STEVENS POINT, WI – April 26, 2010 – (RealEstateRama) — U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development has recently completed a review of eligible areas in Wisconsin that can receive financing through available Housing programs to assist rural communities and residents.
Financial assistance available through USDA Rural Development is limited to rural areas. USDA Rural Development is required to complete a periodic review of all Wisconsin counties to identify areas, in each county, where area designations are changing from non-rural to rural or areas that no longer qualify as rural.
The review has been completed for the counties of Brown, Calumet, Chippewa, Dane, Eau Claire, Fond du Lac, Kenosha, La Crosse, Manitowoc, Outagamie, Ozaukee, Racine, Rock, Sheboygan, Washington, Waukesha, and Winnebago. Information on the on the findings and proposed changes can be found on the USDA Rural Development website at http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/wi/programs/rhs/proposedineligible. All other counties were reviewed with no changes proposed at this time.
If you would like to provide comments on the findings and proposed changes, please send your comments to USDA Rural Development, 4949 Kirschling Court Stevens Point, WI 54481, attention Rural Housing Programs; or via e-mail at RD.SFH.SO (at) wi.usda (dot) gov.
Comments are welcomed for 90 days or through July 27, 2010.
USDA Rural Development’s mission is to deliver programs in a way that will support increasing economic opportunity and improve the quality of life of rural residents. As the lead federal agency for rural development needs, USDA Rural Development returned more than $744 million dollars this past year to rural Wisconsin communities. Funds are used to finance and foster growth in homeownership, business development, and critical community and technological infrastructures. Further information on USDA Rural Development programs is available at a local USDA Rural Development office or by visiting the web site at http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/wi
