Sentences with phrase «rural development services»

Conventional loans — Mortgage loans other than those insured or guaranteed by a government agency such as the FHA (Federal Housing Administration), the VA (Veterans Administration), or the Rural Development Services (formerly known as the Farmers Home Administration or FmHA).

When government - assisted programs like FHA (Federal Housing Administration), VA (Veterans Administration), or Rural Development Services are available, the down payment requirements may be substantially smaller.

This year, however, the program is enjoying a windfall — the result of a continuing resolution signed by President Obama that doubled the size of the USDA's Rural Development Service's Section 502 single family guaranteed loan program, taking it from $ 12 to $ 24 billion.

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Before moving to Texas this summer to head up the Texas Farm Service Agency, Judy Canales served as the Administrator for Rural Business Development and Cooperative Programs in the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

I've started to use your ideas, themes and language within professional development sessions for leaders in schools and social services in our quiet corner of very rural England.

CHAMPIONS INCLUDE: Dave Lewis, Group Chief Executive, Tesco (Chair) Erik Solheim, Executive Director, United Nations Environment (Co-Chair) Vytenis Andriukaitis, European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety Peter Bakker, President, World Business Council for Sustainable Development John Bryant, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Kellogg Company Paul Bulcke, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Nestlé Nguyen Xuan Cuong, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Vietnam Michael La Cour, Managing Director, IKEA Food Services AB Wiebe Draijer, Chairman of the Executive Board, Rabobank Shenggen Fan, Director General, International Food Policy Research Institute Peter Freedman, Managing Director, The Consumer Goods Forum Louise Fresco, President of the Executive Board, Wageningen University & Research Liz Goodwin, Senior Fellow and Director, Food Loss and Waste, World Resources Institute Marcus Gover, Chief Executive Officer, Waste and Resources Action Programme Hans Hoogeveen, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Netherlands to the UN Organizations for Food and Agriculture Gilbert Houngbo, President, International Fund for Agricultural Development Selina Juul, Chairman of the Board and Founder, Stop Wasting Food Movement in Denmark Yolanda Kakabadse, President, WWF International Sam Kass, Former White House Chef, Founder of TROVE and Venture Partner, Acre Venture Partners Michel Landel, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Executive Committee, Sodexo Esben Lunde Larsen, Minister of Environment and Food, Denmark José Antonio Meade, Minister of Finance, Mexico Gina McCarthy, Former Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Denise Morrison, President and Chief Executive Officer, Campbell Soup Company Kanayo Nwanze, Former President, International Fund for Agricultural Development Rafael Pacchiano, Minister of the Environment and Natural Resources, Mexico Paul Polman, Chief Executive Officer, Unilever Juan Lucas Restrepo Ibiza, Chairman, Global Forum on Agricultural Research Judith Rodin, Former President, The Rockefeller Foundation Oyun Sanjaasuren, Chair, Global Water Partnership Lindiwe Majele Sibanda, Vice President for Country Support, Policy and Delivery, Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa Feike Sijbesma, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Managing Board, Royal DSM Rajiv Shah, President, The Rockefeller Foundation Andrew Steer, President and Chief Executive Officer, World Resources Institute Achim Steiner, Administrator, United Nations Development Programme Tristram Stuart, Founder, Feedback Rhea Suh, President, Natural Resources Defense Council Rhoda Peace Tumusiime, Former Commissioner for Rural Economy and Agriculture, The African Union Sunny Verghese, Co-Founder, Group Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer, Olam International Tom Vilsack, Former Secretary, U.S. Department of Agriculture Senzeni Zokwana, Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Republic of South Africa

Agri - TNCs Network - Philippines, MASIPAG (Magsasaka at Siyentipiko para sa Pag - unlad ng Agrikultura), KMP (Kilusang Mangbubukid ng Pilipinas), PNSFP (Philippine Network for Food Security Programs), SIBAT (Sibol ng Agham at Teknolohiya), HEAD (Health action for Democracy), PAN Phils (Pesticide Action Network - Phils, TFIP (Philippine Task Force for Indigenous Peoples Rights), CENDI (Community Entrepreneur Development Institute), SRD (Center for Sustainable Rural Development), Vietnam, SPFT (Southern Peasants Federation of Thailand), AGRA (Alliance of Agrarian Reform Movement), SERUNI National Women's Alliance, Indonesia, NWFA (National Women Farmers and Workers Association), BAFLF (Bangladesh Agricultural Farm Labour Federation), SHISUK (Shikha Shastha Unnayan Karzakram), Bangladesh, APVUU (Andhra Pradesh Vyavasaya Vruthidarula Union), ORRISSA (Organization for Rural Reconstruction and Integrated Social Services Activities), CREATE, India THANAL, India, Save Our Rice Network, India, PAN-INDIA (Pesticide Action Network - India), India, GRAIN, PAN-AP (Pesticide Action Network - Asia Pacific), APC (Asian Peasants Coalition), Consumers Union of Japan, Women's Development Federation WELIGEPOLA, MONLAR, Sri Lanka

The course aims to assist the development of the required knowledge and skills about Nutrition Sensitive Agriculture through an intensive program of participatory knowledge sharing and empowerment of Rural Service Providers to further extend this knowledge in rural areas through implementation of micro-projects as part of their program output and in support of the NMA project objectRural Service Providers to further extend this knowledge in rural areas through implementation of micro-projects as part of their program output and in support of the NMA project objectrural areas through implementation of micro-projects as part of their program output and in support of the NMA project objectives.

that the overlapping regulations for abattoirs be reviewed and streamlined to support the development of new small - scale abattoirs to better service regional and rural Australia, and include provision for the safe regulation of mobile abattoirs.

Dave Lewis, Group Chief Executive, Tesco (Chair) Erik Solheim, Executive Director, United Nations Environment (Co-Chair) Vytenis Andriukaitis, European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety Peter Bakker, President, World Business Council for Sustainable Development John Bryant, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Kellogg Company Paul Bulcke, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Nestlé Wiebe Draijer, Chairman of the Executive Board, Rabobank Shenggen Fan, Director General, International Food Policy Research Institute Peter Freedman, Managing Director, The Consumer Goods Forum Louise Fresco, President of the Executive Board, Wageningen University & Research Liz Goodwin, Senior Fellow and Director, Food Loss and Waste, World Resources Institute Marcus Gover, Chief Executive Officer, Waste and Resources Action Programme Hans Hoogeveen, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Netherlands to the UN Organizations for Food and Agriculture Selina Juul, Chairman of the Board and Founder, Stop Wasting Food Movement in Denmark Yolanda Kakabadse, President, WWF International Sam Kass, Senior Food Analyst at NBC News and former U.S. White House Chef Michael La Cour, Managing Director, IKEA Food Services AB Michel Landel, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Executive Committee, Sodexo Esben Lunde Larsen, Minister of Environment and Food, Denmark José Antonio Meade, Minister of Finance, Mexico Gina McCarthy, Former Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Denise Morrison, President and Chief Executive Officer, Campbell Soup Company Kanayo Nwanze, Former President, International Fund for Agricultural Development Rafael Pacchiano, Secretary of the Environment and Natural Resources, Mexico Paul Polman, Chief Executive Officer, Unilever Juan Lucas Restrepo Ibiza, Chairman, Global Forum on Agricultural Research Judith Rodin, Former President, The Rockefeller Foundation Oyun Sanjaasuren, Chair, Global Water Partnership Lindiwe Majele Sibanda, Vice President for Country Support, Policy and Delivery, Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa Feike Sijbesma, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Managing Board, Royal DSM Andrew Steer, President and Chief Executive Officer, World Resources Institute Achim Steiner, Administrator, United Nations Development Programme Tristram Stuart, Founder, Feedback Rhea Suh, President, Natural Resources Defense Council Rhoda Peace Tumusiime, Former Commissioner for Rural Economy and Agriculture, The African Union Sunny Verghese, Co-Founder, Group Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer, Olam International Tom Vilsack, Former Secretary, U.S. Department of Agriculture Senzeni Zokwana, Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Republic of South Africa

Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies The subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies holds jurisdiction over the U.S. Department of Agriculture (excluding Forest Service) and the Food and Drug Administration - related subsidiaries of the Department of Health and Human Services.

With this in mind the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has outlined plans for a # 3.9 billion investment in rural developments in England - with plans to see businesses, jobs and services in the countryside flouRural Affairs (Defra) has outlined plans for a # 3.9 billion investment in rural developments in England - with plans to see businesses, jobs and services in the countryside flourural developments in England - with plans to see businesses, jobs and services in the countryside flourish.

In line with this mandate, the management of the scheme has over the years deployed service persons to areas such as agriculture, education, health, local government and rural development.

The Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Akwasi Oppong - Fosu says the development of the National Decentralisation Policy Framework and National Decentralisation Action Plan is aimed at systematic rolling out of the implementation of tangible activities to promote participatory decision - making and effective service delivery at the lDevelopment, Akwasi Oppong - Fosu says the development of the National Decentralisation Policy Framework and National Decentralisation Action Plan is aimed at systematic rolling out of the implementation of tangible activities to promote participatory decision - making and effective service delivery at the ldevelopment of the National Decentralisation Policy Framework and National Decentralisation Action Plan is aimed at systematic rolling out of the implementation of tangible activities to promote participatory decision - making and effective service delivery at the local level.

The Government has accepted the vast majority of its recommendations which, when implemented, will encourage the development of affordable housing and associated services in rural areas.

The rich and well attended campaign rallies were anchored on the sustenance of good governance, continued service to the people of the state, as well as the need to deepen and advance development in the rural areas, to give the dwellers a sense of belonging as the true heroes of democracy.

The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh, told newsmen in Abuja on Friday that the Nigerian Agricultural Quarantine Service (NAQS) had been directed to commence the investigation immediately.

«This debt was accrued for the provision of various services such as fumigation, compensation for GYEDA [Ghana Youth Employment Development Agency], sanitation garbs, the provision of landfill management services, as well as debts arising from contracts with the ministry of Local Government and Rural Development and Metropolitan Municipal, and District Assemblies.»

Because the Rural Transit Service receives funding from the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program, the HUD income guidelines are used to determine eligibility of non-elderly and non-handicapped persons for the sService receives funding from the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program, the HUD income guidelines are used to determine eligibility of non-elderly and non-handicapped persons for the serviceservice.

Using data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Multiple - Cause of Death Files (2006 - 2015), US Census Bureau, US Department of Agriculture Economic Research Service, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, and Northeast Regional Center for Rural Development, the study modeled associations between county - level drug - related mortality rates and economic, social, and healthcare environments.

a increase investment, including through enhanced international cooperation, in rural infrastructure, agricultural research and extension services, technology development, and plant and livestock gene banks to enhance agricultural productive capacity in developing countries, in particular in least developed countries

The Rural Educator Support and Training Act (REST Act S. 457), and the Native Education Support and Training Act (NEST Act S. 458), provide financial and instructional support via a scholarship - for - service program component for teachers in training who will serve in rural and Indian country districts; a loan repayment component for teachers currently serving in rural and Indian country districts; and a professional development / advanced credentialing compoRural Educator Support and Training Act (REST Act S. 457), and the Native Education Support and Training Act (NEST Act S. 458), provide financial and instructional support via a scholarship - for - service program component for teachers in training who will serve in rural and Indian country districts; a loan repayment component for teachers currently serving in rural and Indian country districts; and a professional development / advanced credentialing comporural and Indian country districts; a loan repayment component for teachers currently serving in rural and Indian country districts; and a professional development / advanced credentialing comporural and Indian country districts; and a professional development / advanced credentialing component.

Strategies for Technology Enhanced Learning and Literacy through Art (STELLAR) is a collaborative professional development initiative involving five high - poverty, rural school districts in Lane County, Oregon, the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art (JSMA), the Lane Education Service District, the Oregon Writing Project, the University of Oregon's Center for Advanced Technology in Education and VTS.

Resilient Southern Illinois Partners include: Association of Illinois Rural and Small Schools; Consortium for Educational Change; Egyptian Public and Mental Health Department; Harvard University Graduate School of Education — Education Redesign Lab; Illinois Education Association; John A. Logan College; Southern Illinois P - 20 Education Alliance; Shawnee Community College; SIU — Carbondale College of Education and Human Services; SIU School of Medicine Center for Rural Health and Social Service Development; SIU School of Medicine Children's Medical and Mental Health Resource Network; SIU School of Medicine Office of Population Science and Policy.

And if you're an active or retired service member, or live in a rural area, you may have access to zero down payment programs through the Department of Veterans Affairs or the Department of Agriculture's Rural Development prorural area, you may have access to zero down payment programs through the Department of Veterans Affairs or the Department of Agriculture's Rural Development proRural Development program.

The USDA Rural Housing program was created as part of the Housing Act of 1949 to encourage development in areas that are often less - appealing to mainstream home buyers, says Gene F. Thompson, III, President of InterLinc Mortgage Services in Houston.

[phone] Ramsey County First Time Home Buyer Grants Program (FBAP)[phone] Red Lake County Affordable Housing Fund (AHF) Affordable Housing Loan Pool Fund (LPF)[phone] Red Lake County Affordable Housing Fund (AHF) Community Revitalization Fund (CRF)[phone] Rochester First Homes GAP Loan Program (GAP)[phone] St Paul Community Neighborhood Housing Services, Down Payment Assistance Program (DPAP)[phone] USDA Rural Development - Zero down payment loans for rural areas of MN, WI, and SD Thief River Falls Slow Second Mortgage Program (SSMP)[phone] Washington County First Time Home Buyer Grants Program (FBAP)[phone] Woodbury - First Time Buyers and Foreclosure Buyers (651) 414Rural Development - Zero down payment loans for rural areas of MN, WI, and SD Thief River Falls Slow Second Mortgage Program (SSMP)[phone] Washington County First Time Home Buyer Grants Program (FBAP)[phone] Woodbury - First Time Buyers and Foreclosure Buyers (651) 414rural areas of MN, WI, and SD Thief River Falls Slow Second Mortgage Program (SSMP)[phone] Washington County First Time Home Buyer Grants Program (FBAP)[phone] Woodbury - First Time Buyers and Foreclosure Buyers [phone]

USDA Rural Development provides the full faith and assurance of the U.S Government that any financial loss resulting from servicing the loan will be reimbursed in full up to an amount not exceeding 90 % of the original loan amount.

Not only is this an environmentally sound option, but The White Bicylcles uses its revenue from the bicycle rental service provided at selected accommodation providers in Siem Reap to fund small - scale, rural development projects.

Through our global network of local writers, we are continuing our award - winning coverage of global and local environmental challenges, with a focus on the people for whom the ecosphere matters in a direct way: rural dwellers who have little means to protect themselves against adverse conditions; communities that need to switch to sustainable development in order to survive; poor women and children, who are the most vulnerable in natural disasters.Sponsored by the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP), the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and The World Bank (WB), IPS also maintains the award - winning Tierramérica, a specialised information service on environment and ddevelopment in order to survive; poor women and children, who are the most vulnerable in natural disasters.Sponsored by the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP), the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and The World Bank (WB), IPS also maintains the award - winning Tierramérica, a specialised information service on environment and dDevelopment Program (UNDP) and The World Bank (WB), IPS also maintains the award - winning Tierramérica, a specialised information service on environment and developmentdevelopment.

Nova Scotia Department of Agriculture and Fisheries: Marketing Services — A Maritime Industrial Hemp Product Marketing Study Prepared for: Marketing and Food Industry Development Branch Nova Scotia Department of Agriculture and Marketing and Marketing and Business Development Branch New Brunswick Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.

In particular, it points out that, in order to effectively couple climate financing with strong and measurable sustainable development criteria, there is a need to move beyond carbon as a standalone tradeable commodity, by increasingly valuing the significant range of additional ecosystem and socio - economic services provided by sustainable agriculture practices and programmes that simultaneously address climate concerns and sustainable rural development priorities.

Serve in the Office of the Administrator at USDA's Rural Utilities Service, engaging with stakeholders and supporting the development, marketing, and management of a broad portfolio of energy efficiency projects, programs, products, methodologies, services, and initiatives aimed at rural cooperatRural Utilities Service, engaging with stakeholders and supporting the development, marketing, and management of a broad portfolio of energy efficiency projects, programs, products, methodologies, services, and initiatives aimed at rural cooperatrural cooperatives.

Greening rural development can stimulate rural economies, create jobs and help maintain critical ecosystem services and strengthen and strengthen climate resilience of the rural poor.

Clearly, wind farm development offers rural counties feeling the brunt of increased production costs for wheat and other crops an excellent opportunity to diversify their local economy, tap into another plentiful natural resource, and help keep their farms profitable and their public services well - funded.

This document brings report the key messages that emerged from the Third International Off - grid Renewable Energy Conference (IOREC 2016), including the importance of (1) mainstreaming off - grid renewable energy in national rural electrification strategies, (2) creating an ecosystem to accelerate deployment, (3) designing dedicated policies and regulations for the off - grid sector, (4) unlocking capital for energy access, (5) identifying the right business models for deploying off - grid renewables, (6) innovating to improve accessibility, reliability and range of electricity services, (7) strengthening the sustainability of energy access efforts and maximizing benefits and (8) harnessing the cross-sector development impact of off - grid renewables.

Image 1: Bamboo Treadle Pump, designer: Gunnar Barnes of Rangpur / Dinajpur Rural Service and International Development Enterprises (IDE) Nepal.

Service Award for outstanding service by an adult individual for demonstrated involvement in the development and implementation of Scouting opportunities for youth from rural or low - income urban backgService Award for outstanding service by an adult individual for demonstrated involvement in the development and implementation of Scouting opportunities for youth from rural or low - income urban backgservice by an adult individual for demonstrated involvement in the development and implementation of Scouting opportunities for youth from rural or low - income urban backgrounds.

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Senior Manager - Marriott International, Bethesda, MD 2007 (Willmott & Associates Consultant) Senior Recruiter — Fannie Mae, Washington, DC 2006 to 2007 Senior Recruiter — National Rural Electric Cooperative Association, Arlington, VA 2006 (SmythFivenson Consultant) Senior Recruiter — Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc, Rockville, MD 2004 to 2005 (YRCI Consultant) Senior Technical Recruiter Consultant — Booz Allen Hamilton, McLean, VA 2004 Senior Technical Recruiter — Management Systems Designers, Inc., Vienna, VA 2004 (YRCI Consultant) Senior Technical Recruiter / Business Development Manager (Independent Consultant) Universal Hi - Tech Development Inc., Rockville, MD 2003 to 2004 Senior Technical Recruiter — National Security Research Inc., Washington, D.C. 2003 Project Manager / Senior Recruiter Accenture HR Services (Department of Homeland Security — TSA), Reston, VA 2003 Human Resources Technical Administrator NCS Pearson (Department of Homeland Security — TSA), Arlington, VA, 2002 to 2003

Setting The Great Smoky Mountains Study is a longitudinal study of the development of psychiatric disorder and need for mental health services in rural and urban youth.

Australia's peak body for advocacy, support and professional development for rural and remote allied health professionals, SARRAH (Services for Australian Rural and Remote Allied Health) has today written to a number of Australian MPs to express concern about the impact of the Federal Government's delays in setting up its new Health Workforce Scholarship Prorural and remote allied health professionals, SARRAH (Services for Australian Rural and Remote Allied Health) has today written to a number of Australian MPs to express concern about the impact of the Federal Government's delays in setting up its new Health Workforce Scholarship ProRural and Remote Allied Health) has today written to a number of Australian MPs to express concern about the impact of the Federal Government's delays in setting up its new Health Workforce Scholarship Program.

Among the research needs identified by the conference, it was noted that a national Rural Health Excellence Network modelled on Creative Commons is necessary for the dissemination and application of examples of effective practice, quality research and timely data to inform service planning, policy development and further research.

The GSMS is a longitudinal study of the development of psychiatric disorder and need for mental health services in rural and urban youth.14 - 19 A representative sample of 3 cohorts of children, aged 9, 11, and 13 years at intake, was recruited from 11 counties in western North Carolina.

From time - to - time, the Victorian Branch of Early Childhood Australia secures funding from the Trustees of the Foundation of Graduates in Early Childhood Studies and the Warrawong Foundation to financially support staff from rural and remote, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, vulnerable and / or high needs services to attend professional development.

Rural workforce: the prioritisation of digital infrastructure in regional and remote communities; expansion of health - related education and training options to support smaller regional and remote communities; long - term contracts for providers of health, mental health, disability and aged and community care services in small regional and remote communities to enable a stable base for recruitment and retention of staff; the development of a Regional and Remote Health Workforce Strategy; delivery of health care and medical education in regional and remote communities; development of the Health Care Home model for regional and remote communities and funded at levels that enable the delivery of the range of services needed in those communities; more mechanisms for information sharing between health care practices, Primary Health Networks and regional and remote health care providers.

This collaborative action would see the Minister for Rural Health working closely with colleagues in several other portfolios: Nigel Scullion (Minister for Indigenous Affairs); Michaelia Cash (in her capacity as Minister for Women); Fiona Nash (now Minister for Regional Development and Regional Communications); his portfolio colleague Ken Wyatt (Assistant Minister for Health and Aged Care); Jane Prentice (relating to disability services); Zed Seselja (multicultural affairs); and Karen Andrews (in relation to her responsibility for vocational education and skills).

ESSS provides parent education and support, home visiting and pre-literacy and language development services for families in rural, geographically isolated communities.

Among the services provided by HELP - New Mexico are adult education, job training, early childhood development and education, youth development and care, housing construction, rural health clinics, land development, job placement, literacy training, affordable housing, nutritious meals, and family counseling.

As clinical teacher and supervisor working within the Australian public mental health service, in both urban and rural settings, the main focus in Julie's work has been to encourage and facilitate her younger colleagues» professional competence and confidence to build, and advocate for, the healthy social and emotional development of babies and toddlers in their work with families and communities.