[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 204 (Wednesday, October 22, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60334-60335]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-26583]



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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) 2003 under the Distance Learning and Telemedicine Grant 
Program.

ADDRESSES: Applications are available for public inspection at the U.S. 
Department of Agriculture, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, 
DC 20250.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Marilyn J. Morgan, Branch Chief, 
Distance Learning and Telemedicine Branch, U.S. Department of 
Agriculture, Rural Utilities Service. Telephone: (202) 720-0413, Fax 
(202) 720-1051. The list of awards may be viewed on the Internet at 
http://www.usda.gov/rus/telecom/dlt/dlt.htm.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to 7 CFR 1703.101, RUS hereby 
publishes the names of the 84 organizations that have been awarded 
$32.5 million in grants under 7 CFR 1703, subpart D, Distance Learning 
and Telemedicine Grant Program. The recipients are as follows:

    USDA, Rural Utilities Service, Telecommunications Program FY 2003
             Distance Learning and Telemedicine Grant Awards
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                     State/Organization                         Amount
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Alaska:
  Denali Borough School District...........................     $500,000
  Kake City School District................................      490,000
  Pribilof School District.................................      500,000
  Southeast Island School District.........................      485,732
  Yukon-Koyukuk School District............................      500,000
Arizona:
  Arizona Western College..................................      487,978
  Tuba City Regional Health Care...........................      191,500
Arkansas:
  Arkansas School for Mathematics & Sciences...............      425,820
  Parkers Chapel School District...........................      354,850
California:
  Monterey County Office of Education......................      321,555
  Oro Grande School District...............................      500,000
Colorado: Haxtun/Holyoke Distance Learning Consortium......      145,914
Florida:
  Accelerated Care.........................................      237,975
  Human Services Associates, Inc...........................      239,326
Georgia:
  Darton College--Instructional Technology and Distance           62,000
   Learning................................................
  Southwest Georgia Regional Services Agency...............      499,515
Hawaii: Molokai Ohana Health Care, Inc.....................      283,500
Idaho:
  Idaho State University (Media/Distance Learning Center)..      403,500
  Lemhi County Economic Development Corporation............       82,866
Illinois: Southern Illinois Collegiate Common Market.......      388,700
Indiana: Wilson Education Center...........................      500,000
Iowa: Mercy Medical Center.................................      287,362
Kansas:
  Unified School District 364.....................      442,860
  Unified School District 442.....................      456,239
Kentucky: Pikeville College................................       74,661
Louisiana: Hospital Service District No. 2 of the Parish of      262,000
 LaSalle, Louisiana........................................
Maine:
  Eastern Maine Healthcare.................................      500,000
  Regional Medical Center at Lubec.........................      221,620
  St. Joseph Healthcare Foundation.........................      500,000
Maryland: Sheppard Pratt Health System, Inc................      239,482
Massachusetts: Hampshire Educational Collaborative.........      210,101
Michigan:
  Borgess Health Alliance, Inc.............................      369,121
  Cybernet Medical Corporation.............................      496,588
  MidMichigan Health Services..............................      334,462
  Wexford-Missaukee Intermediate School District...........      354,005
Minnesota:
  Lakewood Health System...................................      494,115
  St. Joseph Medical Center................................      472,239
Missouri: Lafayette Regional Health Center.................       89,928
Mississippi:
  Jackson County School District...........................      500,000
  Newton County School District............................      500,000
  South Central Mississippi Consortium for Educational           500,000
   Excellence and Development..............................
Montana: Benefis Healthcare Foundation.....................      404,086
Nebraska: Educational Service Unit 5..............      153,300
New Hampshire: Timberlane Regional School District.........      499,996
New Mexico: University of New Mexico--Gallup...............      478,555
New York: Madison-Oneida Board of Cooperative Educational        500,000
 Services..................................................
  Moses-Ludington Hospital.................................      499,800
  St. Lawrence-Lewis BOCES.................................      500,000
North Carolina: The University of North Carolina Center for      345,733
 Public Television.........................................
Ohio: Adams County Hospital................................      446,142
Oklahoma:
  Alva Hospital Authority dba Share Medical Center.........      484,296
  Caddo Kiowa Technology Center............................      498,735
  Choctaw Nation Health Services Authority.................      166,950
  Guymon Public Schools....................................      476,424
  Western Oklahoma State College...........................      495,200
Oregon:
  Rogue Community College District.........................      237,137
  Sacred Heart Medical Center Foundation (PHOR)............      500,000
  Samaritan North Lincoln Hospital.........................      233,548
Pennsylvania:
  Albert Gallatin Area School District.....................      500,000
  Laurel Highlands School District.........................      500,000
  Warren County School District............................      500,000
South Carolina:
  Lee County School District...............................      500,000
  Williamsburg County School District......................      500,000
  York Technical College...................................      460,303
South Dakota:
  Avera St. Luke's Hospital................................      252,875
  Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society..............      404,080
  Southeast Area Cooperative...............................      499,996
Tennessee:
  Lincoln Memorial University..............................      398,094
  The University of Tennessee Health Science Center........      484,983
Texas:
  Coastal Bend College.....................................      475,000
  Education Service Center Region XI.......................      500,000
  Mt. Pleasant Independent School District.................      441,426
  Newton Economic Development Corporation..................      500,000
  Region XIV Education Service Center......................      500,000
Utah: Confederated Tribes of the Goshute...................      235,621
Vermont:
  Central Vermont Home Health and Hospice, Inc.............      314,000

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  Dorset Nursing Association, Inc..........................      254,650
Virginia: Carilion Health System...........................      186,350
Washington:
  Big Bend Community College...............................      500,000
  Community Choice Healthcare Network......................      414,847
  Wellpinit School District................................      250,000
West Virginia:
  Clay County Board of Education...........................      500,000
  Nicholas County School District..........................      500,000
Wyoming: Rehabilitation Enterprises of North Eastern              79,600
 Wyoming (RENEW)...........................................
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    Dated: October 16, 2003.
Curtis M. Anderson,
Deputy Administrator for the Administrator, Rural Utilities Service.
[FR Doc. 03-26583 Filed 10-21-03; 8:45 am]
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