USDA Rural Development awards funds for agriculture, renewable fuels

By: Brooklyn Draisey

Outlets: Iowa Capital Dispatch

Published: April 7, 2026

Words: 424

Last Updated: 3 months, 3 weeks ago

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Iowa State University, alongside cooperatives and businesses throughout Iowa, have received federal funding to support agriculture and manufacturing, economic development and renewable fuel sales.

U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development will provide a total of $11.5 million in grants and loans to 13 projects across the state, according to a news release. Mike Sexton, Iowa state director for the rural development agency, said in the release recipients will use the funding to “advance economic development, …

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