Agency has funding available for myriad of projects in area


Published/Last Modified on Thursday, January 24, 2008 3:06 PM MST


PHOENIX — The U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development will be in Huachuca City on Feb. 5 to promote local applications for federal loans and grants.


Eddie Browning, state director for USDA Rural Development in Arizona, said last week that the agency will kick off a three-month-long outreach blitz with a 1 p.m. meeting in Huachuca City.

“We are seeking applications from this area — including Bisbee, Douglas, Elfrida — for a variety of funding, including for such projects as senior centers, hospitals, libraries, housing, business development and police and fire stations and equipment,” Browning said.

USDA Rural Development has funded thousands of projects throughout rural Arizona in the past and new applications are being sought for this funding cycle.

The meeting is scheduled for council chambers in the Huachuca City Town Hall, 500 N. Gonzales Blvd. There will be break-out sessions for the various program areas.

“We hope to see business developers, city and town planners, police and fire department representatives, housing folks and advocates for seniors, children and students at this session,” Browning said.

“Our programs are far-reaching and can help jumpstart most economic development and community projects within a town.”

Browning said the agency is partnering with the Arizona Rural Water Infrastructure Committee for the meeting to help address water and wastewater infrastructure needs.

The water agency will have representatives available during the break-out sessions.

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Comments

    Frank Ballesteros wrote on Jan 25, 2008 2:35 PM:

    " This is a must to attend if you are seeking economic dollars. The Rural Develpment (USDA) is very easy to work with and Mr. Browning has been very helpful and very supportative to all of our southern Arizona Projects. PMHDC has been a partner with Rural Development for over 15 years and curently working with five Intermediary Relending Programs (IRP) and have found the staff at Rural Development very easy to work with. It is time that other agencies attend this meeting and look at the different programs that are available to them. "

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