USDA Invests $42.3M in Telehealth, Remote Learning

The Department of Agriculture announced a $42.3 million investment in telehealth and remote learning grants to benefit 5 million rural residents, with $24 million provided through the Cares Act, a news release said Thursday. The University of Maine received the largest amount, $1 million to install "interactive video-teleconferencing equipment" at 42 locations and expand educational opportunities at remote rural centers and campuses. Other big recipients include West Virginia's Morgan County Board of Education, $999,999; Georgia's Morehouse School of Medicine, $997,194; Mississippi's Delta Regional Medical Center, $995,958; New Hampshire's Fall Mountain Regional School District, $995,158; and Vermont's North Country Hospital Health Center, $994,326.