Rural Conditions and Trends: Federal Programs Issue, Vol. 9, No. 1

Douglas E. Bowers and Rick Reeder, editors

Rural Conditions and Trends No. (RCAT-91) July 1998

About this magazine

This Federal Programs issue of Rural Conditions and Trends (RCaT) describes Federal program and policy changes important for rural development, including most of the larger core development programs that assist rural infrastructure, housing, businesses, and general development (including planning and technical assistance), plus changes in tax and regulatory policy affecting rural areas. This issue examines budget, tax, and regulatory changes initiated in 1997 and taking effect in 1998. We also have two special articles: one covering the latest changes in welfare-related programs and the other describing USDA's evolving rural development mission.

In this report ...

Articles are in Adobe Acrobat PDF format.

• Contents, 14 kb
• Overview: Deficit Reduction Measure Ushers in Tax Cuts Plus New Aid for Low-Income Populations in 1998, 31 kb
• General Assistance: Some New Initiatives Add to an Overall Stable Group of General Assistance Programs, 378 kb
• Infrastructure Assistance: Transportation Programs Received Largest Funding Increases, 211 kb
• Business Assistance: Strong Economy Energizes Commitment to Target Funding to Underserved, 594 kb
• Housing Assistance: Federal Housing Assistance Promotes Homeownership, 590 kb
• Welfare Reform Followup: New Welfare-to-Work Program Helps Adjustment to Welfare Reform, 788 kb
• Rural Development Mission: The Changing Face of Rural Development Assistance in USDA, 611 kb
• Tax Policy: The Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997 Provides Significant Tax Relief to Rural America, 36 kb
• Regulatory Policy: Slowly Evolving Regulatory Changes Could Significantly Affect Rural Development, 33 kb
• Appendix A: Rural Share of Selected Programs, 12 kb
• Appendix B: Data Sources and Definitions, 26 kb
• Download entire issue, 3.2 mb

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Updated date: July 1998