The Obama administration's rural agenda includes a safety net for family farmers and a program to connect rural America through affordable broadband coverage. Both of these programs will receive support through the stimulus package with $4.8 billion allocated to the Department of Agriculture for farming aid and rural development projects through the use of grants, loans and guarantees for broadband infrastructure programs and rural water, waste water and water disposal programs.
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