$4.5 Million Granted to Rural Communities to Support Economic Growth
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A team of rural economic development specialists at the
"The Rural Division was established to improve the economic wellbeing and quality of life of North Carolinians, particularly those in rural areas," said Assistant Secretary Wallace. "Today's grants demonstrate the many tools we have to make our rural communities attractive to business."
Included in the grants awarded today, the RIA approved one request under the state's
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The RIA approved two request under the state's Economic Infrastructure program:
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The Economic Infrastructure Program provides grants to local governments to fund infrastructure projects that will lead to job creation. The program gives priority to jurisdictions in the 80 most economically distressed counties (Tiers 1 and 2) and helps build water and sewer lines, wastewater treatment plants, natural gas lines, public broadband infrastructure, roadways, rail spurs, and other infrastructure allowed under program guidelines.
The RIA approved five grants under the state's federally-funded Community Development
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The Community Development
The RIA approved five grants under the state's
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Vacant
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Rural Healthcare Category
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The
In addition to reviewing and approving funding requests, the
For additional information about N.C. Commerce's Rural Economic Development Division, visit nccommerce.com/rd.
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