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SUNDAY'S CHILD
Sunday's Child "Christopher" 2/7/10
Just in time for the Winter Olympics, CBS 7’s Tatum Hubbard hit the ice with a very athletic 15-year-old for a little "speed skating."
Just in time for the Winter Olympics, CBS 7’s Tatum Hubbard hit the ice with a very athletic 15-year-old for a little "speed skating."
Secretary Vilsack Announces Almost $35 Million in Funding for Distance Learning and Telemedicine Projects 11/13/09
USDA News Release
November 13, 2009
Temple, Texas - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced today that 111 projects in 35 states have been selected to receive more than $34.9 million in grants that will increase educational opportunities and access to health care services in rural areas. The funding will be provided through USDA Rural Development’s Distance Learning and Telemedicine Program. Five projects in Texas have been selected to receive $1,443,395.
“The Obama Administration is working to ensure that rural citizens have access to a full range of educational opportunities and access to quality medical care,” Vilsack said. “The funding we are announcing today will deliver these opportunities by expanding telecommunications, educational resources and computer networks throughout rural communities.”
"Schools and health care providers in rural Texas have increasingly tighter budgets. Grants such as these are powerful tools for providing expanded educational and health care opportunities which otherwise may be unavailable," said Paco Valentin, USDA Rural Development State Director of Texas.
The Distance Learning and Telemedicine (DLT) Grant Program provides access to education, training and health care resources in rural areas. Funding is contingent upon the recipient meeting the conditions of the grant agreement. These funds are part of USDA’s annual budget and are not part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
The following is a list of Texas recipients:
•Coastal Bend College will receive $193,786 to enable their Distance Learning and Allied Health Training Project to high schools located in Benavides, Karnes City, Pettus, Skidmore and Woodsboro.
•Region XIV Education Center, located in Abilene, will receive $500,000 to provide high definition video conferencing systems to 42 school districts located in 13 counties which enable them to provide staff development programs for teachers and expand student developed video projects.
•Education Service Center District 9 will receive $336,024 to provide distance learning opportunities to 13 school districts in Region 9, Palacios High School in Region 3 and Crystal City ISD in Region 20.
•Riveria ISD will receive $179,754 to connect 492 students in Kleberg County to a regional education network operated out of the Education Service Center in Corpus Christi.
•Brazos Valley Community Action Agency, Inc. will receive $233,831 to support a telemedicine project to provide health and educational services to patients and residents at Community Health Centers in Grimes, Leon, Madison and Robertson Counties.
USDA Rural Development’s mission is to increase economic opportunity and improve the quality of life for rural residents. Rural Development fosters growth in homeownership, finances business development and supports the creation of critical community and technology infrastructure. Further information on rural programs is available at a local USDA Rural Development office or by visiting www.rurdev.usda.gov/tx/.
