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Staff offers USDA-RD contact for water, wastewater and community-facility recovery funding
Summary
Congressional staff identified a USDA Rural Development contact (Lad Barney) and a Helena-based official (Tash Weiss Miller) who may have disaster-related funding or loan programs for water, wastewater, community facilities and some for-profit needs, and offered to connect county staff.
Congressional staff said the USDA Rural Development office has staff who work on funding for disaster recovery projects and offered a Helena contact. "There's a gentleman by the name of Tash Weiss Miller...he's in Helena and so I can put him in touch with you guys," one staffer said, offering to send contact details.
County officials said they were interested in funds that could support critical infrastructure such as reservoirs and wastewater projects. Staff clarified that some USDA RD programs operate as loans while others have grant components, and they offered to share contact information so counties could explore eligibility and application steps.
Nut graf: The USDA-RD contact is a potential avenue for disaster recovery and infrastructure work—particularly for water, wastewater and community facilities—complementary to FEMA or state resources, and staff promised to facilitate introductions.
County leaders requested additional detail on whether projects would require up-front county financing or could be managed as project-based awards; staff said program forms and loan/grant mixes vary by program.
