Western Illinois using federal grant for rural development
Posted September 19, 2016 7:00 am
MACOMB, Ill. (AP) - Western Illinois University says it plans to use a federal grant to continue a program aimed at helping rural communities in the state.
A news release from Western Illinois said Monday that the school will use a $96,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to help pay for Western's Peace Corps Fellows Program in Community Development.
Karen Mauldin-Curtis is the program manager. She said the program sends graduate students to rural areas to help coordinate community and economic development projects.
She said the USDA has spent more than $800,000 on Western's program over the past 20 years.
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