United States Department of Agriculture - Tell your story
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 usda.gov USDA Information Related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 Recovery.gov
USDA is an Every Day, Every Way Department - and our Recovery Act programs reflect that wide variety of ways our programs touch the lives of the American people. Please take a minute to Tell Your Story today. The easiest way to share is by posting on one of our state Recovery Act blogs. Select your state using the drop-down menu below.
Or you can use the form on this page to send your thoughts directly to the USDA.

Latest Recovery News
 WASHINGTON, January 25, 2010 - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced the selection of fourteen Recovery Act Broadband Infrastructure projects that will receive $309,923,352 through funding made available by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. An additional $3,551,887 in private investment brings the total to $313,475,239. Altogether, Congress awarded USDA $2.5 billion in Recovery Act funding to help bring broadband services to rural un-served and underserved communities.

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Recovery Story
If you live in a rural community, have you seen the results of USDA's investments in a public facility, sewage or water system your town or county? If you are a landowner, are you participating in one of USDA's conservation programs? Will you or a friend be the recipient of one of the 130,000 home loans USDA will distribute this year? Do you know a school, food bank or friend who benefits from USDA's expanded nutrition assistance programs?
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