USDA Investment in Rural Telecommunications Aims to Boost Telemedicine Efforts

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced a $16 million in grants to improve rural telecommunications equipment in 25 states, in part to foster the expansion of telemedicine in these areas.

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The funding is part of USDA’s Distance Learning and Telemedicine Loan and Grant program, through which the USDA has already invested close to $150 million. These investments complement other USDA efforts to improve rural communications — in fiscal year 2013, USDA provided $305 million in loans for broadband infrastructure in rural areas.

A complete list of grant recipients can be found here.

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