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By Bill Lucia APRIL 13, 2022 The White House released new information this week for places looking to access the cash and officials said to expect over $2 billion in funding announcements for rural areas this month.
The Biden administration this week launched a special push around rural investments under the bipartisan infrastructure law, releasing a new guidebook and other materials meant to help rural communities tap the funds, and dispatching officials to promote millions of dollars for rural projects spread out around the country.
Surely, the White House is trying to build hype for one of the president's signature achievements so far in office, during what is expected to be a tough election year for Democrats. But the administration's rural infrastructure campaign is also a reminder that the law, which Biden signed about five months ago, does have a significant amount of money in it for areas outside of cities.
"The fact that rural communities have been under recognized and under resourced for years is something that we can and must do something about," Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said Wednesday during an event in Tell City, Indiana, highlighting a $1.6 million grant there to make improvements at a port on the Ohio River.
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