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.[2] 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.

Rural Utilities Service
Agency overview
Headquarters	Washington, DC
Agency executive	Andrew Berke, Administrator[1]
Parent department	United States Department of Agriculture
Parent agency	USDA Rural Development
Website	https://www.rd.usda.gov/about-rd/agencies/rural-utilities-service

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