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Rural Infrastructure Authority reports ARPA grant rollout and requests $24 million in recurring grant funding
Summary
Bonnie Ammons, director of the Rural Infrastructure Authority, told the Finance Subcommittee the authority distributed American Rescue Plan Act funds through a statewide competitive program that awarded 219 grants, and asked for $24 million in recurring state grant funds plus three staff positions to sustain and manage ongoing needs.
Bonnie Ammons, director of the Rural Infrastructure Authority, briefed the Senate Finance Subcommittee on the authority's management of state and federal infrastructure funding and requested recurring grant dollars to address continuing needs for drinking water, wastewater and stormwater projects.
Ammons said the General Assembly allocated $1.4 billion in ARPA funds to the authority. Her office developed a competitive program — the South Carolina Infrastructure Investment Program (SCIP) — that…
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