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Rural Community Funding from USDA's Recovery Act Money Announced

More than $445 million in funding was announced by the Department of Agriculture for 89 water and wastewater infrastructure projects in local communities. The funding is part of the $1.4 billion that USDA received as part of the Recovery Act and is designed to protect public health and the environment by improving water quality and public sanitation services in 32 states and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. To date, USDA has announced $3.26 billion in Recovery Act funds for 884 water and environmental projects across the nation. Click here for the list of projects by state. For more information, contact Scott Berry at (703) 837-5321 or berrys@agc.org