On behalf of USDA Rural Development, LRWA would like to advise our members of an upcoming Smart Rural Communities meeting to be held @ the Pineville Community Center, 708 Main St., Pineville, LA on Thursday, September 26, 2013 from 10:00 AM-12:00 Noon. Smart Rural Communities is an endeavor designed to utilize funding opportunities throughout rural communities in Louisiana to achieve lasting results in areas of broadband deployment, health care, and business and economic development through programs such as:

Rural Utilities Service Broadband Loan Program

Rural Utilities Service Community Connect Grant Program

Rural Utilities Service Distance Learning and Telemedicine Grant Program

Rural Development Business, Cooperative, and Energy Programs

Rural Development Community Programs

For more information please click here for USDA Smart Rural Communities Meeting notice.