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 2002 NEBRASKA ANNUAL REPORT

$104 MILLION

INVESTMENT

IN RURAL NEBRASKA

JIM BARR, NEBRASKA STATE DIRECTOR

NEBRASKA USDA RURAL

DEVELOPMENT HOME PAGE:

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 RURAL DEVELOPMENT

Jim Barr, State Director

USDA Rural Development

Rm. 152 Federal Building

100 Centennial Mall North

Lincoln, Nebraska 68508-3888
 NEBRASKA DELIVERED OVER $104 MILLION TO ELIGIBLE COMMUNITIES,

ORGANIZATIONS, BUSINESSES, UTILITIES AND INDIVIDUALS IN FISCAL YEAR

2002. RURAL HOUSING SERVICE, RURAL BUSINESS-COOPERATIVE

SERVICE AND RURAL UTILITIES SERVICE PROGRAM DOLLARS INVESTED IN

RURAL NEBRASKA IN FISCAL YEAR 2002:

	
	
	


	
	
	


	
 	


	
 


	
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*USDA RURAL DEVELOPMENT FY02 INVESTMENT IN RURAL NEBRASKA.

PARTNERING5542"/4/9

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DIRECT HOMEOWNERSHIP LOANS ',11"

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LOANS/4,"::'

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*$37.4M assisted 659 households to become rural

homeowners.

HOME REPAIR LOANS AND GRANTS:'5",:

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PRESERVATION GRANTS55</5":3

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/11:412

*$769K helped 144 rural homeowners make

essential home repairs.

DIRECT RURAL RENTAL HOUSING LOANS:'5"4

::"5"/"5"",

"/"//*$844K provided 16 new rural

rental housing units; $473K equity loans assisted in the transfer

of ownership of 3 rural rental housing complexes for

continuation of 36 rural rental housing units; and $89K provided

repairs to 34 units of existing rural rental housing.

GUARANTEED RURAL RENTAL HOUSING LOANS/4,

</54::""/"14

*/://*$4.7M guarantee provided

for 60 units of rural rental housing for rural residents.

RENTAL ASSISTANCE :''/5/5,

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4#1"5
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/":*455:, *$5.2M assisted

2,236 tenants in rural rental housing complexes.

WATER AND WASTEWATER LOANS AND GRANTS'::2

1,1,#"/1:

/ *$10.3M in loans and $5.8M in

grants provided for 12 water projects and 7 sewer projects.

DISTANCE LEARNING AND TELEMEDICINE GRANTS15",

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":4*$649K provided for 1 distance learning and 1

telemedicine project.

TELECOMMUNICATIONS DIRECT AND GUARANTEED LOANS AND

INFRASTRUCTURE 5/:

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*$10.4M direct and $315K guaranteed funds added 357

subscribers and brought new and improved services to existing

subcribers including advanced telecommunications capabilities.

BROADBAND LOANS5"44'"'"

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=D.!@",*$1.4M loan to Nebraska recipient serving 10

states in connecting over 75,000 new subscribers and providing

broadband services.

DIRECT AND GUARANTEED COMMUNITY FACILITIES LOANS AND COMMUNITY

FACILITIES GRANTS"/"##*1:'

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"/4,C.D*$13.1M direct and $900K

guaranteed loans along with $449K grants provided for essential

community facilities in 21 rural communities.

RURAL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE GRANTS ::'

:5"/,4':3

1""/:'4,':

//"/,5" *$760K helped 2

organizations to develop and increase their capacity to

undertake projects in areas of community and economic

development.

RURAL BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY GRANTS :'5""

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:/*$50K provided for 16 county

economic development planning project.

RURAL BUSINESS ENTERPRISE GRANTS5"5"

':5:'4/

:/*$693K to 7 businesses

established revolving loan funds, renovated/

rehabilitated complexes for training center and incubator

business, purchased equipment and marketed technical

assistance.

BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY GUARANTEED LOANS/

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"""*$4.4M assisted 5 businesses through

purchase of processing and storage facilities, working

capital, inventory purchase and securing of more

favorable rates and terms.$2.8M for 122 Cooperative

Stock Purchase guaranteed loans provided to producers of

Rocky Mountain Sugar Growers Cooperative.

RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT LOANS :'515

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:'"""5/*$900K provided

for construction of rural school addition and remodeling,

building of rural complex for call center and construction

of manufacturing facility.

RURAL COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT GRANTS4

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2*$295K to Nebraska Cooperative Development

Center helps deliver education and technical assistance

to producers.

VALUE-ADDED AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT MARKET DEVELOPMENT

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*$1.6 M assisting 13 producer

groups in agricultural ventures.