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For necessary expenses for carrying out the administration and implementation of Rural Development programs, including activities with institutions concerning the development and operation of That of the amount made available under this heading, no less than $75,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be used for information technology expenses: Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds appropriated under this heading may be used for advertising and promotional activities that support Rural Development programs: Provided further, That in addition to any other funds appropriated for purposes authorized by section 502(i) of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1472(i)), any amounts collected under such section, as amended by this Act, will immediately be credited to this account and will remain available until expended for such remain available until expended, shall be for the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out a pilot program that assists rural hospitals to improve long-term operations and financial health, including strategies to expand and sustain access to maternal health care services, by providing technical assistance through analysis of current hospital management practices], in addition to any other funds appropriated for interest or income held in the escrow account or accounts established under such subsection in excess of the State-required interest payments made to individuals, up to $4,000,000 shall be deposited into this account and shall remain available until expended for administrative expenses of escrow, including expenses associated with the management of tax and insurance escrow payments, except that the Secretary shall retain within the escrow account or accounts such reserves as are necessary, but in no case less than $5,000,000, to ensure the availability of funds for disbursement in accordance with such subsection and to meet the requirements of the financial institution at which the escrow The first change deletes language that provides funding for the rural hospital program pilot. Funding is not being requested for this program in the 2027 Budget. The second change adds language to allow the agency access to the interest accrued in the privately held, single family housing direct loan escrow account. This funding will be used solely to support the escrow contracts held by the Service Office and will provide necessary financial resources to effectively manage and support the escrow functions. Table RD-8. Project Statement on Basis of Appropriations (thousands of dollars, FTEs)

Extracted from Rural Development, p. 9. Verbatim; nothing here is paraphrased.

Contracts funded by this line

114 linked contracts. These are obligations — lifetime awarded money — and they are not comparable to the request above and are never added to it. No total is shown: an award linked to several lines is counted in full on each, so the sum would not be a fact.

Showing 8 of 114 — most confidently matched first, largest within a confidence tier. These are not necessarily the largest 8.

Confidence mix · 114 certain

Linked contracts are a floor, not a census. Coverage is bounded by how distinctively a program is named and, for performer links, to RDT&E and Procurement — O&M and military construction publish no performers. Budget figures are FY2027 request dollars; contract figures are obligations. The two measure different things and must never be summed together.

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