Distance learning grant

The Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service awarded $862,270 to Turner County Board of Education on September 23, 2025, under the Distance Learning and Telemedicine Grants program (CFDA 10.855) to support distance learning infrastructure and services in rural areas. The award funds activities through September 23, 2027, and work is performed in Ashburn, Georgia. The Distance Learning and Telemedicine Grants program encourages use of telemedicine, telecommunications, computer networks, and related advanced technologies to deliver educational benefits through distance learning projects to rural residents. Turner County Board of Education, a local school district serving students in Turner County, Georgia, has previously received federal grant funding as a sub-recipient supporting special education, academic achievement improvement, rural and low-income school programming, teacher quality, and student enrichment. The assistance type is a Project Grant, with a standard project period of three years under the program.