WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH)
announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Rural Development
program has awarded
a total of $600,000 to two communities in
Southeast Ohio.
“This federal funding makes critical investments in improving our
state’s infrastructure and bolstering economic growth,” said Brown. “We must ensure
that communities in Southeast Ohio have the resources they need to create jobs
and improve the lives of their residents. My office and I will continue working
with community partners to ensure southeast Ohio gets its fair share of support
and investment.”
Awarded funding includes:
- $50,000 grant and a
$350,000 loan to Pike County to purchase
four dump trucks for the construction, repair, and maintenance of the
roads in the county.
- $200,000 loan to Athens
County to fund the purchase of a force feed loader for a variety of
clean up and maintenance purposes.
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.
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