Farm Subsidy information
1st District of Rhode Island
(Rep. David Cicilline)
1st District Of Rhode Island (Rep. David Cicilline) Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 2008
Total Subsidies, 1st District of Rhode Island (Rep. David Cicilline), 2008
1st District Of Rhode Island (Rep. David Cicilline) Farm Subsidy Quick Facts
- Rhode Island ranking: 51 of 50 States
- 93 percent of farms in Rhode Island did not collect subsidy payments - according to USDA.
Top programs in 1st District of Rhode Island (Rep. David Cicilline), 2008:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 2008 |
Subsidy Total 2008 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crop Disaster Assistance Program | 7 | $68,049 |
| 2 | Non-insured Disaster Assistance | 1 | $11,948 |
| 3 | Direct Payment Program | 9 | $6,419 |
| 4 | Grasslands Reserve Program | 1 | $450 |
| 5 | Loan Deficiency | 2 | $61 |
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