Biden-Harris Administration Invests $59 Million to Strengthen Food Supply Chain and Rural Economies

Feb 21, 2023 - Announces that the Biden-Harris Administration is investing $59 million across the country to increase independent meat and poultry processing capacity, expand market opportunities for farmers, and create jobs in rural areas.

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Pennsylvania Program Helps Rural Families Find Way Out of Poverty

Feb 21, 2023 - Parent Pathways, launched in October 2022, has served nearly 30 families in 5 Pennsylvania counties. The agency addresses the needs of parents and their children, partnering with organizations that offer services including free job training, access to housing, food, pre-school programming, and higher education.

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Biden-Harris Administration Provides $262 Million to Improve Access to Jobs, Health Care and Infrastructure Across the Rural Partners Network

Feb 15, 2023 - Announces that the U.S. Department of Agriculture is providing $262 million to improve access to jobs, health care, and infrastructure for people in historically underserved communities across the Rural Partners Network. The The funding will support 68 projects in Alaska, Arizona, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, New Mexico, North Carolina, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Puerto Rico.

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Rural Towns Leave Parents Without Child Care Options: 'Talk about Panic'

Feb 6, 2023 - Discusses daycare shortages in rural communities across the country that prevent many people from returning to the workforce once they start a family and highlights a program in Stilwell, OK that is trying to address the issue.

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RBS: Notice of Funding Opportunity for the Rural Innovation Stronger Economy (RISE) Grant Program for Fiscal Year 2023 Federal Register

Jan 20, 2023 - Notice from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Business-Cooperative Service (RBS) inviting applications for the Rural Innovation Stronger Economy (RISE) program for fiscal year (FY) 2023. The RISE program is intended to improve the ability of distressed rural communities to create high-wage jobs, accelerate the formation of new businesses, and help rural communities identify and maximize local assets. Applications that will assist rural communities to recover economically, ensure rural residents have equitable access to Rural Development programs and benefits from Rural Development funded projects, and reduce climate pollution and increase resilience to the impacts of climate change through economic support are encouraged. Applications are due by April 20, 2023.

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