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Rural Economic Development Loans and Grants July 29, 2015 Recipient Loan Grant Purpose Town of Smyrna $300,000 To construct an education and training facility. Central Iowa Power $2,000,000 To expand Co-Line Welding, Inc. Cooperative Western Iowa Power $250,000 To help the Burgess Health Center Cooperative construct a medically oriented gym. Orange City Municipal $1,760,000 To help the Orange City Area Electric Utility Health Foundation expand its retirement community. Minburn Telephone $300,000 To create a revolving loan fund for Company Minburn Telephone Company. North West Rural Electric $300,000 To renovate Hawarden Community Cooperative Hospital. City of Pocahontas $300,000 To help renovate an elementary school. Southern Indiana Power $1,270,082 To further develop the Perry County Port on the Ohio River and the Hoosier Southern Railroad. Twin Valley Electric $200,000 To expand the product line of an Cooperative, Inc. after-market automotive parts manufacturer. South Kentucky Rural $725,000 To help the Pulaski County Electric Cooperative Extension District Foundation Corporation construct a 10,000-square-foot building. Runestone Telephone $300,000 To help expand the Barret Care Association Center. South Mississippi Electric $2,000,000 To purchase and renovate a Power Association building for the Milwaukee Tools company. Tri-County Electric $100,000 To finance a water tanker truck for Membership Corporation the Oak Wolfe Volunteer Fire Department. Jones-Onslow Electric $200,000 To help finance a fire engine for the membership Corporation Trenton Volunteer Fire department. Piedmont Electric $635,231 $300,000 To help Caswell County expand the Membership Cooperative Gunn Memorial Public Library in Yanceyville. Dakota Energy $300,000 To help build a fire station in the Cooperative, Inc. Wolsey Fire Protection District. FEM Electric Association, $300,000 To buy medical equipment for the Inc. Eureka Hospital. City of Fayetteville Board $133,334 To help the Lincoln County Health of Public Utilities System purchase two ambulances. $8,723,647 $2,950,000
1 USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.
Intermediary Relending Program Loans July 29, 2015 State CO
Recipient First Southwest Bank
Loan $1,000,000
MO
Justine Petersen Housing & Reinvestment Corp. Cen-Tex Certified Development Corporation
$500,000
TX TOTAL
Purpose To provide low-interest loans to public and nonprofit organizations to relend for business and community development in 11 counties in southwest Colorado. To capitalize a revolving loan fund.
$1,000,000
To create a revolving loan fund to serve 14 counties in Texas.
$2,500,000 Rural Business Development Grants July 29, 2015
State CO
Recipient
Grant $30,000
CO
Cloud City Conservation Center Kiowa County Economic Development Foundation San Luis Valley Development Resources Group Adams State University
CO
Otero Junior College
$40,000
CO
Fremont County Economic Development Corporation
$50,000
CO
Region 9 Economic Development District of Southwest Colorado City of Marianna Business Development Board of Okeechobee St. Lucie County Board of County Commissioners
CO CO
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Whitley County Economic Development Corporation Whitley County Economic Development Corporation Wells County Revitalization, Inc. Miami County Economic
$37,000 $17,125 $37,000
$9,875 $171,000 $50,000 $97,000 $40,000 $20,000 $43,000 $74,000
Purpose To provide technical assistance to construction contractors. To study the feasibility of a gluten-free mill in Towner. To create a regional broadband deployment strategic plan. To provide technical assistance to two businesses. To conduct training, education and marketing seminars for small, rural businesses in a fivecounty area. To conduct a flood plain study to help area businesses open stores along the Arkansas River. To fund initial planning for Pea Pods Home Childcare Services. To construct a parking lot. To create a revolving loan fund to assist small and emerging businesses within the county. To study the economic viability of collaboration between small farm growers and processors and commercial airlines. To launch the EDC WorkShop initiative to help clients grow their businesses. To replenish a revolving loan fund. To create a Northeast Indiana regional food shed. To replenish a revolving loan fund to help
2 USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.
State IN IN IN IN
Recipient Development Authority Miami County Economic Development Authority Boonville Now
Grant $29,000 $85,000
Town of Nashville Vermillion County Economic Development Council Kennebec Valley Council of Governments
$75,000 $60,000
ME
Aroostook Aspiration Initiative
$25,000
ME
Northern Maine Development Commission, Inc.
$62,050
ND
Prairie West Development Foundation City of Anamoose
$23,375
$99,500 $80,000
ND
City of Anamoose Towner County Economic Development Corporation Dakota College at Bottineau
ND
City of New England
$94,000
ND
Adams County Development Corporation Women and Technology
$12,000
Rural Economic Area Partnership Investment Fund, Inc. Appalachian Center for Economics Networks, Inc. Workforce Wayne, Inc.
$24,222
PA
Commission on Economic Opportunity of Luzerne
$99,000
PA
Altoona-Blair County Development Corporation The Nuangola Grove Association
$97,500
ME
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PA
$89,000
$72,030
$70,496
$12,600
$70,373 $42,000
$67,941
Purpose small and emerging businesses. To develop an integrated airport systems feasibility study. To beautify a downtown area into an attractive park. To start a revolving loan fund. To start a revolving loan fund. To expand the Maine Grains oat project. The project will install oat-dehulling and related equipment, and support marketing and package design. To expand the Internship Hub of Aroostook program. To develop marketing strategies and improve distribution channels throughout the Great Region Diversified Agricultural Community of Aroostook, Piscataquis and Washington counties. To purchase refrigerated dairy coolers to be leased to the local grocery store in Beach. To renovate a vacant building for use as a food hub. To start a revolving loan fund. To start a revolving loan fund. To purchase equipment for an aquaponics production and business management training program. To purchase refrigeration equipment to be leased to the local grocery store. To complete a feasibility study for a hotel in Hettinger. To provide training in modern business technology and solutions. To conduct strategic planning for the CONAC and Southwest Rural Economic Area Partnership zones. To purchase equipment and provide technical assistance to rural food processors. To purchase equipment, furniture and fixtures for a technical assistance training facility. To purchase machinery and equipment to support a food bank warehouse and distribution center. To modify an access road to secure a highway occupancy permit. To make capital improvements to the roof, HVAC and windows.
3 USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.
State PA
Recipient
Grant
Purpose
$91,576
To purchase and install an energy-efficient cooler unit in a regional food hub.
$50,000
To promote business development.
TN
Fayette County Community Action Agency, dba Republic Food Enterprise Center Fay-Penn Economic Development Council Chester County
$22,500
TN
Grundy County
$50,000
TN
Memphis Bio Works Foundation Stewart County Government
$70,000
$14,000
TN
State of Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development Town of Chapel Hill
To help offset the engineering and development costs associated with a downtown revitalization. To extend sewer lines at the junction of Highways 50 and 108. To assist with the final phase of the AgLaunch program. To purchase and install an LED programmable sign and kiosk. To assist with the Department’s Creative Community Summit workshops.
TN
University of Tennessee
$45,000
TN
University of Tennessee
$5,000
TN
$30,400
TN
Dyersburg State Community College Hardin County Chamber of Commerce City of Savannah
TN
Clay County
$25,000
TN
City of Bolivar
$5,000
TN
Marion County
$15,000
TN
Rhea County
$16,599
TN
University of TennesseeMartin
$9,141
TN
Obion County Chamber of Commerce
$10,000
TN
Benton County/Camden Chamber of Commerce Tennessee College of Applied
PA
TN TN
TN
TN
$51,000
$60,000
$20,000 $20,000
$3,500 $110,020
To help Chapel Hill replace the primary lift station for the town’s business district. To assist with the “Developing Opportunities for Rural Tennessee Communities and Agriculture” program. To study the feasibility of a milk processing facility for Tennessee dairy producers. To certify 11 counties as ACT Work Ready communities. To purchase equipment for the historic Savannah Theater. To help Savannah implement a retail development strategic. To help Clay County create an economic development strategic plan. To help Bolivar obtain a Phase I environmental assessment and conduct geotechnical soil boring on 48 acres at the city’s Industrial Development Park. To establish a regional wastewater treatment authority for the county. To assist with project development expenses associated with the construction of an openair covered arena. To purchase and install an HVAC unit and fiber optic cables at the University of Tennessee-Martin teaching farm. To help the Chamber develop and purchase various marketing materials and for website upgrades. To help the Chamber purchase equipment, software and other marketing materials. To purchase equipment to train students.
4 USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.
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Recipient Technology-Morristown Montgomery County Government Center for an Agriculture Economy Drift Dusters Snowmobile Club Northern Community Investment Corporation Northern Community Investment Corporation Sterling College Catamount Film & Arts Company Northeast Kingdom Chamber of Commerce Country Riders Snowmobile Jay Peak Area Chamber of Commerce Town of Charleston
Grant $18,820 $111,781 $73,572 $272,703 $182,189 $91,674 $41,892 $32,162 $76,832 $73,163 $17, 454
VT
North Country Supervisory Union
$137,197
VT
Newport City Renaissance Corporation Town of Dubois Riverwind Foundation
$78,098
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$20,000 $28,000
Purpose To purchase equipment for the county’s commercial kitchen. To expand wholesale, institutional and retail markets. To purchase a snowmobile to support local businesses and promote tourism. To establish a rural innovations fund. To provide technical assistance and consulting to small and emerging business. To upgrade the kitchen. To redesign the Catamount Film and Arts website and online ticketing service system. To create an online business assistance guide and upgrade the website. To purchase a snowmobile to support local businesses and promote tourism. To create an enhanced activities map to help promote recreation and local businesses. To purchase kitchen and food service equipment. To increase the production, sale and consumption of local foods in the Northeast Kingdom. To develop a promotional campaign to attract Canadian shoppers. To conduct a feasibility study on biomass use. To provide training and technical assistance for small and emerging businesses.
$3,967,906
5 USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.
