NEWS RELEASE

Biden-Harris Administration Helps Expand Access to Rural Health Care Through Investing in America Agenda

Grants Will Benefit More Than 5 Million People in Rural America

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., July 25, 2023 – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Deputy Secretary Xochitl Torres Small today announced that USDA is expanding access to health care for more than 5 million people living in 39 states and Puerto Rico as part of
President Biden’s Investing in America agenda.

“During one of the most critical times in our nation’s history, the Biden-Harris
Administration responded to deliver immediate economic relief and ensure rural people
have access to quality health care,” Deputy Secretary Torres Small said. “USDA’s
Emergency Rural Health Care Grants are helping strengthen rural America’s health care
infrastructure to build for the future.”

USDA is awarding $129 million in Emergency Rural Health Care Grants to improve health
care facilities in rural towns across the nation. These grants will help 172 rural health
care organizations expand critical services.

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