The Ringgold County Child Care Center, Inc., doing business as Ringgold County Child Care Center, received a $725,366 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service. The grant was awarded on September 28, 2022 through the Community Facilities Loans and Grants program (CFDA 10.766) to construct, enlarge, extend, or otherwise improve community facilities providing essential services to rural residents located in Mt. Ayr, IA. Specifically, the funding will support improvements to the Ringgold County Child Care Center facility to help ensure access to child care services for rural communities in Ringgold County, Iowa through September 2024.