[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 244 (Thursday, December 19, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 77742-77743]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-31941]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Rural Utilities Service


Announcement of Grant Awards Under the RUS Distance Learning and 
Telemedicine Grant Program

AGENCY: Rural Utilities Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of applications selected to receive grant awards.

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SUMMARY: The Rural Utilities Service (RUS) hereby announces the 
recipients that were selected to receive grant awards during fiscal 
year (FY) 2002 under the Distance Learning and Telemedicine Grant 
Program.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Marilyn J. Morgan, Chief, Distance 
Learning and Telemedicine Branch, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Rural 
Utilities Service, STOP 1550, Room 2845, South Building, 1400 
Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20250-1701. Telephone: (202) 
720-0413. FAX: (202) 720-1051.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to 7 CFR 1703.101, RUS is hereby 
publishing the names of the 71 organizations that have been awarded 
$27,139,772 in grants under 7 CFR part 1703, subpart D, Distance 
Learning and Telemedicine Grant Program. The recipients are as follows:

    USDA, Rural Utilities Service, Telecommunications Program FY 2002
             Distance Learning and Telemedicine Grant Awards
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              State                        Grantee              Amount
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AK..............................  Alaska Native Tribal          $500,000
                                   Health Consortium.
AK..............................  The Health TV Channel,         500,000
                                   Inc..
AL..............................  Choctaw County Board of        233,262
                                   Education.
AL..............................  Conecuh County School          500,000
                                   District.
AR..............................  Barton-Lexa School             500,000
                                   District.
AZ..............................  Arizona Western College..      391,455
CA..............................  Southern Cal. Tribal           479,235
                                   Chairmen's Assn. Inc..
CA..............................  Yosemite Community             500,000
                                   College District.
CO..............................  Grand River Hospital           500,000
                                   District.
FL..............................  All Children's Hospital..      481,410
GA..............................  South Georgia                  499,100
                                   Governmental Services
                                   Authority.
ID..............................  North Idaho Rural Health       500,000
                                   Consortium.
KS..............................  Hays Medical Center, Inc.      195,000
KS..............................  Barton County Community         69,550
                                   College.
KY..............................  Saint Joseph Healthcare..       90,300
LA..............................  Primary Care Providers          67,360
                                   for a Healthy Feliciana.
ME..............................  The Aroostook Medical          162,543
                                   Center.
ME..............................  Visiting Nurse Service of      214,956
                                   Southern Maine and
                                   Seacoast New Hampshire.
ME..............................  St. Joseph Healthcare          494,750
                                   Inc..
ME..............................  HealthReach Network d/b/a      500,000
                                   HealthReach Homecare &
                                   Hospice.
MI..............................  Borgess Health Alliance,       368,183
                                   Inc..
MN..............................  First Care Medical             200,000
                                   Service.
MN..............................  Mille Lacs Health System.      207,720
MO..............................  Education Plus Network...      464,492
MS..............................  Mississippi Blood              193,930
                                   Services.
MS..............................  Jones County School            500,000
                                   District.
MS..............................  Brookhaven School              500,000
                                   District.
MT..............................  Deaconess Billings Clinic      209,300
                                   Foundation.
MT..............................  Montana State University-      398,785
                                   Northern.
MT..............................  Eastern Montana Education      430,071
                                   Telecommunications.
NE..............................  Rural Health Partners,         164,640
                                   Inc. d.b.a. Heartland
                                   Health Alliance.
NE..............................  North Platte Nebraska          484,000
                                   Hospital Corporation
                                   d.b.a Great Plains
                                   Regional Medical Center.
NM..............................  University of New Mexico-      432,526
                                   Gallup.
NY..............................  NYS Office of Children &       190,279
                                   Family Services.
NY..............................  New York State Office of       335,000
                                   Children and Family
                                   Services.

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NY..............................  Schuyler-Chemung-Tioga         400,998
                                   Board of Cooperative
                                   Educational Services.
NY..............................  Copenhagen CSD (Lead           476,650
                                   Agency).
NY..............................  Moses-Ludington Hospital.      499,800
OH..............................  Martins Ferry City School      213,530
                                   District (BUCKEYE
                                   Project).
OH..............................  Ohio University Southern       482,518
                                   Campus.
OK..............................  Canadian Valley                309,778
                                   Technology Center.
OK..............................  Western Oklahoma State         415,696
                                   College.
OK..............................  Lane School..............      497,000
OK..............................  Wapanucka Public School..      498,000
OK..............................  Howe Public Schools            486,928
                                   District I-67.
OR..............................  Rogue Community College..      286,486
OR..............................  Samaritan North Lincoln        317,687
                                   Hospital.
PA..............................  Greene County Industrial       456,647
                                   Development Authority.
PA..............................  Brownsville Area School        500,000
                                   District.
PA..............................  Wayne Memorial Hospital,       500,000
                                   Inc..
PA..............................  Home Health Services           500,000
                                   Foundation.
TN..............................  Claiborne County               427,972
                                   Department of Education.
TN..............................  The University of              460,990
                                   Tennessee Health Science
                                   Center.
TN..............................  The University of              490,012
                                   Tennessee College of
                                   Pharmacy.
TN..............................  Sequatchie County School       500,000
                                   District.
TX..............................  Palo Alto College........      257,760
TX..............................  San Antonio College......      312,315
TX..............................  Taft Independent School        450,595
                                   District.
TX..............................  Texas A&M International        497,000
                                   University.
TX..............................  Cypress Valley Alliance..      500,000
TX..............................  Odem-Edroy ISD...........      500,000
TX..............................  Education Service Center,      499,473
                                   Region 2.
UT..............................  Central Utah Educational       322,322
                                   Services.
VA..............................  Southside Virginia             171,578
                                   Community College.
VA..............................  Crossroads Rural               470,700
                                   Entrepreneurial
                                   Institute, Inc..
VA..............................  University of Virginia...       73,000
VT..............................  Visiting Nurse Alliance        400,000
                                   of VT and NH, Inc..
WA..............................  Wellpinit School District      475,000
WA..............................  Educational Service            470,600
                                   District 105.
WI..............................  Space Explorers Education      350,000
                                   Initiatives, Inc..
WV..............................  Glenville State College..     210,890
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(Continuation of Announcement of Grant Awards Under the RUS DLT Grant
  Program).


    Dated: December 13, 2002.
Curtis M. Anderson,
Deputy Administrator, Acting for the Administrator, Rural Utilities 
Service.
[FR Doc. 02-31941 Filed 12-18-02; 8:45 am]
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