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Regional development council outlines rural grocery grants, poultry lending and capacity support for counties
Summary
Brent Jackson of the Clark Regional Development Council briefed commissioners on available programs: a poultry-intermediary lending program with revolving funds, a rural grocery sustainability grant (competitive, up to $150,000 with 20% match, enroll by Sept. 3), and a state-funded capacity boost to help counties apply for grants.
Brent Jackson, executive director with the Clark Regional Development Council, presented the council's work and current grant and loan programs available to rural counties.
Jackson described three items that could directly affect county economic development: the rural livestock planning grant (22 counties completed, 17 remaining in the current phase), the Poultry Intermediary Lending Program (MPILP) that the council…
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