Rural Nebraska communities in FEMA declared disaster counties have begun to utilize the $2.2 million provided by USDA for disaster recovery. The grants are available through the Community Facilities Program.
To date, there have been three awards totaling $125,300 in grant assistance.
Awardees are:
Burwell Rural Fire District will utilize Rural Development funds to assist in the purchase of a 4-wheel drive ambulance to serve the fire district, which covers 750 square miles in rural Nebraska encom