Wyden, Merkley: $47.7 million in USFS Secure Rural Schools funds heading to Oregon counties; $2.56 million for C.O.


by KTVZ

KTVZ— WASHINGTON (KTVZ) -- Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley announced this week that 30 Oregon counties will receive more than $47.7 million in federal payments under the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act for schools and road maintenance, youth job training, wildfire prevention, watershed restoration and habitat conservation. These funds, more than $2.56 million of

The Center Square—Oregon counties receiving $47.7 million from USDA to fund schools, roads. (The Center Square) - The part of the federal government which handles forestry, inside the part of the government that handles agriculture is funding local efforts in Oregon that are more associated with the Department of Transportation and the Department of Education -- funding for rural roads and schools in Oregon. Thirty Oregon counties will get over $47.7 million in federal funding under the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act. It will...

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