WASHINGTON, D.C. – WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Community Facilities Direct Loan and Grant Program has awarded a total of $27,000 to two communities in southwest Ohio.

“This federal funding makes critical investments in improving our state’s infrastructure and bolstering economic growth,” said Brown. “Now more than ever, we must ensure that communities in southwest Ohio have the resources they need to improve the everyday lives of their residents. My office and I will continue working with community partners to ensure southwest Ohio gets the support it needs.”

USDA Funds for Southwest Ohio Communities are broken down:

  • $14,000 loan for the Village of Aberdeen in Brown County to purchase a new police cruiser for the Aberdeen Law Enforcement Department
  • $13,000 loan for the Village of Elmwood Place in Hamilton County to finance a communications system for the law enforcement officials serving Elmwood Place

The funds for this program are a part of the USDA’s Rural Development initiative, which provides affordable funding to develop essential community facilities in rural areas. The program helps rural small towns, cities and communities make infrastructure improvements and provide essential facilities such as schools, libraries, courthouses, public safety facilities, hospitals, colleges and daycare centers.

Brown has been a leader for Ohio’s rural communities, successfully securing a number of provisions that are important to Ohio farmers in the 2018 Farm Bill. He is the first Ohioan to serve on the Senate Agriculture Committee in more than 50 years.

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