WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH)
announced that the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Rural
Development Community Facilities Direct Loan and Grant Program has awarded a total of $32,702,000 to three
communities in Knox and Richland counties.
“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 Knox and Richland
counties 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 these communities continue to get the
support they need.”
Awarded funding includes:
- $44,000 grant and a $36,000 loan to Union
Township in Knox County to purchase a road maintenance truck.
- $23,000,000 loan to
The Ohio Eastern Star Home in Knox County to finance the expansion
of Ohio Eastern Star Home's campus of senior independent living spaces.
- $9,622,000 loan to Washington Township in
Richland County to finance the construction of a multipurpose building for
the Township's Fire, Road and Administrative departments.
These funds are a part of the USDA’s
Community Facilities Direct Loan & Grant Program, 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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