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Source: Sandhills Express
Tuesday, Senator Ben Nelson welcomed an announcement by the U.S. Department of Agriculture that Nebraska will receive $147,800 to start or expand rural businesses and to fund employment-related education programs. The funding is part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Nebraska will receive five grants:
-$75,000 to the Village of Cody
-$50,000 to the Arnold Economic Development Corporation
-$8,000 to the Loup City Public Schools
-$7,000 to the Bancroft-Rosalie Community Schools
-$7,000 to the Bloomfield Community Schools
The funding is being provided thorough USDA Rural Development's Rural Business Enterprise Program that helps finance new and existing businesses as well as employment-related adult education programs.
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