Rural Infrastructure Projects Highlighted

Nearly $500,000 is headed to NH to support rural infrastructure projects around emergency response services, food security and energy efficiency. Funding for these projects comes from the Community Facilities Direct Loan and Grant Program.

U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) with U.S. Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) welcomed $426,453 for NH from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

The funding will go to the following projects:

• $341,063 to build a new patrol department in Tuftonboro in Carroll County. The 5,000-square-foot patrol station would operate for at least 20 years with capacity for emergency operations.
• $37,900 loan to complete an LED lighting retrofit project in the Fuller Town Hall and Fire Station in Stratford, improving energy security and efficiency in Coos County.
• $37,490 to purchase coolers and freezers to expand access to local food at the Taproot Farm & Environmental Education Center, combating local food insecurity in Coos County. This includes $14,400 in a Rural Development Community Facility Grant and $23,090 in a Rural Development Community Facility SECD Grant.
• $10,000 to improve energy efficiency by installing LED lighting in 94 street lamps through the Center Ossipee Fire Precinct in Carroll County.