{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.leahy.senate.gov/press/leahy-usda-economic-development-investments-in-washington-county-this-year-now-top-51-million", "Leahy: USDA Economic Development Investments In Washington County This Year Now Top $5.1 Million", "2017-12-14", "2017", "2017-12", "Democrat", "House", "VT", "Patrick Leahy", "L000174", "www.leahy.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "12.14.17\n\t\t\t Leahy: USDA Economic Development Investments In Washington County This Year Now Top $5.1 Million \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tSenator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) announced Thursday that USDA economic development investments in Washington County now total more than $5.1 million during fiscal year 2017.\u00a0 Area businesses, nonprofits and economic development organizations received 12 awards from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Office of Rural Development (USDA-RD) to assist with a diverse range of projects that included business assistance, capital for startup businesses and energy efficiency improvements.\u00a0\r\nLeahy is a leading member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, which oversees USDA and handles the Senate\u2019s work in writing Farm Bills, and he now also is the Vice Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, which annually appropriates funds for the USDA.\r\nLeahy said:\u00a0 \u201cThese USDA investments are empowering local organizations and businesses to make our Vermont communities stronger.\u00a0 The diverse nature of Rural Development\u2019s programs mean that federal help can be pre-tailored to address distinct needs for each community. \u00a0As Congress begins writing a new Farm Bill in 2018, I\u2019ll be focused on making sure that USDA-RD continues to have resources like these to invest in Vermont.\u201d\r\nUSDA, through its Rural Development mission area, administers and manages housing, business and community infrastructure programs through a national network of state and local offices. \u00a0These programs are designed to improve the economic stability of rural communities, businesses, residents, farmers and ranchers to improve the quality of life in rural areas.\r\n\u00a0\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nGrants\r\n\r\n\r\nOrganization\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n$34,380\r\n\r\n\r\nGreen Mountain Harvest\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n$144,091\r\n\r\n\r\nCentral VT Solid Waste Management District\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n$29,500\r\n\r\n\r\nCenter for Wholesome Communities\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n$30,000\r\n\r\n\r\nBarre Historical Society\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n$45,116\r\n\r\n\r\nVermont Council on Rural Development\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n$11,906\r\n\r\n\r\nBear Roots Farm LLC\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nLoans\r\n\r\n\r\n\u00a0\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n$250,000\r\n\r\n\r\nCommunity Capital of Vermont\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n$2,400,000\r\n\r\n\r\nPitcher Inn Partners LLC\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n$1,000,000\r\n\r\n\r\nVT Community Loan Fund\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nLoan/Grant\r\n\r\n\r\n\u00a0\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n$605,000\r\n\r\n\r\nCommunity Capital of Vermont\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n$575,000\r\n\r\n\r\nCentral Vermont Economic Development Corporation\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t Press Contact \n\t\t\t\tDavid Carle: 202-224-3693\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t  \n\t\n\t\n\t\n  \n\t\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \t\n    \t\n\t    \t  \n\t\t    \n\t\t    \n\t\t    \tPrevious Article", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.leahy.senate.gov/press/leahy-usda-economic-development-investments-in-washington-county-this-year-now-top-51-million"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 5.584595957770944, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}