WASHINGTON, Aug. 14, 2013 - Agriculture Secretary Tom
Vilsack announced today the availability of nearly $40 million to provide
housing for farmworkers and their families. USDA says the funds are part of a
larger effort to support the rural economy.
"USDA's Farm Labor Housing Program is the only national
source of construction funds to buy, build or improve housing for farmworkers,
who are critical to the tremendous productivity of American agriculture,"
said Vilsack. "This program is an important way that USDA helps to ensure
the well-being of itinerant farm labor families. Looking ahead to the future,
we will also continue to urge passage of common sense immigration reform that
will create rules that work for farm workers and producers alike."
Under the Farm Labor Housing Program, loans and grants are
provided to farmers, farmers associations, family farm corporations, Indian
tribes, nonprofit organizations, public agencies, and farmworkers associations
to develop or improve multi-family housing facilities for farmworkers and their
families.
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