Ironton, Ohio Receives $2 Million in ARPA Funds for Infrastructure
Under the Coal Communities Commitment, the Economic Development Administration (EDA) is leveraging American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) dollars to diversify ...
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09, 2022
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09, 2022
Rural Jobs Lag Nation as Congress Debates Funding Amount for Rural Economic Development
While rural communities' jobs recovery lags behind the national average, the Chips and Science Act of 2022, which passed both ...
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09, 2022
American Rescue Plan Directing Funds to “Service Deserts” for Rural Homelessness
In a first-of-its-kind funding opportunity, The Biden-Harris administration has made $54.5 million in funding available specifically to address homelessness in ...
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09, 2022
Wayne County, Michigan Receives ARPA Boost to Small Businesses and Economic Diversity
The Downriver Community Conference in Southgate, Michigan (population 29,000) was awarded $1.6 million from the Economic Development Administration (EDA) through ...
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09, 2022
USDA’s ReConnect Rural Broadband Program Round 4 Funding Opens Today
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA)'s Rural Development division opened applications for their most recent round of funding in the ...
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08, 2022
USDA Announces Members of the Equity Commission’s Rural Development Subcommittee
In February of this year, the USDA established an Equity Commission to "address longstanding inequities in agriculture" and "confront the ...
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08, 2022
$121 Million in USDA Funding for Rural Climate Change Infrastructure
Last week US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Deputy Secretary Dr. Jewel Bronaugh announced the department is investing $121 million in ...
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08, 2022
With Big Federal Investments including RECOMPETE, Rural Communities Need Capacity
The RECOMPETE pilot program passed as a part of the CHIPS Plus Act earlier this month could change the dynamic ...
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08, 2022
Rural Virginian Noticing Rural Wins from Federal Action
From the Lake Frederick, Virginia, one resident is noticing that Democrats are delivering for rural Americans. In her letter to ...
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08, 2022
IRA Will Bring $40 Billion to Rural America
Tom Vilsack, the Secretary of the US Department of Agriculture (USDA), is celebrating IRA's historic investments in rural America. “It ...