The United States Department of Agriculture Rural Development Kentucky today announced USDA is investing $100,000 in two rural Kentucky counties.
These projects are part of a larger tranche of investments totaling almost $185 million across 32 states, including Kentucky.
“The Biden-Harris Administration has made investing in infrastructure improvements a priority,” said Justin Maxson, United States Department of Agriculture’s deputy under secretary for rural development. “These loans and grants will help rural communities invest in facilities and services that are vital to all communities, such as schools, libraries, hospitals and health clinics. They also will help rural communities continue to beat the COVID-19 pandemic as America builds back better and stronger.”
Knox County Fiscal Court will use a $50,000 Community Facilities grant to help purchase a tractor loader backhoe for the Knox County Road Department to service county roads and to recover from ongoing flooding and storm damage.
The city of Monticello will use a $50,000 Community Facilities grant to help purchase three vehicles for the police department. These vehicles will replace older, unreliable vehicles and help the department provide effective and efficient emergency response and law enforcement services.
Under the Biden-Harris administration, USDA Rural Development provides loans and grants to help expand economic opportunities, create jobs and improve the quality of life for millions of Americans in rural areas. This assistance supports infrastructure improvements; business development; housing; community facilities such as schools, public safety, and health care; and high-speed internet access in rural, Tribal and high-poverty areas. For more information, visit www.rd.usda.gov.
The USDA touches the lives of all Americans each day in so many positive ways. In the Biden-Harris administration, USDA is transforming America’s food system with a greater focus on more resilient local and regional food production, ensuring access to healthy and nutritious food in all communities, building new markets and streams of income for farmers and producers using climate-smart food and forestry practices, making historic investments in infrastructure and clean-energy capabilities in rural America, and committing to equity across the department by removing systemic barriers and building a workforce more representative of America. To learn more, visit www.usda.gov.