USDA Seeks Applications for Grants to Help Socially-Disadvantaged Rural Residents

COLUMBIA, MO -- Missouri Rural Development State Director Janie Dunning has announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is now accepting applications to provide technical assistance to socially-disadvantaged groups in rural areas. Funding will be made available through USDA's Socially-Disadvantaged Groups Grant Program (formerly the Small, Socially-Disadvantaged Producer Grant Program).