The federal Project Grant award in the amount of $232,378 was provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Utilities Service under the Distance Learning and Telemedicine (DLT) Loans and Grants program (CFDA 10.855). The grant was awarded on August 7, 2023 to Rutgers, The State University, located in New Brunswick, New Jersey, to support the use of advanced telecommunications technologies for distance learning and telemedicine services in rural areas. Through this 2-year project, Rutgers will acquire and deploy the necessary equipment and infrastructure to enable remote delivery of educational and healthcare resources to underserved rural populations. The grant supports Rutgers' ongoing work in areas such as research and development, curriculum development, data analysis, and field studies across disciplines like biomedical sciences, engineering, and agriculture.
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