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EDA’s $595K ARPA Investment to Help Wyoming Energy Transition Communities Gain Sustainability
The EDA has granted the Wyoming Energy Authority (WEA) $595,000 in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds to establish the Wyoming Energy Regional Economic Coordination Office, a capacity building opportunity to access the billions of dollars in federal funding coming through the Infrastructure, Investments, and Jobs Act (IIJA), the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), the ...
Rural Minnesota Healthcare Receiving a $1.8 Million Boost
As rural health systems are buckling under long-standing systemic pressures, the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) is continuing to infuse investments to shore up resilience in rural healthcare, like the $1.8 Million recently announced for Minnesota's rural health. An elder care facility in the city of Albert Lea is one of the beneficiaries, receiving ...
ARPA Payments Help Alabama Homeowners Avoid Foreclosure
Alabama just closed applications for its $100 million in American Rescue Plan (ARP) funding to help Alabamians at risk for foreclosure during the pandemic. The support includes paying up to 12 months of mortgage payments for people in need. Alabama has distributed $39 million already from this funding to 2,808 households in every Alabama ...
Rural Ohio Getting $3.4 Million Healthcare Infusion from ARPA
Four communities in rural Ohio will receive big investments - $3.4 million in total - from the American Rescue Plan (ARP) program, "Emergency Rural Health Care Grants." In a time when rural healthcare is facing layered crises - from reduced access to healthcare for individuals due to hospital consolidation and reductions in services, to ...
Kansas Rural Healthcare Gets $1.25 Million Investment from ARPA
Three rural healthcare facilities in rural Kansas will get improvements with a new, $1.25 million investment from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA). The Republic County Hospital, Mercy Hospital in Moundridge, and Mitchell County Hospital Health Systems will each receive a portion of the money. From replacing lost revenue during COVID-19 closures so the ...
Winnebago Tribe Receiving $35 Million for Broadband from IIJA
Access to broadband, a longstanding unmet need in rural areas which was spotlighted by the COVID-19 pandemic, is getting a boost for the Winnebago Tribe in the amount of $35 million from the Infrastructure, Investments, and Jobs Act (IIJA). The announcement detailed 602 unserved households, 40 businesses, and 16 community anchor institutions, all associated ...
Kentucky Roads Receiving $1 Billion from IIJA for the Next Year
In the latest announcement of funding from the Infrastructure, Investments, and Jobs Act (IIJA), Kentucky will receive over $1 billion to repair roads and bridges and reduce carbon emissions in fiscal year 2023. “This funding will repair our roadways, improve commute times, reduce pollution, and create good jobs right here in our Commonwealth," said ...
Millard County, Utah “Delighted” to Receive More ARPA Funding
Nearly $8 million will flow from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) to Millard County, Utah, a distribution that the county was not expecting. Republican County Commissioner Dean Draper said he was "delighted" to see the unanticipated funds. All of Utah's members of Congress voted against ARPA. The Sheriff's office appears to be the ...
12 New Arizona Investment Programs Worth over $1 Billion From IIJA
The US Department of Transportation (DOT) announced this week that 12 funding programs will deliver over $1 billion to Arizona through the Infrastructure, Investments, and Jobs Act (IIJA). Environmental and air quality programs, as well as electric vehicle infrastructure each will receive millions. A report from 12News has this breakdown: National Highway Performance Program: ...
Dermott, Arkansas Receiving ARPA Rural Health Investment
Dermott, Arkansas, population 2,021, will see critical investments to its health clinic thanks to the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) and its $85,000 for a backup generator and a new floor. The equipment will enable temperature stabilization of vaccines like the COVID-19 vaccines, as well as redundancy for power outages. This announcement, coming today, ...
$1Billion in IIJA Funding for Fish Passage
While in Washington state last week, US Department of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg announced $1 billion from the Infrastructure, Investments, and Jobs Act (IIJA) to modify infrastructure that prevents fish passage, an issue critical to Tribal Nations, healthy ecologies, and healthy economies in the Northwest. State and local government entities can begin applying for ...
Three States Receive $435 Million in ARPA Dollars for Rural Internet
Wisconsin, Michigan, and Massachusetts will receive $435 Million combined from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds to increase access to high-speed internet in rural, Tribal, and low-income communities. This latest high-speed internet project approval means 91,000 more homes and businesses will have better access to affordable internet. Under the Coronavirus Capital Projects Fund ...
Local Progress Reports in Rural Ohio Surface Community Priorities
RuralOrganizing.org releases its report today from a partnership with three local organizations to conduct Local Progress Reports, a hybrid canvassing/surveying method, to learn what community issues are most important in communities which often get overlooked by decision-makers. The results indicate that reducing costs and improving rural quality of life continue to be top ...
Lower Brule Sioux Tribe Building Grocery Store with EDA Funding
The Economic Development Administration (EDA) is still leveraging CARES Act into economic recovery, evidenced by a recent $3.7 million grant to the Lower Brule Sioux Tribe to build a grocery store on their Tribal Land. Planning and Development District III, an entity funded by the EDA, is credited with the project, and the administration ...
Changing Early Childhood Education Looks Like 3.7 Million ARPA Dollars in NC
Forsyth County Commissioners in North Carolina approved a $3.7 million investment in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding to ensure 30 Pre-K classrooms can operate for the next two years. Pre-K Priority, a collaborative organization working to make high-quality preschool accessible, is running the Smart Start program receiving the funding. In 2019-20, only 27% ...
IIJA Funding Addresses Wildfire Risk in Oregon
The Infrastructure, Investments, and Jobs Act (IIJA) is funding $6.8 million dollars in wildfire protection efforts to cover 49,039 acres of land across the state of Oregon, announced Senators Merkley and Wyden. In the West, wildfires seasons are growing hotter and longer due to climate change. Proactively investing in resilient forests both protects communities ...
Rural Wyoming the Latest to Get Internet Connectivity Boost from IIJA
Five remote areas of Wyoming will be connected to affordable, high-speed internet thanks to $9.59 million from the US Department of Agriculture's ReConnect program which was able to relaunch thanks to an infusion of funding from the Infrastructure, Investment, and Jobs Act (IIJA). Funding from the IIJA, passed in the fall of 2021, has ...
Through USDA’s Rural Partners Network, Rural Georgia Gets Economic Development Collaboration
In September, 55 local, state, and federal leaders met in Fitzgerald, Georgia to discuss economic development opportunities for the three networks participating in the Rural Partners Network (RPN) in the state. The meeting was an opportunity to start building new relationships and share existing successes across the three newly developed networks. The host network ...
Elkins, West Virginia Gets $1.7 Million Internet Boost
Elkins, West Virginia, a coal town of just over 7,000 people, will receive $1.7 million in American Rescue Plan (ARP) funding from the Economic Development Administration (EDA). The funds will come from the Economic Adjustment Assistance program, EDA's most flexible program, which is supporting a wide variety of initiatives across the country. In Elkins, ...
Austin, Minnesota to Receive $2.2 Million in American Rescue Plan Funds
The Economic Development Administration (EDA) has announced $2.2 million in funding to go to Austin, Minnesota, a transitioning coal community, from the the American Rescue Plan (ARP). The funds will upgrade infrastructure in the Creekside Business Park and develop a 57-acre parcel to bring new business and job opportunities to the region. The investment ...