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|OrganizationName=Rural Utilities Service | |||
|OrganizationType=Executive Departments (Sub-organization) | |||
|Mission=The Rural Utilities Service (RUS) aims to improve the quality of life in rural America by providing leadership, funding, and technical assistance for the development of infrastructure related to electric power, telecommunications, and water and waste disposal systems. RUS works to ensure that rural communities have access to modern, reliable utilities services comparable to those in urban areas. | |||
|ParentOrganization=Department of Agriculture (USDA) | |||
|CreationLegislation=Rural Electrification Act of 1936; Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 | |||
|Employees=400 | |||
|Budget=$6B (FY 2024, including loans and grants) | |||
|OrganizationExecutive=Administrator | |||
|Services=Electric program loans and grants; Telecommunications loans and grants; Water and environmental programs; Broadband initiatives | |||
|Regulations=Administers federal regulations related to rural utility infrastructure loans and grants | |||
|HeadquartersLocation=38.88704, -77.0294 | |||
|HeadquartersAddress=1400 Independence Ave SW, Washington, DC 20250, USA | |||
|Website=https://www.rd.usda.gov/about-rd/agencies/rural-utilities-service | |||
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The United States '''Rural Utilities Service''' ('''RUS''') administers programs that provide infrastructure or infrastructure improvements to [[Rural America|rural communities]]. These include water and waste treatment, electric power, and telecommunications services.<ref name="rus">{{cite web|title=Rural Utilities Service|url=http://www.rd.usda.gov/about-rd/agencies/rural-utilities-service|website=USDA|access-date=3 March 2016}}</ref> It is an operating unit of the [[USDA Rural Development]] agency of the [[United States Department of Agriculture]] (USDA). It was created in 1935 as the '''Rural Electrification Administration''' ('''REA'''), a [[New Deal]] agency promoting rural electrification. | The United States '''Rural Utilities Service''' ('''RUS''') administers programs that provide infrastructure or infrastructure improvements to [[Rural America|rural communities]]. These include water and waste treatment, electric power, and telecommunications services.<ref name="rus">{{cite web|title=Rural Utilities Service|url=http://www.rd.usda.gov/about-rd/agencies/rural-utilities-service|website=USDA|access-date=3 March 2016}}</ref> It is an operating unit of the [[USDA Rural Development]] agency of the [[United States Department of Agriculture]] (USDA). | ||
It was created in 1935 as the '''Rural Electrification Administration''' ('''REA'''), a [[New Deal]] agency promoting rural electrification. | |||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||