Michigan 2008 Progress Report

              Michigan
2008
Progress
Report
Whitefish Point Lighthouse on Lake Superior
Ed Schafer Secretary, U. S. Department of Agriculture
Thomas Dorr, Under Secretary, USDA Rural Development
Gene DeRossett, State Director, USDA Rural Development
2008 Rural Development Michigan Funding— All Programs
Our mission at USDA Rural Development is to improve the quality of life for all Michigan
residents. This report helps you see how we are accomplishing this mission. Last year, we
invested a record- breaking $ 733 million in rural communities across our state – an increase of
$ 309 million from the year before. The pages of this report will show you how this money
was spent and how rural Michigan benefitted.
For more than 70 years, USDA Rural Development’s mission has been to deliver a future that
brings expanded economic opportunities and an improved quality of life for rural residents.
It has indeed been my pleasure to work with Under Secretary Thomas Dorr and the 6,000
dedicated professionals at Rural Development to develop a rural America that is a healthy,
safe, and prosperous place in which to live and work. I have never met a more driven and
passionate advocate for our rural communities than the Under Secretary. As Tom is fond of
Program Funding Type Amount
Community Programs Community Facilities $ 13,780,350
Community Programs Water and Waste $ 97,723,245
Community Programs Telecom and Electric $ 104,426,784
Single Family Housing Guaranteed Home Loan $ 433,572,495
Single Family Housing Direct Home Loan $ 31,398,763
Single Family Housing Home Repair Grants and Loans $ 1,754,585
Multi- Family Housing Direct and Guaranteed Loans $ 15,104,000
Multi- Family Housing Housing Preservation Grants $ 314,936
Multi- Family Housing Rental Assistance $ 14,694,747
Business Programs Guaranteed Loans $ 18,063,388
Business Programs Other Grants $ 2,086,233
Business Programs 9006 Renewable Energy $ 317,612
Total $ 733,237,138
saying, Rural Development, with its myriad of programs, is the only Federal agency that can build a commu-nity
from the ground up.
As we enter a new fiscal year, USDA is being called upon to help the Nation develop renewable energy, de-crease
our reliance on foreign oil, and help create extraordinary opportunities for rural entrepreneurs. I have
been proud to serve our Nation during these exciting and challenging times. I am confident that with the sup-port
of USDA Rural Development, rural America’s best days are yet to come.
Call it the Rural Renaissance. Since 2001, USDA Rural Development has invested over $ 111
billion in business development, infrastructure, community facilities and rural housing. To us,
the Rural Renaissance is not just a slogan; it is already a tangible reality in many rural com-munities,
and a promise of a better tomorrow in many others.
USDA Rural Development is approaching its 75th anniversary, and the prospects for rural America have never
been brighter. Rural America is changing. USDA Rural Development is changing along with it to meet new
challenges and opportunities. But one thing has not changed: the partnership between USDA Rural Develop-ment
and millions of rural Americans. It is truly a privilege to serve rural America, and because of that part-nership,
we can meet the challenges of today with confidence in a better tomorrow.
By providing basic infrastructure, emergency vehicles, telecommunications and housing, we are helping rural
communities get back on their feet. We are also helping usher in a new age of clean, renewable, bio- based en-ergy.
I am proud to lead Rural Development and its dedicated employees.
Housing Assistance Summary
County SFH
Loans/
Grants
SFH
Amount
MFH
RA
Units
MFH RA
Amount
Alcona 7 $ 489,677
Alger 9 $ 692,718 18 $ 65,088
Allegan 124 $ 12,698,235 205 $ 741,280
Alpena 78 $ 5,636,751 63 $ 227,808
Antrim 34 $ 2,751,197 50 $ 180,800
Arenac 19 $ 1,261,213 68 $ 245,888
Baraga 12 $ 956,837
Barry 99 $ 9,017,507 33 $ 119,328
Bay 44 $ 3,764,219 24 $ 86,784
Benzie 36 $ 3,882,364 11 $ 39,776
Berrien 68 $ 5,144,537 32 $ 115,712
Branch 104 $ 7,464,812 55 $ 263,968
Calhoun 69 $ 5,320,362 42 $ 151,872
Cass 43 $ 3,569,846 21 $ 75,936
Charlevoix 18 $ 1,659,215 113 $ 408,608
Cheboygan 22 $ 2,000,571 31 $ 112,096
Chippewa 48 $ 3,658,263 57 $ 206,112
Clare 49 $ 3,404,823 72 $ 260,352
Clinton 89 $ 9,392,708 41 $ 148,256
Crawford 18 $ 1,499,207 53 $ 193,264
Delta 87 $ 6,956,256 59 $ 213,344
Dickinson 64 $ 4,374,176 60 $ 216,960
Eaton 134 $ 13,878,680 74 $ 267,584
Emmet 21 $ 2,331,139 52 $ 188,032
Genesee 228 $ 21,831,303 56 $ 202,496
Gladwin 63 $ 3,929,024 45 $ 162,720
Gogebic 22 $ 558,350 25 $ 90,400
Grand Traverse 215 $ 27,022,288 30 $ 108,480
Gratiot 74 $ 4,619,711 44 $ 159,104
Hillsdale 57 $ 4,171,145 103 $ 372,448
Houghton 29 $ 1,515,282 24 $ 86,784
Huron 30 $ 1,644,594 106 $ 383,296
Ingham 76 $ 8,448,317 42 $ 151,872
Ionia 84 $ 7,004,929 69 $ 249,504
Iosco 47 $ 3,476,831 119 $ 430,304
Iron 9 $ 352,657 3 $ 10,848
Isabella 36 $ 2,899,920 4 $ 14,464
Jackson 108 $ 8,286,855 31 $ 112,096
Kalamazoo 113 $ 13,122,373 101 $ 263,968
Kalkaska 29 $ 2,132,945
Kent 132 $ 16,155,384 92 $ 332,672
Keweenaw 2 $ 139,400
County SFH
Loans/
Grants
SFH
Amount
MFH
RA
Units
MFH RA
Amount
Lake 15 $ 986,656
Lapeer 153 $ 16,303,507 29 $ 104,864
Leelanau 13 $ 1,950,022
Lenawee 138 $ 12,675,643 38 $ 137,408
Livingston 212 $ 30,202,537 62 $ 224,192
Luce 11 $ 840,040
Mackinac 10 $ 561,303 23 $ 83,168
Macomb 36 $ 5,849,679
Manistee 41 $ 2,722,446 98 $ 355,616
Marquette 77 $ 7,454,921 55 $ 198,880
Mason 48 $ 3,763,603 7 $ 25,312
Mecosta 58 $ 4,829,812 48 $ 173,569
Menominee 40 $ 2,725,161
Midland 44 $ 4,240,512 36 $ 130,176
Missaukee 28 $ 2,076,007 13 $ 47,008
Monroe 45 $ 4,142,884 57 $ 206,112
Montcalm 92 $ 7,590,860 148 $ 491,776
Montmorency 11 $ 711,527
Muskegon 94 $ 8,491,157 62 $ 224,192
Newaygo 54 $ 4,515,784 96 $ 347,136
Oakland 64 $ 7,717,735
Oceana 31 $ 1,983,159 25 $ 51,400
Ogemaw 24 $ 1,600,930 74 $ 267,584
Ontonagon 7 $ 286,705 8 $ 28,928
Osceola 35 $ 2,460,586 44 $ 159,104
Oscoda 16 $ 808,540 18 $ 65,088
Otsego 46 $ 4,395,798 11 $ 39,776
Ottawa 46 $ 6,148,379 28 $ 101,248
Presque Isle 21 $ 1,464,041 34 $ 122,944
Roscommon 39 $ 2,455,922 65 $ 235,040
Saginaw 105 $ 9,017,659 66 $ 238,656
Sanilac 50 $ 3,671,928 111 $ 401,376
Schoolcraft 11 $ 604,601 48 $ 173,568
Shiawassee 135 $ 10,980,929 52 $ 188,032
St. Clair 38 $ 4,058,686 21 $ 75,936
St. Joseph 137 $ 10,347,781 78 $ 282,078
Tuscola 103 $ 6,987,356 31 $ 112,096
Van Buren 94 $ 7,739,159 103 $ 372,448
Washtenaw 72 $ 10,636,610 150 $ 542,400
Wayne 11 $ 1,395,870
Wexford 130 $ 10,235,714 44 $ 159,104
Total 5085 $ 466,748,771 4,020 $ 14,694,747
Types of Programs:
SFH Loans/ Grants— Single Family Housing direct loans, grants and loans guarantees.
MFH RA Units— Multi- Family Housing rental assistance units
Community Facilities
Community Facility Loans/ Grants
The Community Facilities program offers direct and
guaranteed loans and grants to finance and facilitate
the development of more than 80 different types of
essential community facilities serving rural areas.
These include hospitals, nursing homes, health clinics,
police, fire or rescue facilities, equipment or vehicles;
libraries; and municipal or county buildings.
Special emphasis is given to projects that involve first
responders, public safety and health care.
Since 2001, communities in northern Michigan have
been able to purchase more than 60 police patrol vehi-cles
and 40 fire trucks. These vehicles include con-ventional
police cars, all- weather trucks and even spe-cialized
off- road rescue vehicles that are particularly
suited to rough terrain.
In addition, USDA Rural Development has helped
fund the renovation or construction of a dozen police
Bay Mills Indian Community in Brimley, received a $ 56,000
grant for an ambulance to serve the tribe and the surround-ing
township.
Project Name County Project Type Funding Congressional
District
Alcona County Alcona Police Vehicle $ 8,000 1
Alcona County Alcona Police Vehicle $ 8,000 1
Alcona County Alcona Ambulance $ 40,000 1
Alcona County Alcona Library Youth tech equip. $ 2,000 1
Pullman Area Family Center Allegan Community Center Repairs $ 3,000 6
Baraga Township Baraga Fire Truck $ 193,000 1
Baraga, Village of Baraga Police Vehicle $ 19,000 1
L'Anse, Village of Baraga Police Vehicle $ 13,000 1
B- H- K Child Development Board Baraga Building Addition $ 50,000 1
East Jordan, City of Charlevoix Ambulance $ 98,000 1
Peaine Township Charlevoix Stump Grinder $ 77,000 1
Bay Mills Community College Chippewa Purchase College Vehicles $ 272,350 1
Mid- Michigan Community Action Agency Clare Food Warehouse $ 400,000 4
Mid- Michigan Community Action Agency Clare Playground Equipment $ 19,000 4
Clare County Clare DPW Trucks & Em generator $ 48,000 4
Clare County Clare Airport Tractor $ 25,000 4
Lincoln Township Clare Emergency Generator $ 3,000 4
Dickinson County Dickinson Police Vehicle $ 17,000 1
Kingsford, City of Dickinson Police Vehicle $ 8,000 1
Iron Mountain, City of Dickinson Fire Truck $ 633,000 1
Norway, City of Dickinson Police Vehicle $ 13,000 1
Iron Mountain, City of Dickinson Fire Truck $ 70,000 1
Olivet, City of Eaton Police Station/ City Hall $ 200,000 7
Olivet City of Eaton Police Station/ City Hall $ 61,000 7
Women's Resource Center of North MI. Emmet Playground Renovation $ 28,000 1
Beaverton, City of Gladwin Police Vehicle $ 19,000 1
Beaverton, City of Gladwin DPW Trucks $ 30,000 1
Ironwood, City of Gogebic Police Vehicle $ 24,000 1
Gogebic County Gogebic Police Vehicle $ 30,000 1
Gogebic- Ontonagon Community AA Gogebic Community Center $ 100,000 1
and fire stations in the region.
These are often the deciding factor in life- or- death
emergency situations and without Rural Develop-ment,
they simply would not be available.
Project Name County Project Type Funding Congressional
District
Inter- Tribal Council of Michigan, Inc. Gogebic Child Care Equipment $ 50,000 1
Fife Lake Township Grand Traverse Fire & Township Hall $ 14,000 4
Kingsley, Village of Grand Traverse Fire/ Twp Hall & Library $ 612,000 4
The Manor Inc. Hillsdale Support Center Equip. $ 50,000 7
Hancock Building Authority Houghton Police Station/ City Hall $ 104,000 1
Laurium, Village of Houghton Police Vehicle $ 13,000 1
B- H- K Child Development Board Houghton Playground Equipment $ 50,000 1
Harbor Beach District Library Huron Library expan/ renovation $ 750,000 10
Crystal Falls, City of Iron Police Vehicle $ 20,000 1
Iron River, City of Iron Police Vehicle $ 20,000 1
Caspian, City of Iron Police Vehicle $ 16,000 1
Hematite Township Iron Industrial Park water extn. $ 200,000 1
Iron County Iron Police Vehicle $ 12,000 1
Caspian, City of Iron Fire Foam System $ 6,000 1
Iron County Community Hospitals Iron Ambulance $ 31,000 1
Saginaw Chippewa Tribal College Isabella Purchase computer equip. $ 137,000 4
Goodwill Industries of SW Michigan Kalamazoo Retail Store Building $ 300,000 6
Cedar Springs, City of Kent Police/ Fire Equipment $ 4,000 3
Keweenaw County Keweenaw Police Vehicle $ 12,000 1
Keweenaw County Keweenaw Community Center $ 410,000 1
Lake County Lake Police Vehicle $ 10,000 2
Lake County Lake Police Vehicle $ 10,000 2
Lake County Lake Police Vehicle $ 10,000 2
Newkirk Township Lake Fire Truck $ 110,000 2
Lake County Lake Police Vehicle $ 2,000 2
Lake County Lake Police Vehicle $ 2,000 2
Lake County Lake Police Vehicle $ 2,000 2
Newkirk Township Lake Fire Truck $ 100,000 2
Lake County Lake Police Vehicle $ 12,000 2
Luce County Luce Animal Control Vehicle $ 12,000 1
Luce County Luce Police Patrol Van $ 15,000 1
Portage Township Mackinac Ambulance $ 40,000 1
Bell Memorial Hospital Marquette Ambulance $ 34,000 1
Alger- Marquette Community Action Board Marquette Head Start Building $ 600,000 1
Alger- Marquette Community Action Board Marquette Head Start Building $ 200,000 1
Forsyth Township Marquette Police Vehicle $ 5,000 1
Alger- Marquette Community Action Board Marquette Head Start Facility $ 50,000 1
Scottville, City of Mason Police Vehicle $ 11,000 1
Big Rapids, City of Mecosta Fire Truck $ 668,000 4
Big Rapids, City of Mecosta HP Air Compressor $ 20,000 4
Big Rapids, City of Mecosta Fire Truck $ 100,000 4
Cedarville Township Menominee Fire Truck $ 32,000 1
Montmorency County Montmorency Police Vehicle $ 16,000 1
Newaygo, City of Newaygo Police Vehicle $ 6,000 2
Crystal Township Oceana Fire Truck $ 78,000 2
Rothbury, Village of Oceana Police Vehicle $ 10,000 2
Ogemaw County Ogemaw FWD Patrol Vehicle $ 13,000 1
Ogemaw County Ogemaw Patrol Vehicle # 1 $ 12,000 1
West Branch, City of Ogemaw Police Vehicle $ 13,000 1
Ogemaw County Ogemaw Police Vehicle $ 12,000 1
Onaway Area Community Schools Presque Isle Plow Truck $ 42,000 1
Presque Isle County Presque Isle Police Vehicle $ 2,000 1
Onaway Area Community Schools Presque Isle Plow Truck $ 50,000 1
Presque Isle County Presque Isle Police Vehicle $ 12,000 1
Richfield Township Roscommon Fire Truck $ 50,000 2
Houghton Lake Community Schools Roscommon Child Care Equipment $ 12,000 4
Richfield Township Roscommon Fire Truck $ 100,000 2
Schoocraft Memorial Hospital Schoolcraft CAH Utility Extensions $ 3,000,000 1
Colon, Village St. Joseph Police Vehicle $ 10,000 6
Mayville, Village of Tuscola Fire Truck $ 90,000 5
Human Development Commission Tuscola Playground Equipment $ 11,000 5
Covert Township Van Buren Police Vehicle $ 13,000 6
Bangor, City of Van Buren Police Vehicle $ 11,000 6
Covert Public Schools Van Buren Child Care Equipment $ 23,000 6
Total CF Program $ 10,953,350
Water and Environmental Program
Types of Programs: W— Water Project S— Sewer Project SS— Storm Sewer Project
PPG— Predevelopment and Planning Grants SWM— Solid Waste Management
Project Name County Funding W/ S Users Congressional
District
Harrisville, City of Alcona $ 600,000 W 333 1
Harrisville, City of Alcona $ 1,570,000 W 333 1
Pinconning Township Bay $ 1,890,000 S 94 1
Tuscarora Township Cheboygan $ 4,157,000 S 102 1
Eastern UP Regional Planning Chippewa $ 40,000 SWM 1
GRWA Ironwood Township Gogebic $ 5,030,000 W 899 1
Ironwood, City of Gogebic $ 1,874,000 W 2813 1
Ironwood, City of Gogebic $ 2,109,000 S 2681 1
Gogebic Range Water Gogebic $ 50,000 W 899 1
Ashley, Village of Gratiot $ 601,000 S 203 4
Wheeler Township Gratiot $ 280,000 S 118 4
Franklin Township Houghton $ 2,915,000 S 115 1
Houghton, City of Houghton $ 2,304,000 S 1,597 1
Houghton, City of Houghton $ 1,139,000 W 1,597 1
GRWA - Anvil Area Iron $ 200,000 W 1,314 1
Jackson County Jackson $ 200,000 S 89 7
Sparta, Village of Kent $ 4,000,000 S 1,650 3
Eagle Harbor Township Keweenaw $ 576,000 W 138 1
Eagle Harbor Township Keweenaw $ 2,274,000 W 138 1
Deerfield, Village of Lenawee $ 1,633,000 W 400 7
St. Ignace, City of Mackinac $ 2,787,000 S 1125 1
Bear Lake/ Pleasanton UA Manistee $ 8,258,000 S 428 2
Alliance for Economic Success Manistee $ 30,000 SWM 2
Republic Township Marquette $ 1,000,000 W 326 1
Republic Township Marquette $ 987,000 W 304 1
Meyer Township Menominee $ 300,000 S 232 1
Menominee, City of Menominee $ 1,410,000 S 4006 1
Menominee, City of Menominee $ 2,370,000 W 4006 1
Water District No. 1 of Midland Midland $ 4,309,000 W 2644 4
Missaukee Conservation Dist. Missaukee $ 75,245 SWM 4
Grant, City of Newaygo $ 2,862,000 S 335 2
Pentwater, Village of Oceana $ 3,500,000 S 795 2
Buena Vista Township Saginaw $ 9,000,000 S 2526 5
Albee Township Saginaw $ 2,590,000 W 142 4
Sanilac County ( Forester Twp) Sanilac $ 8,160,000 W 784 10
Germfask Township Schoolcraft $ 200,000 W 102 1
Manistique, City of Schoolcraft $ 4,983,536 W 1497 1
Manistique, City of Schoolcraft $ 1,016,464 W 1497 1
Tuscola County Tuscola $ 43,000 S 168 5
Cass County Lakes Area Sewer Van Buren $ 10,400,000 S 714 6
Total Funding $ 97,723,245 Total
Users
37,144
Water and Environmental, Telecom and Electric
Faced with aging infrastructures and declining tax bases, many ru-ral
communities can no longer afford needed upgrades to critical
infrastructure like water and sewer systems. The price tag for these
projects often runs into the millions of dollars, and failure to im-prove
them can have disastrous effects on the environment and pub-lic
health.
USDA Rural Development helps these communities by offering
low- interest loans and grants to help cover the cost of these up-grades.
2008 was a record- setting year with $ 97.7 million in Water and En-vironmental
Program loans and grants, the best ever in our history.
Michigan obligated 237 percent of its initial allocation. The addi-tional
dollars came from national re-serve
funds and the recently- enacted
farm bill.
Electric power generation is essential
for modern society. Since the Great
Depression, Rural Development has
provided assistance to communities,
primarily through rural electrical co-operatives.
Rural Development also supports tele-communications
upgrades, including
telemedicine, which allows patients in
rural areas to use local clinics linked
through high- speed or wireless con-nections
to hospitals and experts who
otherwise would be too far away to
provide effective treatment.
USDA Rural Development has been
instrumental in helping rural public
television stations complete the transi-tion
from analog to digital broadcast-ing
capability. Northern Michigan
University and Central Michigan Uni-versity
both received grants to help
cover the cost of new broadcast equip-ment.
From first responders to critical medi-cal,
electrical, educational and sanitary
infrastructure, Rural Development
truly can build communities from the
ground up.
USDA Rural Development has helped both Northern Michigan University and
Central Michigan University make the transition from analog to digital broad-cast
equipment through the Public Television Digital Transition Grant Program.
Shown here is the new control room in WNMU- TV’s offices in Marquette.
Telecommunications and Electric Projects
Recipient Project Type Amount
Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community College Distance Learning $ 250,473
Mecosta County Medical Center Telemedicine $ 163,253
Bell Memorial Hospital Telemedicine $ 200,000
Northern Michigan University Digital Transition $ 633,231
Central Michigan University Digital Transition $ 750,000
Great Lakes Energy Cooperative Electric $ 78,163,000
Tri- County Electric Cooperative Electric $ 24,000,000
Huron County Weather Radio $ 42,965
Air Advantage, LLC Broadband $ 223,862
Total $ 104,426,784
Business Programs
Rural Development Business Programs create jobs
and stimulate the economy by providing financial
backing in the form of guaranteed loans and grants
to rural businesses.
Superior Extrusion, Inc. is located on the former
K. I. Sawyer Air Force Base in Marquette County.
It received a $ 1,750,000 USDA Rural Develop-ment
Business & Industry Guarantee Loan.
The loan funds will be used to add a 2500 ton 9”
extrusion press and associated equipment, which
will allow SEI to triple production capacity, add-ing
approximately 45 jobs.
The community will greatly benefit as the company is
located in a Renaissance Zone, which indicates a de-pressed
economic area in the state of Michigan. This
loan was also made in partnership with Small Business
Administration to double the size of the facility for a
total project cost of $ 12,550,000.
Rural Development funds can also be used for techni-cal
assistance, to improve energy efficiency, or to de-velop
renewable energy resources.
Rural Development Business Programs can help pro-vide
the capital for expensive pieces of equipment, like
this saw at Superior Extrusion Inc..
Total by Program Type Total
Value Added Producer Grant ( VAPG) $ 498,033
Guaranteed Business Loan ( GUAR) $ 18,063,388
Section 9006 Rnewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Grants ( 9006) $ 317,612
Rural Business Enterprise Grant ( RBEG) $ 1,088,200
Rural Community Development Grant ( RCDG) $ 200,000
Intermediary Relending Program ( IRP) $ 300,000
Total $ 20,467,233
Business Programs Loans/ Grants
Type Amount Recipient Location County
VAPG $ 38,940 Coveyou Farms, LLC Petoskey Emmet
VAPG $ 119,143 Sandhill Crane Vineyards Jackson Jackson
VAPG $ 300,000 C& B Cattle Company Grand Rapids Kent
VAPG $ 39,950 Northern Pride Processing Bloomingdale Van Buren
GUAR $ 2,700,000 T C 61 Suites Traverse City Grand Traverse
GUAR $ 360,300 M & S Mart Waldron Hillsdale
GUAR $ 3,516,000 Active Feed Company Pigeon Huron
GUAR $ 1,617,088 McDonald Food and Family Bad Axe Huron
GUAR $ 7,500,000 Pain Enterprises Riga Lenawee
GUAR $ 1,750,000 Superior Extrusion Gwinn Marquette
GUAR $ 620,000 Beacon Specialized Living Services, Inc Van Buren
9006 $ 16,122 Collins & Company Thompsonville Manistee
9006 $ 22,875 Robert Cook Sunfield Eaton
9006 $ 15,310 Country Mill Farms, LLC Charlotte Eaton
9006 $ 1,575 Davis Machine & Mfg, Inc. Ithaca Gratiot
9006 $ 64,430 Mark Metz Ida Monroe
9006 $ 49,651 Sandy Ridge Farms, Inc. Zeeland Ottawa
9006 $ 18,125 Zelenka Nursery, LLC Grand Haven Ottawa
9006 $ 11,488 Zwerk Farms Reese Saginaw
9006 $ 80,636 Ed Pincik Corunna Shiawassee
9006 $ 37,400 Kloosterman Greenhouses, LLC Mattawan Van Buren
RBEG $ 40,000 Cornerstone Alliance Benton Harbor Berrien
RBEG $ 40,000 Cornerstone Alliance Benton Harbor Berrien
RBEG $ 15,000 Berrien County Benton Harbor Berrien
RBEG $ 24,000 Bulldog Group Indian River Cheboygan
RBEG $ 31,000 Detour, Village of DeTour Chippewa
RBEG $ 99,500 Clare County Harrison Clare
RBEG $ 99,500 Middle Michigan Development Authority Clare Clare
RBEG $ 40,000 MI Corn Growers Association DeWitt Clinton
RBEG $ 60,000 MI Potato Industry Commission DeWitt Clinton
RBEG $ 26,000 Crawford County Grayling Crawford
RBEG $ 50,000 Gladwin County EDC Gladwin Gladwin
RBEG $ 64,000 Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians Williamsburg Grand Traverse
RBEG $ 70,000 Port Austin, Village of Port Austin Huron
RBEG $ 65,000 Small Business Association of Michigan Keweenaw/ Houghton
RBEG $ 50,000 Manistee Area Chamber of Commerce Manistee Manistee
RBEG $ 80,000 Manistee County Community Foundation Manistee Manistee
RBEG $ 30,000 Mason County Historical Society Ludington Mason
RBEG $ 31,200 Hannahville Indian Community Wilson Menominee
RBEG $ 29,500 Northeast MI Council of Governments Montmorency
RBEG $ 25,000 Northeast MI Council of Governments Otsego
RBEG $ 8,500 Mayville, Village of Mayville Tuscola
RBEG $ 65,000 Small Business Association of Michigan Tuscola
RBEG $ 45,000 Tuscola County Caro Tuscola
RCDG $ 200,000 Michigan State University E. Lansing Ingham
IRP $ 300,000 Big Rapids, City of Big Rapids Mecosta
Total $ 20,467,233
Single Family Housing
Whether providing guaranteed and
direct loans on new or existing
homes, or providing grants and loans
for home repairs, Single Family
Housing helps rural residents achieve
the American dream of home owner-ship.
This year, USDA Rural Development
provided more than 5,000 Michigan
residents with home loans, for a total
investment of more than $ 466 mil-lion.
These numbers shattered all
previous records for the Single Fam-ily
Housing program. Like many
states, Michigan faces a challenging
economic environment, but USDA
Rural Development has demonstrated
that its people are up to the task.
The Chekhovskyy family is one of
the many new homeowners who have
benefitted from the Single Family
Housing program.
With 11 children, their family was so
large that they could not find a single
apartment big enough for them, so
they had to rent two of them.
( Above) The
C h e k h o v s k y y
family’s new
home in Trav-e
r s e C i t y .
Thanks to Rural
Development,
they are now
able to enjoy the
American dream
of homeowner-ship.
( Left) The
C h e k h o v s k y y
family.
Mr. Chekhovskyy and his two adult daughters filed an application
with Rural Development to purchase a large enough home where
they all could reside together. With their combined incomes they
were able to find a house with enough space for their whole family.
They purchased a new house in the Traverse City area with a walk
out basement that could be used for additional bedrooms.
Their loan payment, which includes taxes and insurance, is now
less than what they were paying for the two apartments they used to
rent.
Multi- Family Housing
Multi- Family Housing Preservation Grants
Michigan’s Multi- Family Housing program
provides safe, well- built and affordable
rental housing for rural residents.
By offering subsidized rents, loans and
grants to repair rental properties, the pro-gram
is able to enhance the quality of life
for thousands of low- income and farm
workers in rural Michigan.
Multi- Family Housing has more than 600
eligible properties across the state, and last
year provided approximately $ 7 million in
rental assistance for housing units.
Housing Preservation Grants for 2008 to-taled
$ 314,936. These grants were used to
assist very low- and low- income homeown-ers
with repairs to their homes.
Three Section 538 guaranteed loans were
made this year. Two new projects will be
constructed and one existing Section 515
project will use the 538 program for a reha-bilitation
loan.
Eight Section 515 properties were sold out
of inventory and retained within the Section
515 program.
Applicant County Amount
Alpena County Alpena $ 23,936
Northwest Michigan Human Services Agency Benzie $ 23,936
Cheboygan County Cheboygan $ 23,936
Mid- Michigan Community Action Agency Clare $ 23,936
Mid- Michigan Community Action Agency Clare $ 50,940
Northwest Michigan Human Services Agency Emmet $ 23,936
Northwest Michigan Human Services Agency Grand Traverse $ 23,936
Hillsdale Co CAA Hillsdale $ 23,936
Northwest Michigan Human Services Agency Leelanau $ 23,936
Ogemaw County Ogemaw $ 23,936
Oscoda County Oscoda $ 23,936
Northwest Michigan Human Services Agency Wexford $ 23,936
Total HPG $ 314,236
Rural Development also makes loans and grants to finance
housing for domestic farm laborers that are American citi-zens
or permanent legal residents. MFH has financed more
than 400 farm labor housing units.
Country Mill Farms, located in Eaton County, is family-owned
and dates back to 1871.
Rural Development provided a $ 456,000 loan through the
Section 514 Farm Labor Housing program to construct a
three- unit facility to house agricultural workers.
Country Mill Farms now has high- quality housing for its
year- round work force. This photo shows the facility as it
neared completion. It was finished in August, 2008.
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To file a complaint of discrimination, write to USDA, Director, Office of Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, S. W., Washington, D. C.
20250- 9410, or call ( 800) 795- 3272 ( voice), or ( 202) 720- 6382 ( TDD).
“ USDA is an equal opportunity provider, employer, and lender.”
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Office Locations
Michigan State Office
3001 Coolidge Rd.
Suite 200
East Lansing, MI 48823
( 517) 324- 5190
Paw Paw Office
1035 East Michigan Ave.
Suite A
Paw Paw, MI 49079
( 269) 657- 7055
Gladstone Office
2003 Minneapolis Ave.
Gladstone, MI 49837
( 906) 428- 1060 Ext. 6
Caro Office
1075 Cleaver Rd.
Caro, MI 48723
( 989) 673- 8173 Ext. 6
Sault Ste. Marie Office
2847 Ashmun & M- 129
Sault Ste. Marie, MI 49783
( 906) 632- 9611 Ext. 4
Our Mission
To increase economic opportunity and improve the quality of life for all rural Michigan residents.
Owosso Office
1525 North Elms Rd.
Flint, MI 48532
( 810) 230- 8766 Ext. 4
Mason Office
525 N. Okemos St.
Suite B
Mason, MI 48854
( 517) 676- 1808 Ext. 6
( 888) 771- 6993 toll free
West Branch Office
240 W. Wright St.
West Branch, MI 48661
( 989) 345- 5470 Ext. 4
Grand Rapids Office
3260 Eagle Park Dr., Suite
107
Grand Rapids, MI 49525
( 616) 942- 4111 Ext. 6
Traverse City Office
1501 Cass St., Suite A
Traverse City, MI 49684
( 231) 941- 0951 Ext. 6
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