Deputy Secretary Torres Small announced on Wednesday in Jeannette, Pennsylvania, alongside U.S. Representative Summer Lee (PA-12) that USDA is investing $1.3 billion in 116 projects in 30 states to expand access to a clean and reliable electric grid, safe drinking water and good-paying jobs for people in rural and Tribal communities.
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Deputy Secretary Torres Small announced on Wednesday in Jeannette, Pennsylvania, alongside U.S. Representative Summer Lee (PA-12) that USDA is investing $1.3 billion in 116 projects in 30 states to expand access to a clean and reliable electric grid, safe drinking water and good-paying jobs for people in rural and Tribal communities. Part of the funding announced today will make water infrastructure in rural areas more resilient to the impacts of climate change and severe weather.
The investments advance President Biden’s Investing in America agenda to grow the American economy from the middle out and bottom up.
While on her trip the Deputy highlighted that the Municipal Authority of Westmoreland County is receiving a $14 million loan under the Water and Waste Disposal Loans and Grants, which will be used to improve the City of Jeannette’s combined sewer system and eliminate the sanitary sewer overflows for the community.
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- TribLive: Long-Awaited Infrastructure Work Funded, Set to Begin Next Year in Jeannette
