MARQUETTE, MI— A portion of $1 billion in U.S. Department of Agriculture funding will benefit rural communities in the Upper Peninsula.
Among the awards, nearly $639,000 in Community Facilities Disaster Grants is going to Houghton and Gogebic counties. The money will be used to repair infrastructure damaged by the Father’s Day flooding of 2018. Munising Memorial Hospital will use a $63,000 Economic Impact Initiative Grant to purchase a mobile X-ray room. The equipment will benefit more than 9,600 people.
Officials say the money aims to increase access to health care, education, and public safety; spur community development; and build infrastructure for people living in rural communities.
The grant and loan amounts are as follows:
Community Facilities Direct Loan:
City of Wakefield $198,000
Community Facilities Disaster Grant:
Adams Township $50,000
Gogebic County $8,400
City of Wakefield $242,000
Houghton County $35,300
Houghton County $35,300
City of Houghton $25,700
City of Wakefield $242,000
Community Facilities Grant:
City of Iron Mountain $14,300
City of Norway $23,200
City of Crystal Falls $27,400
City of Iron River $100,000
Economic Impact Initiative Grant:
Munising Memorial Hospital $63,000
Keweenaw County $18,400
City of Manistique $110,500
