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Renewable Energy: Bringing New Opportunities to Indian Country

May 09, 2014 Patrice H. Kunesh, Deputy Under Secretary, USDA Rural Development

In rural communities across the country, USDA Rural Development is bringing new energy efficiency and cost saving opportunities to Indian Country. Choggiung Limited, a Native American Corporation in southwest Alaska, received a $20,000 energy assistance grant from USDA Rural Development to install a...

Energy Rural

Strategic Planning, Thoughtful Leadership Bring Leveraged Investments, Community Vitality to Small-Town West Virginia

May 09, 2014 Patrice H. Kunesh, Deputy Under Secretary for Rural Development

I’d been told the neighboring towns of Ranson and Charles Town, West Virginia, are vibrant communities where people want to live, work and raise a family. During a recent visit with local leaders and USDA’s community economic development partners in the area, I saw first-hand how regional approaches...

Rural