USDA issues $232 million to support rural public schools, infrastructure
Funds distributed through the agency’s Secure Rural Schools Program to 41 states and Puerto Rico
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Houston suburb updates water, wastewater master plans to accommodate future growth
Plan designed to ensure League City can provide adequate water supplies and handle increased wastewater flow
St. Paul College moves forward with $30.4 million renovation project
School accepting design proposals to repurpose a theater, demolish a building and reconfigure student learning space
$830 million to make transportation infrastructure more climate resilient
Funds will flow to 80 projects to help prepare transportation infrastructure for the impacts of flooding, extreme heat, sea-level rise
Las Vegas-area residents approve $18 million bond for school district renovations
School officials expect construction to begin either late summer or early fall 2024
Maine to provide infrastructure support to working waterfronts, coastal communities
Funds will help repair and renovate infrastructure damaged by recent storms and create a program to support working waterfronts
Pilot project to test placing solar panels over irrigation canals
Utilities expect panels to reduce water evaporation from irrigation canals and be a source of clean solar energy
South Dakota invests $173 million in water and waste projects statewide
South Dakota will invest $172.5 million in 36 water and waste infrastructure projects
Orlando-area city plans replacement library to provide more space
City to build two-story, 20,000-square-foot facility and repurpose existing building for other public uses
Interior Department releases $79 million to support wildfire recovery
Funds will help wildfire detection capabilities, reducing wildfire risk, helping rehabilitate burned areas and improving technology used by wildfire incident management teams
