The U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service awarded a $951,326 Distance Learning Grant to the St. Landry Parish School Board located in Opelousas, Louisiana. This grant, provided under the USDA's Distance Learning and Telemedicine (DLT) Grants program (CFDA 10.855), is funding the acquisition and deployment of advanced telecommunications technologies to extend distance learning and telemedicine capabilities to underserved rural communities in the St. Landry Parish region. The...
This $651,207 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Utilities Service was made to Southeastern Louisiana University to support a telemedicine initiative under the Distance Learning and Telemedicine (DLT) Loans and Grants program (CFDA 10.855). The funding will enable the university to acquire advanced telecommunications equipment, computer networks, and related technologies to deliver educational and healthcare services remotely to rural populations in the...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service awarded a $400,000 Distance Learning and Telemedicine (DLT) Project Grant to the Acadiana Planning Commission Inc., a non-profit economic development organization serving seven parishes in Louisiana. The grant funds will enable the Commission to acquire and deploy telecommunications-enabled information, audio, and video equipment to improve access to education, training, and healthcare services in rural areas. The Commission has a...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Utilities Service awarded a $642,229 DLT (Distance Learning and Telemedicine) Project Grant to the Jefferson Davis County School District in Prentiss, Mississippi. This 2-year grant, effective from Aug 7, 2023 to Aug 7, 2025, will enable the school district to implement distance learning and telemedicine programs focused on substance use disorder education for students. The DLT Grants program, authorized under CFDA Number 10.855, aims to improve...
This federal Project Grant award of $676,817 was made on August 7, 2023 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 recipient, Access Health Louisiana (AHL), is a network of Federally Qualified Health Centers that provides healthcare services to over 44,500 patients annually across 12 Louisiana parishes. The funding will be used to support AHL's telemedicine and...
The Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service awarded Lamar University a $230,167 Project Grant under the Distance Learning and Telemedicine Loans and Grants program (CFDA 10.855). The grant will support Lamar University's efforts to encourage and improve the use of telemedicine, telecommunications, computer networks, and related advanced technologies to provide educational and medical benefits through distance learning and telemedicine projects for people living in rural areas near...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service awarded a $767,922 Distance Learning and Telemedicine (DLT) Grant (CFDA 10.855) to Albany State University on September 11, 2024. The grant will fund the acquisition and deployment of advanced telecommunications technologies to extend educational and medical applications to underserved rural communities in the Albany, Georgia area. The project aims to improve access to distance learning programs and telemedicine capabilities for...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Utilities Service awarded a $570,892 Distance Learning and Telemedicine (DLT) Project Grant to Lutheran Family Services of Virginia, Inc. The grant, with a performance period from September 11, 2024 to September 11, 2026, will fund the acquisition and deployment of advanced audio, video, and information technologies to extend educational and medical applications to underserved rural communities in Roanoke, Virginia. The DLT program aims to...
This $185,144 Distance Learning Grant was awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Rural Utilities Service under the Distance Learning and Telemedicine (DLT) Loans and Grants program (CFDA 10.855). The grant, with a performance period from August 8, 2023 to August 8, 2025, will enable Interbel Telephone Cooperative Inc. to acquire and implement telecommunications equipment, computer networks, and other advanced technologies to improve access to educational and healthcare services...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Utilities Service awarded a $315,514 Distance Learning Grant to Virginia State University, a Historically Black College and University (HBCU) and 1890 land-grant institution in Petersburg, Virginia. The project, funded under the USDA's Distance Learning and Telemedicine (DLT) Loans and Grants program (CFDA 10.855), will support the university's efforts to improve access to educational and healthcare services in rural areas through advanced...