Distance learning grant

The Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service awarded Lake County School District, Tiptonville, Tennessee, $171,871 under the Distance Learning and Telemedicine Grants program (CFDA 10.855) on September 23, 2025. The award funds distance learning or telemedicine projects using telecommunications, computer networks, and related advanced technologies to deliver educational or medical benefits to people in rural areas. The standard project period is three years, with ultimate completion on September 23, 2027. Lake County School District is a local government entity that provides educational services and programming to students within its jurisdiction and has received substantial prior federal funding for Title I assistance, special education services, career and technical education, nutritional support programs, school safety initiatives including a $499,997 School Violence Prevention Program grant and a $398,766 Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants award, and various student support services.