposal• Water, Waste Disposal and Wastewater
Facilities Grants and Loans• SEARCH Grants• Water/Waste Water Circuit Rider Program• Emergency & Imminent Community Water
Assistance Grants• Household Water Well Systems Grants
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How to apply: Contact your local USDA Rural Development Area Office
NW: Tom Barber, Director 580-256-7886 ext. 5 NE: Jerry Efurd, Director 918-682-8831 ext. 4 SW: Tom Roberts, Director 580-332-3070 ext. 4 SE: Jerry Tucker, Director 580-298-3281 ext. 4
Resources: USDA Rural Development Website
(www.usda.gov/rus/water/index.htm) Description of programs
(www.usda.gov/rus/water/program.htm) Oklahoma State Cooperative Extension Service, Rural
Development Stan Ralstin, Western Area Specialist, 580-237-7677 Brian Whitacre, ED State Specialist, 405-744-9825
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Telemedicine and Distance Learning Broadband
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How to apply:• Contact your local USDA Rural Development Area
Office NW: Tom Barber, Director 580-256-7886 ext. 5 NE: Jerry Efurd, Director 918-682-8831 ext. 4 SW: Tom Roberts, Director 580-332-3070 ext. 4 SE: Jerry Tucker, Director 580-298-3281 ext. 4
Resources:• USDA website(www.usda.gov/rus/telecom)• Brian Whitacre, OSU State Specialist, 405-744-
9825
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Child Day Care Facilities Expansion of 911 Access
• Contact the USDA-RD State Office:Brian Wiles, Business & Community Programs Director
405-742-1060 Farm Labor Housing Loans
• Contact the USDA-RD State Office:Tommy Earls, Housing Programs Director 405-742-1070
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Business and Industry Loan Guarantees Rural Business Enterprise Grants
(RBEG’s) Broadband Community Facility Loan & Grants Single Family Housing Water & Environmental Programs For More Information:
Contact the USDA-RD State Office:Brian Wiles, Business & Community Programs
Director405-742-1060
2008 Farm Bill – Rural Development