USDA Funding

Letcher County and the city of Fleming-Neon are getting nearly $10 million to help improve their water lines.

Kentucky’s branch of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is sending $3.3 million dollars to rural communities for clean energy projects.

A round of funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture is going to support clean energy in rural Kentucky communities.

More than $8 million is being awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Appalachian Regional Commission to help improve infrastructure in rural Kentucky

A round of federal grants from the Rural Energy for America Program will help rural businesses lower their energy bills while expanding their green energy footprint.

That includes $$800,999 going towards Bandana Ag Incorporated in Ballard County through the USDA’s Fertilizer Production Expansion Program. The money will help expand its dry fertilizer facility, which would be distributed to more than 150 local producers.

Another round of federal grant money from the United States Department of Agriculture is going towards energy efficiency and public safety across eastern Kentucky.

Would-be entrepreneurs in rural Kentucky may soon receive federal start-up funds. Acting Under Secretary for the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Doug…