Kate O’Hara, Public Information Officer for the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Rural Development in Illinois, writes,
“There is no application in our office for this project; I’m sure you can appreciate that we are unable to comment on what is currently a hypothetical situation – other than to reassure you that any application received will indeed have to meet all eligibility guidelines for consideration.”
O’Hara did say her agency had a rejected such an application about a year ago.