USDA offers funding for distance learning, telemedicine
01/15/2016
TEMPLE – U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development Texas State Director Paco Valentin has announced that the agency is accepting applications for the Distance Learning and Telemedicine grant program, which provides increased access to education, training and health care resources in rural areas.
“The Distance Learning and Telemedicine program can provide rural Texans with expanded educational and medical opportunities,” Valentin said. “Rural schools and health care facilities have increasingly tighter budgets and DLT grants can provide vital assistance.”
The Distance Learning and Telemedicine Program finances telecommunications equipment, computer networks and advanced technologies for use by students, teachers, medical professionals and rural residents. Minimum grant amounts are $50,000; maximum amounts are $500,000 for fiscal year 2016. Grants require matching contributions, in cash or kind, of at least 15 percent of the total amount of financial assistance requested.