When Rural America Thrives, Wisconsin Thrives |
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Written by USDA Rural Development Wisconsin |
Monday, 26 October 2020 15:35 |
USDA invested over $618 million through our loan and grant programs, and thanks all the agencies, partners and economic development leaders we worked with last year. STEVENS POINT, WI - Despite the challenges we faced, 2020 was a record-breaking year for USDA Rural Development and therefore it has been a monumental year for the communities we serve. We know when rural communities do well, America does well. Rural America provides us with the food we eat, the water we drink and the energy we use. That's why it's good news that in all corners of rural Wisconsin, we're seeing real, positive change as our communities continue to build prosperity and strengthen rural business and infrastructure. Because of the partnerships we have cultivated, current estimates show that we have invested over $618 million through our loan and grant programs into rural businesses and economic development, essential community facilities, critical infrastructure including high-speed broadband and housing in rural Wisconsin. Thanks to those investments:
USDA continues to make great strides in building prosperity in rural Wisconsin because when rural America thrives, all of America thrives. We want to extend our thanks to all the agencies, partners and economic development leaders we worked with last year which ensured that our investments in rural infrastructure created jobs, expanded economic opportunities and helped ensure that rural communities continue to be great places to live, work, start a business and raise a family. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue set a goal for USDA to be the most efficient, most effective and most customer focused USDA ever. Rural Development continues to strive for efficiency by streamlining some regulations and cutting red tape that was making it difficult for rural customers to access our programs in the first place. We are effective by strategically realigning some program areas all the way at the top in DC to the further reaches of our field offices, all the while pumping out more dollars into the rural areas while employees teleworked from home. Our bread and butter are our customers and we are the only agency within USDA that has a field-based delivery system in place that can reach all 1.5 million rural residents of Wisconsin. We work and play in the community you live in. If any of our programs spoke to you, visit www.rd.usda.gov/wi to get more information and call us at 715-345-7600 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it discuss your needs. |