USDA Invests More Than $1 Million in Community Infrastructure in Rural Pennsylvania
Projects Include $778,440 in Grants for Community Facility Projects
United State Department of Agriculture (USDA) State Director of Pennsylvania Bob Morgan today announced that USDA is investing $1.19 million to build and improve critical community facilities in Pennsylvania.
“When we invest in rural health care services and infrastructure, we invest in the people of rural America,” Morgan said during a tour of the St. Luke’s Carbon Hospital today in Lehighton, Pa.
USDA and HHS Launch Resource Guide to Help Rural Communities Increase Access to Child Care Services
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Deputy Under Secretary for Rural Development Justin Maxson and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Deputy Assistant Secretary for Early Childhood Development Katie Hamm today unveiled a joint resource guide to help people in rural and Tribal communities increase access to child care services.
Trump Administration Invests $73.4 Million in Rural Community Facilities in Over 20 Minnesota Counties
ST. PAUL, Minn., Nov. 5, 2020 – U.S.
USDA Invests in Opioid Prevention, Treatment and Recovery Technology in Rural Appalachian Ohio
Ohio Rural Development State Director David L. Hall today announced the award of two U.S. Department of Agriculture Distance Learning and Telemedicine (DLT) program grants to organizations focusing on opioid misuse treatment, prevention and recovery services in Appalachian Ohio.
USDA Opens Application Portal for New ReConnect Rural Broadband Infrastructure Program
Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is now accepting online applications for funding through the new ReConnect Rural Broadband Pilot Program.
Ohio Among 12 States to Benefit from $91 million in USDA Rural Community Facilities Investments
U.S. Department of Agriculture Ohio Rural Development State Director David L. Hall today announced three Ohio communities will receive $8.875 million in funding to build or improve community facilities and essential services that touch the lives of nearly 237,000 rural Ohioans.
USDA and HHS Partner to Create Recovery Housing in Rural Communities
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Assistant to the Secretary for Rural Development Anne Hazlett and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use Dr. Elinore McCance-Katz today announced USDA and HHS will partner to create addiction recovery transitional housing in rural communities.
Hazlett Named Senior Adviser at the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy
Today, Director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) Jim Carroll announced Anne Hazlett as the office’s Senior Adviser for Rural Affairs.