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Rural Development News Releases for 1999

January . . . February . . .March . . . April . . . May . . . June

July . . . August . . . September . . . October . . . November . . . December

October

• October 28, 1999: Glickman Awards $13 Million for Rural Schools, Health Clinics, Marks 50th Anniversary of Telecommunications Program
• October 15, 1999: President Clinton Proclaims October 15 'International Rural Women's Day'
• October 7, 1999: Glickman Announces $32.4 Million for Farm Labor Housing

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August

• August 24, 1999: Business Volume, Income Decline for Farmer Co-ops in 1998
• August 19, 1999: USDA's Rural Utilities Service Receives Hammer Award
• August 18, 1999: Matthews to Lead USDA's Office of Community Development
• August 5, 1999: Vice President Al Gore Announces $132 Million for Rural Business Development
• August 4, 1999: USDA Awards Grants to Promote Co-op Development
• August 3, 1999: Glickman Announces $20 Million Grant to Assist Farmworkers

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July

• July 26, 1999: Home Loan Guarantee for Native American Family is First Under USDA and Fannie Mae Effort
• July 21, 1999: USDA Lends $77 Million to Boost Rural Businesses
• July 12, 1999: USDA to Fund $210 Million in Safe Drinking Water Projects
• July 7, 1999: Glickman and Oglala Sioux Sign Agreement to Improve Local Economy
• July 1, 1999: USDA Awards $7 Million to Repair Rural Housing

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June

• June 15, 1999: USDA Salutes Property Managers Who Improve Tenants' Lives (Rural Housing Service Multi-Family Housing Program)
• June 11, 1999: USDA to Provide $74 Million in Rural Rental Housing Loans
• June 11, 1999: U.S. Rural Homeownership Rate Hits All-time High
• June 9, 1999: USDA Awards $4.5 Million in Grants to Boost Business in Depressed Rural Areas
• June 7, 1999: USDA Support for Rural Mental Health Care Tops $70 Million

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May

• May 24, 1999: Media Advisory: President Clinton & VP Gore Target "New Markets for the 21st Century" at Community Empowerment Conference
• May 21, 1999: 63rd Anniversary of the Rural Electrification Act Celebrated with Updated Website
• May 20, 1999: E-Rate Funding will Aid Rural Education
• May 13, 1999: USDA Accepting Applications for $160 Million in Distance Learning and Telemedicine Funds
• May 10, 1999: USDA Makes Over $25 Million Available for Housing Farm Workers
• May 5, 1999: USDA and CFC Team Up to Expand Rural Business Opportunities

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April

• April 30, 1999: USDA Launches Effort to Eliminate Fraud in Housing Programs
• April 22, 1999: USDA Invests $154.9 Million in Local Clean Water Improvement Projects
• April 13, 1999: USDA Invests $8 Million to Bolster Rural Development
• April 1, 1999: Vice President Gore Announces Government will Provide $115 Million for Rural Rental Housing
• April 1, 1999: Statement by Agriculture Chief Economist Keith Collins on Electricity Restructuring

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March

• March 25, 1999: USDA Streamlines Distance Learning and Telemedicine Loan and Grant Program
• March 8, 1999: Tioga County Receives Special Designation for Federal Assistance

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February

• February 17, 1999: USDA Announces Appointments to Sheep Industry Board
• February 11, 1999: Tipper Gore Unveils USDA Funding for Rural Child Care Facilities

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January

• January 29, 1999: USDA Awards $4.5 Million in Grants to Boost Business in Depressed Rural Areas
• January 13, 1999: Vice President Gore Announces 20 New Empowerment Zones
• January 4, 1999: USDA Backs Truth in Billing for Telephone Customers

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