The Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service awarded $625,000 to the Village of New Concord on September 10, 2025, under the Community Facilities Loans and Grants program (CFDA 10.766). The award funds development of an essential community facility in New Concord, Ohio. Performance extends through September 10, 2027. This Project Grant provides affordable funding to develop essential community facilities—defined as facilities providing essential services to support orderly community development in primarily rural areas, excluding private, commercial, or business undertakings—for nonprofits, public bodies, and federally recognized tribes.