The U.S. Department of Agriculture prohibits discrimination in all its programs and activities on the basis of race, color, 

national origin, sex, religion, age, disability, political beliefs, sexual orientation, and marital or family status. (Not all

prohibited bases apply to all programs). Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication of 

program information (Braille, large print, audio tape, etc.) should contact USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 

(voice and TDD). To file a complaint of discrimination write: USDA, Director, Office of Civil Rights, Room 326-W, 

Whitten Building, 14th and Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20250-9410 or call (202) 720-5964 (voice or 

Table of Contents 

Message from Secretary Ann M. Veneman 3 

Message from State Director Byron E. Ross 5 

Northwestern Pennsylvania Highlights 6 & 7 

Southwestern Pennsylvania Highlights 8 & 9 

Northeastern Pennsylvania Highlights 10 & 11 

Pennsylvania Rural Development Offices 17 

Message from Acting Under Secretary Gonzalez 4 

Southeastern Pennsylvania Highlights 12 & 13 

Statewide Highlights 14 & 15 

Other Programs 16 

Pennsylvania Rural Development Offices Map 18 

PENNSYLVANIA 

Annual Report 

Fiscal Year 2004 
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USDA Secretary Ann M. Veneman 

One of the hallmarks of the Bush Administration 

centers on improving the quality-of-life and increasing economic opportunities in rural communities. To 

do this, USDA Rural Development focuses efforts 

on three primary areas -- home ownership opportunities, business development, and community infrastructure. 

The $50 billion in USDA Rural Development investments made by the Bush Administration has 

helped to create or save over 800,000 jobs that are 

important to rural communities. The all time record high of 76.1 percent homeownership in rural areas is evidence that programs are working as USDA Rural 

Development has helped 170,000 families attain their dream of homeownership. 

President Bush has set a goal of providing access to all Americans by 2007. 

USDA Rural Development is helping meet this goal by increasing access for 1.2 

million households and businesses to high-speed Internet technologies. 

USDA Rural Development has provided 2.7 million people with basic community 

water and wastewater infrastructure. Additionally, investments that assist communities with financing public health and safety first responder requests, including 

financing the purchase of 600 fire trucks and 150 police cars and construct or 

renovate nearly 100 medical facilities, are having a positive impact on the quality 

of life in rural America. 

The Bush Administration understands the values and traditions that are unique to 

those who call rural America home. President Bush and I, along with our USDA 

Rural Development family, are working hard to support families, businesses, and 

communities increase economic opportunities and improve the quality of life in 

rural communities. 
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Agriculture Acting Under Secretary for 

Rural Development Gilbert Gonzalez 

Citizens and community leaders throughout rural 

American share a common desire to bring economic 

opportunity and an improved quality of life to their 

community. There is a remarkable cohesiveness 

among rural citizens that allows the energy and enthusiasm of local citizens to harness the resources 

needed to bring solutions to economic and social issues facing their communities. 

Today, more Americans than ever are realizing their 

dream of becoming a homeowner. Bringing stability 

to families, neighborhoods and increasing personal family wealth through building of financial equity in their future. I am proud to say that 20 percent of the 

first-time homeowners receiving financing this year are minority families. 

We are committed to aggressively working to help families, communities and 

businesses build the basic community infrastructure, help create more local jobs 

and gain access to educational and health care services and technologies that allow them to be better prepared to compete in a global environment. 

While we have accomplished much, we know that more must be done to assist 

more families, businesses, and communities benefit from the financing and technical assistance USDA Rural Development provides. That is why I unveiled this 

year a new education and outreach effort designed to ensure everyone in rural areas know what assistance is available to help them achieve their economic goals 

and improve their quality of life. Simply put, USDA Rural Development is the 

sole government agency that can build rural communities from the ground up. 

To date, the Bush Administration, through USDA Rural Development, has invested $50 billion to help create or save over 800,000 jobs. We have a team of 

dedicated professionals capable and ready to work with you to improve the quality of life in rural Pennsylvania. I encourage you to contact your local or state office in Pennsylvania to learn more about how USDA Rural Development can help 

improve the quality of life and increase the economic opportunity in your community. 
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State Director Byron E. Ross 

Fiscal year 2004 was one of the best years ever for USDA Rural 

Development in Pennsylvania! This report highlights examples 

of USDA Rural Development’s commitment to the future of 

Pennsylvania rural communities. 

This was our first full year since we restructured our staff responsibilities, and we are beginning to see some of the results as we 

transition from individual program to community-based goals. 

We feel that it is important not only to maximize the utilization of 

funds appropriated for Pennsylvania but to also assure that all 

communities have an opportunity to meet their needs with USDA 

Rural Development programs. 

This effort has resulted in USDA Rural Development personnel attending numerous conferences, conventions, and meetings that involved a gathering of organizations and/or individuals that learned what 

we can do for rural Pennsylvania. I frequently was giving someone a big check or cutting a ribbon at 

ground breakings, and the media was full of stories and pictures about what USDA Rural Development 

is all about. 

We cannot thank our partners enough for helping USDA Rural Development with delivering our programs. Often times, they provided funds to assist applicants in obtaining USDA Rural Development 

financing, and other times directed their clients to our local offices to complete an application. With the 

help of Rural LISC and the Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency, rural Pennsylvanians will now have 

access to home buyer education in every county. The banking community helped us create or save more 

than 1700 jobs. Many of these businesses are closely related to agricultural production and new technology. The local development districts, universities and community development corporations provided 

technical assistance and loans to establish and grow new enterprises. 

Our work with other lenders, housing authorities, county agencies and non-profit organizations placed 

more than 1170 families in homes and provided assistance to another 600 elderly and disabled homeowners to make their homes safe and sanitary when they could not afford to correct deficiencies themselves. 

USDA Rural Development provided funds to local municipalities and authorities to construct new sewer 

facilities and improve water systems which enabled more than 8,500 customers in fourteen communities 

to live in a cleaner environment. Hundreds of thousands of rural Pennsylvanians are safer because their 

local fire and rescue organizations were able to build new facilities or purchase new equipment with 

USDA Rural Development financing. Troubled youth, homeless people, batter spouses, the sick and the 

elderly have all been touched by USDA Rural Development by making their lives safer, cleaner, healthier, and better educated. 

State Representatives, the Governor and his staff, and the Pennsylvania Congressional delegation bring 

to USDA Rural Development a common interest of helping the rural people of the Commonwealth. 

Along with the Bush Administration, we all join together “committed to the future of Rural America”. 

It is government helping people help themselves. 

I look forward to serving the people of Pennsylvania for another four years. 
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(Cameron, Centre, Clarion, Clearfield, Clinton, Crawford, Elk, Erie, Forest, Jefferson, 

Lawrence, McKean, Mercer, Potter, Union, Venango and Warren Counties) 

Community Facilities 

The Penfield Volunteer Fire Department took delivery of 

a new heavy rescue vehicle with fully enclosed cab that 

can carry up to 6 passengers and the driver. Funded 

through a previous Community Facility USDA Rural Development grant and loan and local contributions, the new 

heavy rescue vehicle will help the first responders better 

serve the community of Penfield and its surrounding area 

including Huston Township. In Fiscal Year 2004, USDA 

Rural Development provided $1,730,250 in loans and 

$352,000 in grants to Pennsylvania’s first responders. 

Adding to a funding mix was USDA Rural 

Development’s contribution of a $1,490,000 

Community Facilities loan to Precision 

Manufacturing Institute towards equipment 

purchases and renovations of the three-story, 

30,000 square foot, former Great Atlantic & 

Western Railroad building in Meadville’s 

Bessemer Commerce Park. The building is 

being leased by Precision Manufacturing Institute to be used as a technology training facility for unemployed and displaced laborers 

and others in new technologies. Students will 

receive training in metals and machining 

trades along with new programs currently 

being developed for plastic and mold injection, advanced manufacturing and computer software, welding, office fundamentals and supervisory skills, robotics and rapid prototyping. An added benefit to the community is the opportunity for local shops to utilize the Institute’s state- of-the-art software and equipment in a 

shared-use program. 

NORTHWESTERN PENNSYLVANIA (Area 1): 
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504 Housing 

USDA Rural Development’s Section 504 Single-Family 

Housing Program has provided an elderly widower in 

Clearfield County a loan and grant to hook up to the public 

sewage system and make vital repairs to enable him to remain in his home. 

USDA Rural Development assisted another elderly 

Clearfield County resident to connect to public sewage 

and to preserve one of the oldest homes in the village. 

This was achieved in collaboration with the Community Action Agency that assisted with the furnace. The 

family will be donating most of the labor for interior 

and exterior improvements. 

502 Housing 

USDA Rural Development’s Section 502 Homeownership 

Program was used by a single mother with 4 children in the 

very-low income bracket to purchase a house that was average 

in condition and appeal but, with USDA Rural Development 

loan funds and her talent and creativity, is now an attractive 

home in Elk County. The loan was leveraged with a local 

bank thereby using fewer federal dollars and encouraging local lending. The value of the property was also increased by 

the existence of public sewage. 

 

NORTHWESTERN PENNSYLVANIA (Area 1): 
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(Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Bedford, Blair, Butler, Cambria, Fayette, Greene, Indiana, 

Somerset, Washington and Westmoreland Counties) 

Rural Business Enterprise Grants 

The Somerset County Campus of Allegany College of Maryland gained much needed water and 

sewer utility improvements essential for its future. The Appalachian Regional Commission and 

a Rural Business Enterprise Grant (RBEG) from USDA Rural Development provided the bulk 

of financing needed for the project. 

Ford City Business Incubator received a RBEG of $199,500 along with state and local funds to 

renovate this abandoned Pittsburgh Plate Glass (PPG) factory located in the Borough of Ford 

City in Armstrong County. This 60,000 sq. ft. building will house start-up high-tech research/

manufacturing companies. Caracal, a startup manufacturer of silicon wafers, has committed to 

leasing 10,000 sq. ft. upon completion of construction. Caracal will create up to 50 new high 

paying jobs over the next three years. There is potential for further development of other buildings in this complex.

SOUTHWESTERN PENNSYLVANIA (Area 2): 
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504 Housing 

Pictured is a house that with the help of the USDA Rural Development’s Section 504 loan and 

grant program, the roof was replaced and new windows and vinyl siding were installed for this 

Fayette County homeowner. 

Water and Waste Loan and Grant Program 

Indiana County Municipal Services Authority 

(ICMSA) Sewer Renovation Project IV 

Expected Completion – January 2005 

 RUS Loans $ 7,660,000 

 RUS Grants $ 6,412,265 

 Owner Share $ 869,600

 Total Project $14,941,865 

The majority of the project area is currently served 

by malfunctioning on-lot sewer systems that do not 

meet Department of Environmental Protection standards, or wildcat sewers that discharge untreated sewage directly into local waterways, roadside ditches or directly onto the ground. The sewage problems in these communities were not 

only creating a nuisance to public health, safety, and welfare, but also detrimental to the environment. This project will significantly improve the quality of the human environment with 

no significant adverse affect on the natural environment. 

Through a combination of USDA Rural Development Water and Waste Loan and Grant program, ICMSA Sewer Renovation Project IV will service 1087 residential customers (approx. 

3,000 people) as well as the State Prison in Creekside Borough, Ernest Borough, White 

Township, Rayne Township, Montgomery Township, and Cherry Hill Township. All areas 

are located in rural Indiana County. ICMSA has constructed numerous water and wastewater 

systems in conjunction with water and waste program funding. Since 1980 a total 

$18,600,000 in loans and grants have been used to construct these vital infrastructure projects 

that provide utility services to more than 6,700 people in Indiana County. 

BEFORE AFTER 

SOUTHWESTERN PENNSYLVANIA (Area 2): 
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(Berks, Bradford, Bucks, Carbon, Columbia, Lackawanna, Lehigh, Luzerne, Lycoming, 

Monroe, Montgomery, Montour, Northampton, Northumberland, Pike, Schuylkill, Sullivan, Susquehanna, Tioga, Wayne, and Wyoming Counties) 

Water and Waste Loan and Grant Program 

Representatives from Charlestown Township 

Municipal Authority and USDA Rural Development are pictured discussing the wastewater collection and transmission facilities serving various 

areas in Charlestown Township, Tioga County. 

Currently 533 customers are being served. Funding for the current project included a $1,400,000 

grant and $3,559,200 loan from USDA Rural Development’s water and wastewater program 

along with a $372,300 local contribution. The 

$5,331,500 project will provide a sanitary sewer system extension from the Authority’s existing system for several areas along and branching off from the Route 6 developed corridor 

East of Wellsboro. Two hundred ninety-three additional customers are to be served. The existing system of sewage collection and treatment within the proposed project area is malfunctioning on-lot sewage disposal systems. The project will create healthier and safer living conditions for all residents of the serving area. 

Business and Industry Guaranteed Loan 

USDA Rural Development provided a 

$871,860 Business & Industry Guaranteed 

Loan to Clearvision towards the construction 

of a 10,067 square foot psychological therapy treatment facility for adolescents in 

Montgomery, Lycoming County. Clearvision 

is a residential treatment facility that will provide behavioral therapy services to adolescent females having difficulty functioning in mainstream society. Besides providing a valuable service, 18 jobs will be created. 

NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA (Area 3): 

Housing Preservation Grant 

In August, 2004, the Redevelopment Authority of Wayne County was awarded a $99,641 

grant through the Housing Preservation Grant program. This is their fifteenth grant since August, 1989 making their total assistance to date $1,681,313. Grant funds will assist very-low 

income homeowners make needed repairs to their homes by providing recipients a 100% 

grant of up to $14,000. Homeowners qualify if they 1) do not have sufficient resources to repay a loan and 2) do not have other resources available to accomplish the rehabilitation of 

their homes. This assistance is available to all twenty-eight municipalities in Wayne County. 
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Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program 

Owning a home is possible, and a family’s experience in Bradford County is one example of 

how they moved from a rented, second floor apartment to their own home. They discovered the 

Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program and contacted USDA Rural Development. After 

attending a homeownership workshop on financial management and budgeting provided by 

Tre-Hab, a local non-profit organization who also offered closing costs assistance and with the 

help of the Bradford County Housing Authority, they became homeowners. 

 Water and Waste Loan and Grant Program 

Gilbert Gonzalez, Acting Under Secretary of Agriculture for USDA Rural Development visited several projects in Schuylkill County in October. One of those 

projects was the Pine Grove Joint Treatment Authority 

which is in the midst of an $11 million dollar upgrade 

to its sewage collection and treatment systems. USDA 

Rural Development previously provided a combination 

loan and grant. Mr. Gonzalez is pictured (on the far 

right) with members of the sewer authority and State 

Director Byron Ross (second from right) discussing the 

project. 

Business and Industry Guaranteed Loan 

Acting Under Secretary Gonzalez also visited the Keystone Potato 

Products in Hegins where a ribbon cutting ceremony was held highlighting the company’s receipt of a $4,995,000 Business and Industry 

Guaranteed Loan and a $450,000 Value-Added Grant from USDA Rural Development. Forty jobs are expected to be created at this new 

source for potato products. 

Community Facilities Program 

Acting Under Secretary Gonzalez also met with Schuylkill 

County first responders at the Schuylkill County Firefighters fire 

tower in Frackville previously funded with a $90,000 grant from 

USDA Rural Development towards its construction. Four Schuylkill County fire companies received Community Facilities assistance from USDA Rural Development in 2004. 

 

Among them was: 

Good Intent—$84,500 grant towards fire truck 

Independent Hose (St. Clair) - $486,750 loan—fire house 

Phoenix Fire Co.—$273,500 loan and $67,500 grant towards fire truck 

Citizen’s Hose—$247,000 loan and $100,000 grant for a new pumper —

the largest loan and grant combination. 

NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA (Area 3): 
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(Adams, Chester, Cumberland, Dauphin, Delaware, Franklin, Fulton, Huntingdon, Juniata, 

Lancaster, Lebanon, Mifflin, Perry, Philadelphia, Snyder and York Counties) 

Community Facilities Program 

USDA Rural Development in 

Pennsylvania has numerous resources to aid in developing and 

supporting its many rural communities. Recently, $1,055,150 

in loan funding provided by 

USDA Rural Development’s 

Community Facilities (CF) program resulted in the renovation of 

office space for the Adams 

County Housing Authority 

(ACHA). Although the major 

portion of the funding came from the CF direct loan program, those funds were partnered with 

several state and local grants making this project feasible. 

ACHA is a non-profit corporation that administers many housing programs, homeowner counseling services, rental assistance programs, homeless aid, life skills courses as well as CDBG 

programs to approximately 2300 residents in the service area of Adams and York Counties. The 

facility will be used for office space for staff administering these programs in addition to providing a public meeting space, which is currently being used in part as an after-school computer 

lab. 

Business and Industry Guaranteed Loan 

Falcon Engineering received a $3,000,000 guaranteed loan 

from USDA Rural Development in a check presentation ceremony in October. The monies will be used to provide working 

capital, debt restructuring and the purchase of machinery and 

equipment for a system-engineering corporation to be located 

at Letterkenny. Its products are in the infrared marking/

identification product market. These products will help identify personnel, vehicles and stationary objects during the hours 

of darkness or reduced visibility. These devices have major 

applications among the military and civilian law enforcement 

communities. The project will retain existing jobs as well as create new ones. 

SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA (Area 4): 
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ACHA has been in business since 1967 and is the only entity of its kind in the Adams County 

area. They offer the majority of affordable housing solutions within the county, subsidizing 

80% - 85% of housing unit leases with the County. 

USDA Rural Development has partnered with ACHA and Housing and Urban Development 

(HUD) to utilize the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program. Through this program, both 

Agencies enabled a family to leave a homeless shelter and become a homeowner. ACHA is an 

approved 502 Direct Loan Packager and provides Homeownership Education and Credit Counseling for USDA Rural Development (RD) applicants and borrowers. ACHA provides low interest loans and grants when available to assist low and very low applicants with down payment 

and closing costs. ACHA was a recipient of the RD National Homeownership Month award in 

June 2003. 

ACHA/Adams County Interfaith Housing Corp. (ACIHC) provides rental assistance to low and 

very low income residents of Adams County by utilizing the USDA RD 515 Multi-Family 

Housing Program. There are currently 4 projects totaling 88 units which ACHA/ACIHC manage and operate. 

Multi-Family Housing 

During FY 04, a subsequent loan in the amount of $602,313 was obligated for Breckenridge 

Village Apartments. This is a 56 unit family complex with 43 units of rental assistance located 

in Gettysburg, Adams County. This complex was originally a two phase complex, 

constructed in 1974 and 1975. In 1993, the 

two phases were consolidated into one. 

Discussion with the owner regarding the 

possibility of a subsequent loan to do rehabilitation to the complex with the owner began in 2003. The owner felt that, in order to 

be more competitive with newer units being 

built in the market area, they needed to 

make renovations to their existing units. 

This includes new siding, windows, downspouts and gutters, new storm doors, new balconies, 

new cabinets in the kitchen and bathrooms, air conditioners, various concrete repairs/

renovations throughout the complex and an addition to the existing office and laundry room. 

Rents have always been very competitive for this complex and will remain so, even after the 

subsequent loan. Renovations are anticipated to begin in the Spring of 2005. 

SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA (Area 4): 
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USDA Rural Development’s investment in Pennsylvania for FY 2004. 

Cooperative Development 

USDA Rural Development provided technical assistance to seven cooperatives or groups of individuals working to form cooperatives during the year. Examples of this assistance consisted 

of help in organization and financial structures, development process, feasibility studies, and 

identifying resources. Cooperative education and outreach was conducted at the Mid-Atlantic 

Alliance of Cooperatives’ Summer Institute held at Shippensburg University providing a youth 

cooperative education program to 24 high school students from Susquehanna and Wyoming 

Counties. Presentations were also given at conferences, and work continued with partner organizations such as Keystone Development Center, Keystone Agricultural Innovation Center 

and the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture to coordinate USDA Rural Development’s 

programs with theirs. 

Rural Housing Program 

A Technical and Supervisory Assistance (TSA) grant 

from USDA Rural Development in the amount of 

$100,000 was received by Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency (PHFA) who will administer a housing 

counseling and housing delivery program. The TSA 

grant program assists low-income families in obtaining adequate housing to meet their needs or to continue occupancy in existing housing. Services will 

be provided through PHFA affiliate housing counseling agencies. The targeted areas include 28 rural 

counties across the state not covered in last year's Rural LISC grant for the same purpose. PHFA and its 

affiliate counseling agencies will incorporate Fannie Mae Home Counselor online, an automated web-base system designed to streamline the case management process. Pictured above 

is from left to right: Brian A. Hudson, PHFA Executive Director and CEO, State Director 

Byron Ross, and Ed Carlin, Deputy Director of Fannie Mae’s Northeastern and Central PA 

Partnership Office. 

STATEWIDE 

I n M il li ons of Doll a r s

$43.825

$46.836 $62.941

$23.015

$75.735

$0.384

$1.135 $1.315

$3.846

$1.386

Miscellaneous Housing 515 Multiple Family Housing

504 Housing Loans 504 Housing Grants

Specialty Loans Community Facilities Water & Waste 502 Direct Housing

Guaranteed Housing Business & Industry

Programs Amount 

Miscellaneous Housing $384,281 

515 MFH $1,135,793 

504 Housing Loans $1,315,680 

504 Housing Grants $1,386,677 

Specialty Loans $3,846,145 

Community Facilities $23,015,800 

Water & Waste $43,825,000 

502 Direct Housing $46,836,054 

Guaranteed Housing $62,941,744 

Business & Industry $75,735,258 
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Earth Day 

On the 34th anniversary of Earth Day in April, USDA 

Rural Development appeared at the Westmoreland County 

Earth Day Event at St. Vincent College in Latrobe, PA. 

Over 3,000 participants of all age groups joined in the activities. The picture opposite shows a couple of Girl 

Scouts making the Water Cycle Pins at the USDA Rural Development display. Each color of a 

bead represented a certain aspect in the water cycle. They not only learned about USDA Rural 

Development programs while making their pin, but they also learned about the water cycle. 

USDA Rural Development also took the opportunity to highlight 

what it has done for our environment through its programs by revisiting a Community Facility funded project—the Monroe 

County Municipal Waste Management Authority and Pocono 

Ecoindustrial Park, Inc. (a not-for-profit formed by the Authority) 

and its first of a kind fully-automated recycling transfer system. A 

gathering of USDA Rural Development staff, Authority staff, local 

officials, a fourth grade elementary class and the U. S. Forest Service’s Woodsy Owl participated in a tour of the facility and heard environmental messages regarding recycling. 

PA CleanWays Westmoreland County received a plaque from USDA Rural Development 

“...for outstanding environmental leadership by doing the 3R’s—Reduce, Reuse and Recycle 

and improving the quality of life for families in Westmoreland County”. PA CleanWays has 

received technical assistance grants from USDA Rural Development. 

STATEWIDE 

National Homeownership Month 

Secretary Ann Veneman visited Pennsylvania during National Homeownership Month in June. 

She attended an event honoring the Alliance for Better Housing of Kennett Square for its Buena 

Vista and Las Rosa (under construction) developments. The developments provide affordable 

housing for families who are predominately Hispanic workers in the Borough’s mushroom farm 

industry. USDA Rural Development provided 502 housing program monies to the new homeowners. The Secretary is shown addressing the audience of families and local officials, presenting a plaque to Howard Porter, Alliance Director, and planting a tree to commemorate the 

event. 
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USDA Rural Development’s Commitment to the Environment 

The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) establishes the federal government’s environmental policies. Its primary goal is to help public officials make 

decisions that are based on an understanding of the environmental consequences 

of their actions, and to take actions that protect, restore and enhance the environment. 

To accomplish this, USDA Rural Development requires its applicants and borrowers to consider environmental impacts before taking actions financed by the 

Agency. The same is true for private lenders whose loans are guaranteed by the 

Agency. Before any USDA Rural Development assistance may be approved, the 

Agency will assess the environmental impact of the proposed action to ensure that 

steps are taken to avoid or reduce adverse effects. 

In carrying out its mandates, USDA Rural Development must ensure compliance 

with numerous federal environmental laws, regulations, and Executive Orders. 

Some of these are: The Endangered Species Act, The Safe Drinking Water Act, 

The Farmland Protection Policy Act, The National Historic Preservation Act, Departmental Regulation 9500-3, Land Use Policy and Executive Order 11988 

Floodplain Management. 

Civil Rights 

Assuring equal opportunity in employment and program delivery is essential in 

administering USDA Rural Development programs. Each USDA Rural Development employee is responsible for ensuring the highest quality of services for all 

recipients and beneficiaries of our programs. USDA Rural Development is committed to fair and equal treatment to employees and customers. 
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Pennsylvania State Office 

Byron E. Ross, State Director 

Suite 330, One Credit Union Place 

Harrisburg, PA 17110-2996 

(717) 237-2299 

(717) 237-2261 (Hearing Impaired) 

www.rurdev.usda.gov/pa 

Northwest Area Office, Area 1 

Robert Schoenfeldt, Area Director 

(814) 336-6155, ext. 114 

Crawford Local Office, Area 1

14699 N. Main Street Extension 

Meadville, PA 16335-9441 

(814) 336-6155 ext. 4 

Clinton Local Office, Area 1

216 Spring Run Road, Room 103 

Mill Hall, PA 17751-9543 

(570) 726-3196, ext. 4 

Southwest Area Office, Area 2 

Lambert Rosenbaum, Area Director 

(724) 482-4800, ext. 116 

Butler Local Office, Area 2

625 Evans City Road, Suite 101 

Butler, PA 16001-8728 

(724) 482-4800, ext. 4 

Westmoreland Local Office, Area 2

Donohoe Center, Donohoe Road 

R. R. #12, Box 202A 

Greensburg, PA 15601-9217 

(724) 853-5555 ext. 4 

Northeast Area Office, Area 3 

Marcella Duld, Area Director 

(610) 791-9810, ext. 111 

Lehigh Local Office, Area 3

2211 Mack Blvd. 

Allentown, PA 18103-5623 

(610) 791-9810, ext. 4 

Lycoming Local Office, Area 3

542 County Farm Road, Suite 205 

Montoursville, PA 17754-9209 

(570) 433-3006 ext. 4 

Wyoming Local Office, Area 3

One Hollowcrest Complex 

Tunkhannock, PA 18657-6632 

(570) 836-5111 ext. 4 

Southeast Area Office, Area 4 

George Klaus, Area Director 

(717) 755-2966, ext. 125 

Juniata Local Office, Area 4

R. D. #3, Box 301 

Mifflintown, PA 17059-9621 

(717) 436-8953, ext. 4 

York Local Office, Area 4

124 Pleasant Acres Road 

York, PA 17402-8988 

(717) 755-2966, ext. 4 

Lebanon Local Office, Area 4 

2120 Cornwall Road, Suite 7 

Lebanon, PA 17042-9790 

(717) 272-3908 ext. 6 
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