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Rural housing [url]http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/ok/housing/single_family.htm[/url]


and rural utilities [url]http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/ok/utilities.htm[/url]

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Listed as a ghost town located near Stroud and Davenport is a tiny place named Kendrick, which has 125 people according to the census. It has a general store and thanks to a mayor (Dorothy Stewart) who got grants they now have a state of the art sewer treatment plant and are now connected to Stroud's city water system, a community center and a public park.

Population has stopped declining and young families are starting to move into the area.

Grant oppportunities http://www.grants.gov/applicants/search_opportunities.jsp (broken link)

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Originally Posted by gonefishing

Rural housing [url]http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/ok/housing/single_family.htm[/url]

Rural Housing Guaranteed Loan 100% financing for households that do not exceed 115% of the National Median Income (ex. family of four = $60,400).

Rural Housing Direct Loan 100% financing for low- & very low-income families with incomes under 80% of the County Median Income.

Housing Repair & Rehabilitation Loan Enables low-income rural homeowners to remove health and safety hazards from their homes and to make homes accessible for people with disabilities.


Housing Repair & Rehabilitation Grant Similar to Repair & Rehabilitation Loans, the Grants are available for people 62 years old and older who cannot afford to repay a loan.


Mutual Self-Help Loans Helps groups of six to ten low-income families build their own homes by providing materials and the skilled labor they cannot furnish themselves. The families must agree to work together until all homes are finished.

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Originally Posted by gonefishing

Rural utilities (broken link)http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/ok/utilities.htm[/url]

Water and Waste Disposal Loans and Grants
Provide loans and grants for water, sewer, and solid waste facilities in rural areas and to cities and towns of 10,000 or less.

Eligible applicants include: Public Bodies, Non-profits, Native American Tribes


Distance Learning/ Telemedicine Grants and Programs
Grants and loans made under this program encourage, improve, and make affordable the use of telecommunications, computer networks, and related technology for rural communities to improve access to educational and medical services.

Telecom-munications Program
Creates public-private partnerships to finance the construction of telecommunications infrastructure in America

Electric Loan Program
Makes insured loans and guarantees loans to nonprofit and cooperative associations, public bodies, and other utilities.