U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) announced today that the Jersey Community Hospital District received a $250,727 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development. This Rural Development investment will enable the Jersey Community Hospital District to purchase and install telemedicine equipment to improve medical services in Jersey and Greene counties. "One of the most cost-effective ways we can increase access to care in rural communities is through telemedicine services. These fun...
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U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) today announced that U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development has awarded $681,000 to improve rural water and wastewater infrastructure to the Village of Mt. Auburn. The Village will receive $430,000 in a low-interest loan and a grant of $251,000. “This is great news for Mt. Auburn,” said Davis. “This grant is a great example of the kind of investments we have to make at the federal level to support our rural communities and those they serve. This p...
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U.S. Reps. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) and Darin LaHood (R-Ill.) announced today that Connect Transit was awarded a $500,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Buses and Bus Facilities Grant Program for the Better Bus Stop Campaign. This funding will allow Connect Transit to continue improving bus stop infrastructure through the Better Bus Stop Campaign. The Connect Transit Board of Trustees approved the Better Bus Stop Campaign in March 2018 and have improved 53 bus stops over the las...
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U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) announced today that the Champaign-Urbana Mass Transit District was awarded a $17,275,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Buses and Bus Facilities Grant Program for the Illinois Terminal Expansion Project. This follows several supportive actions from Davis including a site visit in May of 2018, a letter of support for the project in May of 2019, and appropriations support for the program as a whole. “Investing in our public transit systems mean...
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U.S. Reps. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) and Darin LaHood (R-Ill.) announced today that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) approved a grant of $326,327 for the McLean County Unit District 5 Schools to create interactive Distance Learning network. This program, which will be made available to six school districts across central Illinois, will support over 17,000 students. “The announced funding is great news for McLean County schools, and it will bolster educational opportunities for students work...
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Normal, IL - U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) today announced he will be hosting his third Open Government Night following two events held in Decatur and Champaign recently with a combined 500 constituents in attendance. The series is in conjunction with state lawmakers to allow constituents an opportunity to hear directly from their elected officials at the state and federal level on important issues. The third event will be held in Normal with State Representative Dan Brady (R-Bloomington). "En...
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U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) this week was named Gun Violence Prevention Hero of the Week by the Brady Campaign for the introduction of the Prevent Family Fire Act. Davis joined five of his colleagues to introduce this bipartisan bill to promote the safe storage of firearms and encourage the sale of more gun safes through a tax incentive. "It's going to take members who are willing to look at every aspect of this issue and set politics aside to find solutions and that's exactly what we are do...
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U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) and Darin LaHood (R-Ill.) today announced that the Town of Normal has received a $13,000,000 federal Better Utilizing Investment to Leverage Development (BUILD) grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT). The grant is for the Town of Normal's Underpass Project. This project was supported by Davis, LaHood and Senators Durbin and Duckworth. The project will design and construct a pedestrian, bicyclist, and passenger underpass as well as a second boarding...
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U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) today announced that the BN Parents organization facilitated by Chestnut Health Systems, Inc. is the recipient of a Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program grant through the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP). The continuing grant award is for the amount of $125,000. BN Parents is a community coalition with a mission of reducing substance use through parent-teen communication on the issue. Additional information can be found at www.BNParents.org. T...
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U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) today announced that the Piatt County Mental Health Center's I.M.P.A.C.T Coalition is the recipient of a Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program grant through the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP). The grant award is for the amount of $125,000. The DFC Program was developed to support communities as they mobilize individuals and organizations to prevent youth substance use, based on the premise that local problems need local solutions. At a time w...
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