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Trump Administration Invests $46 Million in Rural Community Facilities in 16 States

Name
Charron Culp
City
NASHVILLE
Release Date

NASHVILLE, Tenn., Aug. 24, 2020 - The Trump Administration today announced that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $46 million to improve critical community facilities to benefit 363,000 rural residents in 16 states. Tennessee Rural Development State Director Jim Tracy is pleased to announce an investment in west Tennessee.

“We are excited to partner with Obion County and the construction of an airplane hangar,” Tracy said. “Rural communities can, in a more affordable way, meet the needs of their community by ensuring the safety and enrichment of its citizens with this program.”

Brand announced projects today in Colorado, Georgia, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, North Carolina, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Texas, Virginia and Wisconsin.

Background:

USDA is funding 44 projects through the Community Facilities Direct Loan and Grant Program. The investments can be used to build or upgrade schools, libraries, clinics and public safety facilities. In Tennessee:

  • Obion County will use a $500,000 loan and $87,200 grant to construct a 100 x 100 airplane hangar with adjacent staging area at the south end of the existing airport site. The new hangars will provide much needed private space for the crop dusters, so they are not disrupted by the other commercial traffic. During the crop duster's busiest seasons, they take off and land numerous times in a single day, making coordination around other airport traffic an issue. The hangar will also generate the airport revenue, as the space will be leased for storage for the crop dusters. The airport is currently short on hangar space and is forced to deny hangar storage requests as they are currently at maximum capacity.

More than 100 types of projects are eligible for Community Facilities funding. Eligible applicants include municipalities, public bodies, nonprofit organizations and federally recognized Native American tribes. Projects must be in rural areas with a population of 20,000 or less.

Interested parties should contact their USDA Rural Development state office for information about additional funding, application procedures and eligibility details. Also see the Community Facilities Direct Loan Program Guidance Book for Applicants a detailed overview of the application process.

USDA Rural Development provides loans and grants to help expand economic opportunities and create jobs in rural areas. This assistance supports infrastructure improvements; business development; housing; community facilities such as schools, public safety and health care; and high-speed internet access in rural areas. For more information, visit www.rd.usda.gov/tn.

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