Rural Conditions and Trends: Federal Programs Issue, Vol. 7, No. 2
Douglas E. Bowers and Rick Reeder, editors
Rural Conditions and Trends No. (RCAT-72)
December 1996
About this magazine
Most rural areas experienced some reductions or disruptions during fiscal year 1996. Meanwhile, efforts to overhaul major Federal programs and regulations have begun and promise more significant changes in the future. This issue of Rural Conditions and Trends describes Federal program and policy changes and their significance for rural areas. Our focus is on programs traditionally associated with rural development, such as assistance for infrastructure, businesses, and housing. However, articles also look at many other programs of importance to rural communities and economies, like the environment and natural resources, agriculture, defense, Social Security, health, and education and training programs. The issue also includes discussions of major tax and regulatory changes.
In this report ...
Articles are in Adobe Acrobat PDF format.
- Frontmatter (masthead, contents), 123 kb
- Overview: 1996 Has Been A Year of Federal Program Reductions, Disruptions, and Reforms, 19 kb
- General Development Assistance: General Assistance Aids Comprehensive Development Strategies, 917 kb
- Infrastructure Assistance: Some Infrastructure Programs Cut, 575 kb
- Business Assistance: Federal Business Assistance Declines Modestly, 583 kb
- Housing Assistance Federal Assistance for Rural Housing Shifts Toward Loan Guarantees, 1,145 kb
- Natural Resources and Environment: Natural Resource and Environmental Programs Undergo Historic Changes, 375 kb
- Education and Training: Uncertainties in Federal Funding Situation Cause Problems for Rural Education and Training Programs, 1,135 kb
- Health: Proposals to Slow Growth of Federal Health Spending Focus on Medicare and Medicaid, 772 kb
- Income Support: Income and Nutrition Support Programs Are Important Resources for Rural Communities, 1,568 kb
- Defense: Funding Continues to Drop in Defense Programs, 1,144 kb
- Agriculture: 1996 Agriculture Legislation Cuts Between Income Support Payments and Farm Prices, 1,153 kb
- Miscellaneous Programs: Social Services, Trade, and Native American Programs Have Sustained Budget Cuts, 20 kb
- Tax Policy: Federal Tax Developments Limited to Earned Income Tax Credit, 14 kb
- Regulatory Policy: Some Regulatory Changes Underway; Others Still To Be Enacted, 1,130 kb
- Appendix A: Data Sources and Definitions, 854 kb
- Appendix B: Funding Levels for Selected Programs, 173 kb
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Updated date: December 1996
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