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USDA Grant Funding Boosts Public Safety in an Indiana Town

July 22, 2013 Darrell Mowery, USDA Public Affairs Specialist

USDA Rural Development staff visited with Jasonville, Indiana town officials earlier this month during a ceremony celebrating the town’s purchase of a new flex fuel police vehicle. Utilizing an Economic Impact Initiative (EII) Grant to fund 75 percent of the vehicle purchase price, Assistant Police...

Rural

Veterans Restore Historic Site on North Carolina's Uwharrie National Forest

July 22, 2013 Stevin Westcott, National Forests in North Carolina, U.S. Forest Service

Under a new program to help veterans re-enter civilian life and find career-oriented employment, eight military veterans visited the Uwharrie National Forest near Asheboro, N.C. as part of their summer program to gain experience in developing historic preservation skills, they restored a historic...

Forestry