Brown Announces $33,000 for Rural Development in Summit Township

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 Program has awarded a $33,000 loan to Summit Township in Monroe County. This funding will be used to purchase a new skid steer to help maintain public facilities and roadways in Monroe County.

 

“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 eastern 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 northeast Ohio gets the support it needs.”

 

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.