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"Communities throughout the country are benefiting from the Recovery Act, and by building or upgrading facilities such as libraries, public buildings and community centers, we are investing in the future of rural America," Vilsack said. "These projects will advance the Administration's efforts to jumpstart the economy by creating jobs and economic development opportunities in hundreds of small towns."

In addition to the $66.4 million that USDA Rural Development is providing for the 345 projects announced today, recipients have raised $45 million from other sources.

For example, Rural Development is providing a $20,775 grant to help the Hoopa Valley Tribe in Humboldt County, Calif., buy a truck for the tribe's food distribution program. Currently, the tribe's food distribution program uses a 15-year-old, 24-foot refrigerated Freightliner truck for deliveries, and staff members also use personal vehicles to help make deliveries. The new, smaller vehicle will be more reliable for deliveries to existing clients. Since many individuals in the area are without vehicles, do not drive or have other difficulties finding transportation, the tribe expects the new truck will enable it to increase the number of clients serve. The food distribution program has been in operation since 1983 and has grown to serve nearly 1,200 clients a month.

Rural Development is lending $550,000 to the Whitman County Rural Library in Colfax, Wash., to help finance renovations to the library and accessibility improvements for people with disabilities. The building is the only public library within 25 miles of Colfax. It provides public access to computers, meeting rooms for the community and space for early childhood development programs. Currently, the only access to the upper levels of the three-story structure is through a stairway to the meeting rooms.

The funding announced today is being is being provided through USDA Rural Development's Community Facilities program, which helps finance essential community facilities for public use in rural areas. These facilities include childcare centers, hospitals, medical clinics, assisted living facilities, fire and rescue stations, police stations, community centers, public buildings and transportation. Through this program, USDA ensures that such facilities are available to all rural residents. These funds are available to public bodies, non-profit organizations and recognized Indian tribes.

Arkansas:

City of Bradley; $40,000 grant

City of Marianna; $42,000 grant

City of McCrory; $8,000 grant

Monroe County; $20,000 grant

Sharp County; $20,000 grant

City of Prescott; $33,000 grant

City of Brinkley; $50,000 grant

Arkansas Methodist Hospital Corporation; $50,000 grant

City of Dermott; $34,000 grant

City of Hoxie; $50,000 grant

City of Huntsville; $50,000 grant

City of Lake View; $35,000 grant

City of Paris; $10,000 grant

City of Parkin; $35,000 grant

Jackson County; $139,000 loan and grant

McGehee-Desha County Hospital; $100,000 grant

Clifty Rural Fire Department; $195,000 loan and grant

California:

City of Livingston; $12,045 grant

Forth Jones Volunteer Fire Dept.;$9,948 grant

City of Arvin; $50,000 grant

City of Guadalupe; $9,710 grant

Cloverdale Fire Protection District; $89,081 grant

Friends of the Round Valley Public Library;$100,000 grant

McFarland Unified School District; $29,700 grant

City of Bishop; $38,250 grant

City of Taft; $77,000 grant

Mendocino Coast Clinics, Inc.;$59,216 grant

River to Coast Children's Services;$21,292 grant

McCloud VFD;$6,930 grant

Mendocino Community Health Clinic;$50,000 grant

City of Maricopa; $36,000 grant

City of Maricopa; $60,000 grant

Sierra County; $80,000 grant

Mendocino Community Health Clinic; $50,000 grant

Imperial County Fire Department; $6,750 grant

Imperial County Fire Department; $4,950 grant

California Valley Community Serv. District; $36,700 grant

Hoopa Valley Tribe; $20,775 grant

Clinicas De Salud Del Pueblo, Inc. Niland Clinic; $30,000 grant

Clinicas De Salud Del Pueblo, Inc. West Shores Clinic; $29,625 grant

Clinicas De Salud Del Pueblo, Inc. Winterhaven Clinic; $30,000 grant

Little Lake Grange; $70,647 grant

Cloverdale Police Department; $45,732 grant

Mendocino Coast District Hospital; $55,000 grant

Imperial County Fire Department 5; $6,750 grant

Colorado:

Friends of the Spanish Peaks Library; $25,000 grant

Connecticut:

West Thompson Independent Fire Assoc.; #1; $30,000 grant

Town of Sprague Bridge; $90,700 grant

Attawaugan Fire District Gargage Expansion; $300,000 loan

Town of Sprague; $12,019 grant

Town of Sprague; $1,217 grant

Town of Sprague; $3,500 grant

Town of Thompson; $94,000 grant

Town of Union; $2,300,000 loan

Florida:

City of Marianna; $316,000 loan and grant

City of Apalachicola; $656,500 loan and grant

Georgia:

Decatur County BOC; $190,000 loan and grant

City of Cornelia; $63,000 loan and grant

City of Gordon; $200,000 loan and grant

Iowa:

Community Health Centers of Southeastern Iowa; $610,000 loan and grant

Elliott VFD; $149,500 loan and grant

City of Numa; $99,100 loan and grant

Wee Saints Day Care Center; $150,000 loan and grant

City of Wyoming; $508,500 loan and grant

City of Bedford; $73,500 grant

Cass County Agricultural and Education Assoc.; $30,000 grant

Child Resource Center, Inc.; $26,600 grant

City of Correctionville; $77,800 grant

City of Eagle Grove; $27,000 grant

City of Elkader; $180,000 grant

Ellsworth Municipal Hospital; $25,500 grant

City of Exira; $27,500 grant

City of Exira; $24,750 grant

Greater Oelwein Area Charitable Foundation; $50,000 grant

City of Hawkeye; $805 grant

Kids World, Inc.; $1,200 grant

Kossuth Regional Health Center; $21,000 grant

City of Lenox; $99,500 grant

City of Lenox; $4,200 grant

City of Lincoln; $57,000 grant

City of Liscomb; $14,370 grant

Littleport Fire Dept. Inc.; $7,500 grant

City of Marne; $14,000 grant

Midwest Opportunities, Inc.; $6,125 grant

City of Monticello; $89,655 grant

City of Mt. Ayr; $12,925 grant

City of Nashua; $10,295 grant

Nishna Productions, Inc.; $99,500 grant

City of North Buena Vista; $17,475 grant

Oto Firefighters Association; $7,500 grant

Old Time Soda Foundation; $2,618 grant

City of Paullina; $3,075 grant

City of Pomeroy; $6,000 grant

Portsmouth and Cass Township Fire District; $1,200 grant

Ringgold Community Water Emergency Team; $1,645 grant

City of Red Oak; $99,000 grant

Ringgold County Hospital; $74,250 grant

City of Rock Rapids; $7,500 grant

City of Shelby; $42,000 grant

Sherrill Fire Protection Assoc.; $48,000 grant

City of Strawberry Point; $12,750 grant

TASC, Inc.; $27,000 grant

United Community Health Center, Inc.; $74,500

City of Wadena (1); $27,500 grant

City of Wadena (2); $3,300 grant

City of Wadena (3); $12,100 grant

Washington Township Trustees; $110,000 grant

City of Westgate; $81,700 grant

City of Woodburn; $14,625 grant

Good Neighbor Society; $900,000 loan

City of Lewis; $10,000 grant

Illinois:

Carroll County Fair Association; $60,000 loan and grant

Village of Nora; $50,000 grant

Village of North City; $30,000 grant

Indian Creek Township; $15,000 grant

Indiana:

Town of Rosedale; $9,100 grant

Eugene Township; $72,000 grant

Kentucky:

Mt. Victory VFD; $130,000 loan and grant

City of Campbellsville; $46,507 grant

City of Albany; $99,145 grant

Middle Fork Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.; $113,750 grant

Estill County Ambulance Taxing District; $47,850 grant

City of Grayson; $25,000 grant

City of Paintsville; $42,000 grant

Owsley County Fiscal Court; $48,000 grant

City of Elkton; $80,000 grant

Louisiana:

Duson Volunteer Fire Department; $135,000 grant

Evangeline Law Enforcement ; $55,000 grant

West Carroll Law Enforcement District; $50,250 grant

Town of Lecompte; $181,000 loan

Town of Woodworth; $2,725,000 loan

Massachusetts:

Pioneer Valley Chinese Immersion Charter School; $800,000 loan

Maine:

Town of Stockholm; $780,000 loan and grant

Northern Maine General; $1,000,000 loan

Michigan:

Gogebic County; $10,000 grant

Osceola County; $7,000 grant

Osceola County; $7,000 grant

City of South Haven; $9,000 grant

City of Ionia; $375,000 loan and grant

City of Coldwater; $500,000 loan and grant

Township of Lee; $450,000 loan and grant

City of Ishpeming; $24,000 grant

Missaukee County; $40,000 grant

City of Onaway; $30,000 grant

Village of Baraga; $30,000 grant

Village of Ahmeek Trailer & Fire Fighting Skid Unit; $10,000 grant

Houghton County Ambulance; $44,000 grant

Minnesota:

City of Hendricks; $150,000 loan and grant

City of Porter; $175,000 loan and grant

Western Community Action, Inc.; $600,000 loan

City of Graceville; $154,000 loan and grant

Red Lake Rosie's Rescue; $49,500 grant

City of Odessa ; $50,500 grant

City of Tintah; $37,000 grant

Missouri:

Nodaway Health Services, Inc.; $590,000 loan and grant

Worth County Emergency Services, Inc.; $368,000 loan and grant

Bernie Volunteer Fire Department; $175,009 loan and grant

Rolla Rural Fire Protection Association; $130,000 loan and grant

Sweet Springs, Inc.; $79,000 loan and grant

City of Caruthersville; $27,500 grant

City of Thayer ; $33,750 grant

Mercer County Local Emergency Planning Comm.; $10,010 grant

City of Richland; $31,100 grant

Carter County Progress & Improvement Corp.; $65,500 grant

City of Callao; $7,590 grant

City of Dexter; $85,000 grant

City of East Prairie; $17,250 grant

City of East Prairie; $12,408 grant

City of Hayti; $85,000 grant

Hutton Valley Neighborhood Watch; $19,000 grant

Naylor Drainage District; $31,814 grant

Oregon County Sheltered Workshop; $108,300 grant

Scott County Commission; $10,000 grant

Summersville Fire Rescue; $5,000 grant

Washington Count Emergency Services; $12,545 grant

City of Lebanon; $59,500 grant

City of Purdin; $5,250 grant

City of Urbana ; $22,000 grant

City of Wheaton; $16,125 grant

City of East Prairie; $15,000 grant

Stover Rural Fire Dept.; $130,000 loan

City of Mound City; $16,500 grant

Mississippi:

City of Eupora; $422,000 loan and grant

Humphreys County Board of Supervisors; $519,917 loan and grant

Rosemary's Daycare and Learning Center; $236,750 loan and grant

Town of Renova; $232,200 loan and grant

Benoit School District; $59,600 grant

Choctaw County Board of Supervisors; $44,880 grant

City of Kosciusko; $25,949 grant

City of Macon; $27,500 grant

City of Macon; $42,900 grant

City of Sardis; $4,900 grant

City of Shelby; $10,300 grant

City of Shelby; $44,600 grant

Holmes County School District (school bus); $99,900 grant

Jefferson County Board of Supervisors (police cars); $90,548 grant

Leflore County Board of Supervisors (police cars); $60,600 grant

Mercy Project, Inc. (transport vans); $43,271 grant

Noxubee County Board of Supervisors; $65,170 grant

Noxubee County Board of Supervisors (2); $63,250 grant

Oak Grove/St. Paul VFD; $93,000 grant

Oktibbeha County Board of Supervisors; $20,601 grant

St. Andrews Mission, Inc.; $60,000 grant

Sunflower County Board of Supervisors; $28,000 grant

Town of Ackerman; $25,190 grant

Town of Heidelberg; $100,000 grant

Town of Oakland; $37,085 grant

Town of Vardaman; $7,923 grant

Town of Walnut; $12,130 grant

Tunica Board of Supervisors; $90,000 grant

United Community Action Committee, Inc.; $81,906 grant

Benton County Board of Supervisors; $120,000 grant

Town of Bude; $18,580 grant

City of Charleston (police car); $39,905 grant

City of Charleston (dump truck); $63,750 grant

City of McComb; $23,815 grant

Montgomery County Board of Supervisors; $10,375 grant

Town of Pickens; $75,000 grant

Town of Tishomingo; $19,704 grant

Tunica County Board of Supervisors; $92,200 grant

Town of Sunflower; $24,661 grant

Cayce-Marshall County VFD; $45,000 loan

Tunica Board of Supervisors; $90,800 grant

North Carolina:

Pleasant Grove Volunteer Fire & EMS Dept. ; $2,930 grant

City of Clinton; $2,000,000 loan and grant

Town of Roseboro; $357,000 loan and grant

Town of Pine Level; $1,360,000 loan and grant

City of Whiteville; $240,000 loan and grant

Harrells VFD; $103,500 loan and grant

Cedar Grove Improvement Association, Inc.; $250,000 loan and grant

Calypso VFD; $170,000 loan and grant

City of Havelock; $900,000 loan and grant

Rockingham County Animal Shelter; $2,165,585 loan and grant

Town of Bladenboro; $300,000 loan and grant

Town of Jefferson; $21,000 grant

Calypso VFD; $14,800 grant

Indian Springs VFD; $1,900 grant

Town of Sparta; $78,915 grant

Town of West Jefferson; $21,643 grant

Flowes Store VFD; $497,500 loan

Town of Gibsonville; $700,000 loan

Town of Gibsonville; $1,200,000 loan

Nebraska:

Village of Talmage; $250,000 loan

New Hampshire:

Town of Newport; $4,200 grant

Town of Lincoln; $23,150 grant

New York:

Allegany County Chapter of the NY State Arc; $59,000 loan and grant

Constable Volunteer Fire Company; $138,500 loan and grant

Greater Lenox Ambulance Service; $127,000 loan and grant

Nicholville Fire Company, Inc.; $65,000 loan and grant

Perrysburg Volunteer Fire Co., Inc.; $231,000 loan and grant

Piseco Volunteer Fire Dept.; $175,800 loan and grant

West Endicott Fire District pumper truck; $250,000 loan and grant

Town of Sandy Creek; $829,000 loan and grant

Hermon Volunteer Fire Department; $902,000 loan and grant

Town of Parishville Highway Garage; $1,400,000 loan and grant

Town of Andes Highway Garage; $1,700,000 loan and grant

Village of Norwood Fire Department Pumper Truck; $259,800 loan and grant

Town of Colton highway garage; $503,500 loan and grant

Village of Earlville Fire Department Pumper Truck; $313,750 loan and grant

Postdam Humane Society Inc.; $501,940 loan and grant

Wyoming County Department of Social Services; $3,000,000 loan

Ohio:

Village of Empire; $33,000 grant

Somerset Township; $92,000 loan and grant

Brookfield Township; $160,000 loan and grant

Leetonia Library; $204,000 loan and grant

Village of Bellville; $24,500 loan and grant

Village of Cridersville; $3,325 grant

Village of Kelley's Island; $251,000 loan and grant

Village of Yorkville; $100,000 loan and grant

Oklahoma:

City of Atoka; $70,500 grant

City of Atoka; $77,196 grant

Hope Medical Clinic Corporation; $6,000 grant

Oregon:

Curry County Sheriff's Office; $50,000 grant

Child's Way, Inc.; $85,000 loan

Pennsylvania:

Lock Haven Emergency Medical Services (ambulance); $145,000 loan and grant

The Welcome Lake Fire & Dive Rescue, Inc.; $147,000 loan and grant

Misericordia University; $50,000 grant

South Dakota:

Ziebach County; $75,000 grant

Ziebach County; $42,750 grant

Tennessee:

Free Will Baptist Family Ministries; $5,000,000 loan

Texas:

Fisher County Hospital District; $60,000 loan and grant

City of Hawk Cove; $18,862 grant

City of Olney; $40,000 grant

City of Edna; $219,850 loan and grant

Kountze Volunteer Fire Department; $57,290 loan and grant

City of Lamesa; $40,700 grant

City of Olton; $46,678 grant

Town of Springlake; $16,450 grant

City of Comanche; $50,000 grant

Virginia:

Town of St. Paul; $22,500 grant

Town of Wytheville; $50,000 grant

Wythe County; $23,500 grant

Town of Brookneal; $128,000 loan and grant

Town of Stanley; $37,500 grant

Town of Clinchco; $26,250 grant

Richmond County; $26,000 grant

Patrick County; $50,000 grant

County of Dickenson; $50,000 grant

City of Covington; $33,330 grant

Bland County Medical Clinic, Inc.; $32,500 grant

Ararat Volunteer Rescue Squad, Inc.; $50,000 grant

Town of Chincoteague; $24,375 grant

Rooftop of Virginia Community Action Program, Inc.; $30,470 grant

Natural Bridge VFD; $6,600 grant

Mt. Jackson Rescue Squad; $50,000 grant

Triangle VFD; $50,000 grant

Town of Haysi ; $22,500 grant

Town of Wise; $50,000 grant

Town of Clarksville; $41,250 grant

Town of Boydton; $21,000 grant

South Boston Industrial Development Authority; $50,000 grant

Samuels Library, Inc.; $50,000 grant

Halifax Fire Association; $35,750 grant

Vermont:

Springfield Area Parent Child Center; $2,389,100 loan and grant

Town of Pawlet; $50,000 grant

Vermont Foodbank; $50,000 grant

Little Rivers Health Center, Inc.; $3,988 grant

Town of Bethel; $984,000 loan

Washington:

Columbia County Public Hospital District #1; $61,000 loan and grant

Town of Twisp; $34,000 loan and grant

Town of Kahlotus; $18,800 loan and grant

City of Stevenson; $33,700 loan and grant

City of Kittitas; $375,000 loan and grant

Mark Reed Hospital; $31,500 grant

Little Star Montessori School; $10,600 grant

Whitman County Rural Library; $550,000 loan

Family Health Center of Marshfield; $2,239,970 loan

Wisconsin:

Village of Merrillan; $23,000 grant

West Virginia:

25045 A New Clendenin, Inc.; $1,140,000 loan and grant

City of Hinton; $1,400,000 loan and grant

Funding of individual recipients is contingent upon their meeting the terms of the loan or grant agreement. More information about USDA Rural Development can be found at www.rurdev.usda.gov.

President Obama signed The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 into law on Feb. 17, 2009. It is designed to jumpstart the nation's economy, create or save millions of jobs and put a down payment on addressing long-neglected challenges so our country can thrive in the 21st century. The Act includes measures to modernize our nation's infrastructure, enhance energy independence, expand educational opportunities, preserve and improve affordable health care, provide tax relief, and protect those in greatest need.

More information about USDA's Recovery Act efforts is available at www.usda.gov/recovery. More information about the Federal government's efforts on the Recovery Act is available at www.recovery.gov.