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Trump Administration Invests More Than $43 Million in High-Speed Broadband in Rural Idaho, Oregon and Nevada

NAMPA, Idaho, Oct. 14, 2020 – The Trump Administration today announced that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $43.2 million in grants and loans to provide broadband service in unserved and underserved rural areas in Idaho, Oregon and Nevada. This investment is part of the $550 million Congress allocated to the second round of the ReConnect Program.

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Trump Administration Invests $5.4 Million in High-Speed Broadband in Rural Iowa

OXFORD, Iowa, Oct. 13, 2020 – The Trump Administration today announced that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $5.4 million to provide broadband service in unserved and underserved rural areas in Iowa. This investment is part of the $550 million Congress allocated to the second round of the ReConnect Program.

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Trump Administration Extends Free Meals for Kids for Entire School Year

(Mt. Wolf, PA, October 9, 2020) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced today that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is extending flexibilities to allow free meals to continue to be available to all children throughout the entire 2020-2021 school year. This unprecedented move is part of USDA’s unwavering commitment to ensuring all children across America have access to nutritious food as the nation recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic. 

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USDA Awards $10 Million to Move SNAP Participants Forward

(Harrisburg, PA, October 9, 2020) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced today that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will award $10 million in grants to strengthen Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Employment and Training programs (SNAP E&T), which help participants gain the skills, training, or work experience they need to move toward and into employment.

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