USDA is providing $340.6 million in disaster aid to rural communities and producers harmed by hurricanes and other natural disasters.
Communities in North Carolina will receive $25 million and communities in Tennessee will get $18 million for damages by hurricanes since 2022.
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Some $20 million of the total will go for restoration of drinking water, wastewater and electric infrastructure. Another $5.8 million will support economic development for enterprises and farm producers, $15.6 million is to help rural communities rebuild infrastructure and $2 million is for technical assistance to towns.
North Dakota will receive more than $5 million to help rebuild electric infrastructure, following severe storms and wildfires.
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