May 3rd – Funding for Rural Resources
Jennifer Lerch, Director of Business and Community Programs, USDA
Please join us on May 3rd at noon to welcome Jennifer Lerch as she outlines some of the United States Department of Agriculture’s programs available to Connecticut’s rural communities. We encourage community leaders to attend to learn more about the Community Facilities Direct Loan and Grant available to cities, villages, townships, and towns with populations less than 20,000. Funds can be used to purchase, construct, and/or improve essential community facilities, to purchase equipment, and to pay related project expenses. Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) Renewable Energy Systems and Energy Efficiency Loans and Grants are also available for rural small business and agricultural producers in rural areas of less than 50,000 people to install renewable energy systems, energy efficient equipment. Please join us to learn more!