PORT ANGELES — A free presentation on U.S. Department of Agriculture grants and loans for businesses and nonprofit groups will be held from noon to 1 p.m. Thursday.
Gayle Hoskison with the USDA’s Department of Rural Development will discuss available programs, then answer questions, in the conference room at the Vern Burton Community Center, 308 E. Fourth St.
The meeting is open to all, and those attending are invited to bring brown-bag lunches to the presentation.
The USDA has a number of loan and grant programs for rural utilities and housing, community facilities, business and cooperative efforts, Native American initiatives and community economic development.
USDA Rural Development’s mission is to help improve the economy and quality of life in rural America: “We promote economic development by supporting loans to businesses through banks, credit unions and community-managed lending pools.”
Thursday’s presentation is sponsored by the Port Angeles Downtown Association and the city’s Office of Economic Development.
For more information, contact Richard Stephens at the PADA via 360-457-9614 or Director@portangelesdowntown.com.
Hoskison can be contacted at gayle.hoskison@wa.usda.gov or 360-704-7760.
