Rural Utilities Service: Difference between revisions
imported>Billjones94 No edit summary |
imported>Cl3phact0 m fixed dashes using User:Ohconfucius/dashes.js |
||
| (One intermediate revision by one other user not shown) | |||
| Line 155: | Line 155: | ||
| image_map = | | image_map = | ||
}} | }} | ||
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= | 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=https://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== | ||
| Line 167: | Line 167: | ||
A total of 890 rural electric and 800 rural telecommunications utilities in 47 states, [[Puerto Rico]], the [[United States Virgin Islands|Virgin Islands]], [[Guam]], [[Marshall Islands|the Marshall Islands]], the [[Northern Mariana Islands]], and the [[Federated States of Micronesia]] have received financial assistance. Approximately 7,200 rural communities are served through financial assistance received from water and waste loans and grants.<ref>{{cite web|title=Rural Utilities Service|url=https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/rural-utilities-service|website=Federal Register|access-date=3 March 2016}}</ref> | A total of 890 rural electric and 800 rural telecommunications utilities in 47 states, [[Puerto Rico]], the [[United States Virgin Islands|Virgin Islands]], [[Guam]], [[Marshall Islands|the Marshall Islands]], the [[Northern Mariana Islands]], and the [[Federated States of Micronesia]] have received financial assistance. Approximately 7,200 rural communities are served through financial assistance received from water and waste loans and grants.<ref>{{cite web|title=Rural Utilities Service|url=https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/rural-utilities-service|website=Federal Register|access-date=3 March 2016}}</ref> | ||
In 2023, RUS was in charge of the ReConnect Program; this Biden administration program is overseen by the Agriculture Department<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.usda.gov/ | In 2023, RUS was in charge of the ReConnect Program; this Biden administration program is overseen by the Agriculture Department<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.usda.gov/about-usda/news/press-releases/2023/08/21/biden-harris-administration-announces-nearly-700-million-connect-people-remote-and-rural-areas-high|title=Biden-Harris Administration Announces Nearly $700 Million to Connect People in Remote and Rural Areas to High-Speed Internet | USDA|website=www.usda.gov}}</ref> to expand broadband Internet access to rural parts of America, including the [[Marshall Islands]]. | ||
== Rural Electrification Administration == | == Rural Electrification Administration == | ||
| Line 187: | Line 187: | ||
}} | }} | ||
The RUS originated with the Rural Electrification Administration (REA), one of the agencies created under the New Deal in 1935 to promote [[rural electrification]]. The REA was created by [[s:Executive Order 7037|executive order]] on May 11, 1935, by President [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]].<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/executive-order-7037-establishing-the-rural-electrification-administration |title= Franklin D. Roosevelt: Executive Order 7037 Establishing the Rural Electrification Administration, May 11, 1935 |author1=Peters, Gerhard |author2=Woolley, John T |publisher = University of California | The RUS originated with the Rural Electrification Administration (REA), one of the agencies created under the New Deal in 1935 to promote [[rural electrification]]. The REA was created by [[s:Executive Order 7037|executive order]] on May 11, 1935, by President [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]].<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/executive-order-7037-establishing-the-rural-electrification-administration |title= Franklin D. Roosevelt: Executive Order 7037 Establishing the Rural Electrification Administration, May 11, 1935 |author1=Peters, Gerhard |author2=Woolley, John T |publisher = University of California – Santa Barbara |work= The American Presidency Project |access-date=February 10, 2021}}</ref> Enacted the following year, the [[Rural Electrification Act]] provided federal loans for the installation of [[electrical distribution]] systems to serve [[Rural America|rural areas of the United States]]. | ||
In the 1930s, the U.S. lagged behind Europe in providing electricity to rural areas. In 1934, less than 11% of U.S. farms had electricity. That same year, in France and Germany, nearly 90% of farms had electricity. | In the 1930s, the U.S. lagged behind Europe in providing electricity to rural areas. In 1934, less than 11% of U.S. farms had electricity. That same year, in France and Germany, nearly 90% of farms had electricity. | ||
Latest revision as of 16:40, 17 July 2025
Template:Use dmy dates Template:Short description Template:Redirect-distinguish Script error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". The United States Rural Utilities Service (RUS) administers programs that provide infrastructure or infrastructure improvements to rural communities. These include water and waste treatment, electric power, and telecommunications services.[1] 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
The RUS administers the following programs:
- Water and Environmental: provides financial assistance for drinking water, sanitary sewer, solid waste and storm drainage facilities in rural areas and communities with a population of 10,000 or less.[1]
- Electric Programs: help maintain, expand, upgrade and modernize the rural electric infrastructure. It also supports demand-side management, energy efficiency and conservation programs, and on- and off-grid renewable energy systems.[1]
- Telecommunications: helps deploy the rural telecommunications infrastructure.[1]
Financial assistance
A total of 890 rural electric and 800 rural telecommunications utilities in 47 states, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, the Marshall Islands, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the Federated States of Micronesia have received financial assistance. Approximately 7,200 rural communities are served through financial assistance received from water and waste loans and grants.[2]
In 2023, RUS was in charge of the ReConnect Program; this Biden administration program is overseen by the Agriculture Department[3] to expand broadband Internet access to rural parts of America, including the Marshall Islands.
Rural Electrification Administration
Script error: No such module "Multiple image".
The RUS originated with the Rural Electrification Administration (REA), one of the agencies created under the New Deal in 1935 to promote rural electrification. The REA was created by executive order on May 11, 1935, by President Franklin D. Roosevelt.[4] Enacted the following year, the Rural Electrification Act provided federal loans for the installation of electrical distribution systems to serve rural areas of the United States.
In the 1930s, the U.S. lagged behind Europe in providing electricity to rural areas. In 1934, less than 11% of U.S. farms had electricity. That same year, in France and Germany, nearly 90% of farms had electricity. Backed by the 1936 Rural Electrification Act the REA gave loans and other help to rural organizations setting up their own power systems and was one of the New Deal's most successful programs.[5] By 1937, hundreds of new municipal power utilities were created nationwide. In 1939, 288,000 households had their electricity provided by rural electric cooperatives. Most of these electric co-ops had applied for and received loans from REA. By 1942, nearly 50% of US farms had electricity, and by 1952 almost all US farms had electricity.[6]
In 1949, the REA became authorized to provide loans to rural telephone cooperatives.[7]
Under the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 the REA was absorbed by the Rural Utilities Service (RUS).[8]
See also
References
<templatestyles src="Reflist/styles.css" />
- ↑ a b c d Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ FDR: The New Deal Years, 1933–1937, pages 491–92, by Kenneth S. Davis. Published by Random House, 1986
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
External links
- Script error: No such module "Official website".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Template:ES Government Template:USDA agencies Script error: No such module "Navbox". Template:Electricity grid modernization Template:Authority control
- Pages with script errors
- Government agencies established in 1935
- 1935 establishments in the United States
- Utility cooperatives in the United States
- Energy in the United States
- Rural development in the United States
- New Deal agencies
- United States Department of Agriculture agencies
- Federal assistance in the United States
- Rural electrification in the United States