WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Senators Olympia J. Snowe (R-ME) and Susan M. Collins (R-ME) today announced a $299,960 Rural Development grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to Bread of Life Ministries for Technical and Supervisory Assistance to families of the Kennebec County area seeking to build their own homes under the USDA Rural Development Section 502 Self-Help Housing Program.
“We applaud Bread of Life Ministries for its efforts to assist Maine families that are striving to build their own homes, and we welcome the USDA Rural Development funding that will help make it possible,” Senators Snowe and Collins said in a joint statement.
The USDA Rural Development program provides financial loans and grants to help improve the economy and quality of life in all of rural America. The funds are used for community programs, which seek to construct or improve community facilities for health care, public safety, and public services.