Rural Utilities Service

Rural Utilities Service
Agency overview
HeadquartersWashington, DC
Agency executive
Parent departmentUnited States Department of Agriculture
Parent agencyUSDA Rural Development
Websiterd.usda.gov/rural-utilities-service

The United States Rural Utilities Service (RUS) administers programs that provide infrastructure or infrastructure improvements to rural communities. These include water and waste treatment, electric power, and telecommunications services. It is an operating unit of the USDA Rural Development agency of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). It was created in 1935 as the Rural Electrification Administration (REA), a New Deal agency promoting rural electrification.

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