USDA Rural Development Invests $29 Million to Expand Business Opportunities, Hospital Access and Water Sanitation in Rural Iowa
Counties Impacted Include Allamakee, Audubon, Black Hawk, Cerro Gordo, Dallas, Hamilton, Iowa, Lucas, Montgomery and Pocahontas
Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Visits New Hampshire to Highlight Biden-Harris Administration’s Commitment to Strengthening Access to Health Care Services in Rural America
DURHAM, N.H., January 8, 2024 – Today, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack visited the University of New Hampshire in Durham, where he highlighted the Biden-Harris Administration’s efforts to expand access to critical health care services in rural communities in New Hampshire and nationwide. These investments – combined with historic funding for rural America under President Biden’s Investing in America agenda – advance rural prosperity and economic development, ensuring that rural Americans have the fullest opportunity to find success in their hometowns.
USDA Invests $5.8 Million to Improve Access to Telemedicine, Distance Learning in Rural Ohio
Investments will benefit nearly 21,200 people in rural Ohio
USDA Celebrates Improved Access to Healthcare for Rural Residents in Fennimore, Wisconsin
Investment totaling more than $530,000 will help nearly 5,250 rural residents
FENNIMORE, Wis., January 3, 2023 – United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development State Director for Wisconsin Julie Lassa today visited Fennimore to help the community celebrate completion of a new family practice clinic.
New Healthcare Primary Care Opens in Reynolds, Georgia with Help from the U.S. Department of Agriculture
Biden-Harris Administration American Rescue Plan Invests in Rural Healthcare
Reynolds, Ga., Dec. 11, 2023 – This month, the U.S. Department of Agriculture and executives from Mercer Medicine Taylor County cut the ceremonial ribbon, opening a new primary care facility that will serve Taylor County in rural Middle Georgia. The facility was funded in part by USDA’s Rural Emergency Health Care Grant Program.
USDA RD Announces $2 Million to Expand Health Care, Broadband Across Rural Oregon
United States Department of Agriculture Rural Development (USDA RD) Deputy Under Secretary Farah Ahmad today announced that the agency is investing over $2 million to help rural residents gain access to critical health care services and future telehealth programs across Oregon. The three telehealth projects will make behavioral health care, primary care, and dental services more affordable and accessible for some of the region’s most remote communities.