[Federal Register: December 19, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 244)] [Notices] [Page 77742-77743] From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov] [DOCID:fr19de02-19] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Rural Utilities Service Announcement of Grant Awards Under the RUS Distance Learning and Telemedicine Grant Program AGENCY: Rural Utilities Service, USDA. ACTION: Notice of applications selected to receive grant awards. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Rural Utilities Service (RUS) hereby announces the recipients that were selected to receive grant awards during fiscal year (FY) 2002 under the Distance Learning and Telemedicine Grant Program. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Marilyn J. Morgan, Chief, Distance Learning and Telemedicine Branch, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Rural Utilities Service, STOP 1550, Room 2845, South Building, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20250-1701. Telephone: (202) 720-0413. FAX: (202) 720-1051. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to 7 CFR 1703.101, RUS is hereby publishing the names of the 71 organizations that have been awarded $27,139,772 in grants under 7 CFR part 1703, subpart D, Distance Learning and Telemedicine Grant Program. The recipients are as follows: USDA, Rural Utilities Service, Telecommunications Program FY 2002 Distance Learning and Telemedicine Grant Awards ------------------------------------------------------------------------ State Grantee Amount ------------------------------------------------------------------------ AK.............................. Alaska Native Tribal $500,000 Health Consortium. AK.............................. The Health TV Channel, 500,000 Inc.. AL.............................. Choctaw County Board of 233,262 Education. AL.............................. Conecuh County School 500,000 District. AR.............................. Barton-Lexa School 500,000 District. AZ.............................. Arizona Western College.. 391,455 CA.............................. Southern Cal. Tribal 479,235 Chairmen's Assn. Inc.. CA.............................. Yosemite Community 500,000 College District. CO.............................. Grand River Hospital 500,000 District. FL.............................. All Children's Hospital.. 481,410 GA.............................. South Georgia 499,100 Governmental Services Authority. ID.............................. North Idaho Rural Health 500,000 Consortium. KS.............................. Hays Medical Center, Inc. 195,000 KS.............................. Barton County Community 69,550 College. KY.............................. Saint Joseph Healthcare.. 90,300 LA.............................. Primary Care Providers 67,360 for a Healthy Feliciana. ME.............................. The Aroostook Medical 162,543 Center. ME.............................. Visiting Nurse Service of 214,956 Southern Maine and Seacoast New Hampshire. ME.............................. St. Joseph Healthcare 494,750 Inc.. ME.............................. HealthReach Network d/b/a 500,000 HealthReach Homecare & Hospice. MI.............................. Borgess Health Alliance, 368,183 Inc.. MN.............................. First Care Medical 200,000 Service. MN.............................. Mille Lacs Health System. 207,720 MO.............................. Education Plus Network... 464,492 MS.............................. Mississippi Blood 193,930 Services. MS.............................. Jones County School 500,000 District. MS.............................. Brookhaven School 500,000 District. MT.............................. Deaconess Billings Clinic 209,300 Foundation. MT.............................. Montana State University- 398,785 Northern. MT.............................. Eastern Montana Education 430,071 Telecommunications. NE.............................. Rural Health Partners, 164,640 Inc. d.b.a. Heartland Health Alliance. NE.............................. North Platte Nebraska 484,000 Hospital Corporation d.b.a Great Plains Regional Medical Center. NM.............................. University of New Mexico- 432,526 Gallup. NY.............................. NYS Office of Children & 190,279 Family Services. NY.............................. New York State Office of 335,000 Children and Family Services. [[Page 77743]] NY.............................. Schuyler-Chemung-Tioga 400,998 Board of Cooperative Educational Services. NY.............................. Copenhagen CSD (Lead 476,650 Agency). NY.............................. Moses-Ludington Hospital. 499,800 OH.............................. Martins Ferry City School 213,530 District (BUCKEYE Project). OH.............................. Ohio University Southern 482,518 Campus. OK.............................. Canadian Valley 309,778 Technology Center. OK.............................. Western Oklahoma State 415,696 College. OK.............................. Lane School.............. 497,000 OK.............................. Wapanucka Public School.. 498,000 OK.............................. Howe Public Schools 486,928 District I-67. OR.............................. Rogue Community College.. 286,486 OR.............................. Samaritan North Lincoln 317,687 Hospital. PA.............................. Greene County Industrial 456,647 Development Authority. PA.............................. Brownsville Area School 500,000 District. PA.............................. Wayne Memorial Hospital, 500,000 Inc.. PA.............................. Home Health Services 500,000 Foundation. TN.............................. Claiborne County 427,972 Department of Education. TN.............................. The University of 460,990 Tennessee Health Science Center. TN.............................. The University of 490,012 Tennessee College of Pharmacy. TN.............................. Sequatchie County School 500,000 District. TX.............................. Palo Alto College........ 257,760 TX.............................. San Antonio College...... 312,315 TX.............................. Taft Independent School 450,595 District. TX.............................. Texas A&M International 497,000 University. TX.............................. Cypress Valley Alliance.. 500,000 TX.............................. Odem-Edroy ISD........... 500,000 TX.............................. Education Service Center, 499,473 Region 2. UT.............................. Central Utah Educational 322,322 Services. VA.............................. Southside Virginia 171,578 Community College. VA.............................. Crossroads Rural 470,700 Entrepreneurial Institute, Inc.. VA.............................. University of Virginia... 73,000 VT.............................. Visiting Nurse Alliance 400,000 of VT and NH, Inc.. WA.............................. Wellpinit School District 475,000 WA.............................. Educational Service 470,600 District 105. WI.............................. Space Explorers Education 350,000 Initiatives, Inc.. WV.............................. Glenville State College.. 210,890 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ (Continuation of Announcement of Grant Awards Under the RUS DLT Grant Program). Dated: December 13, 2002. Curtis M. Anderson, Deputy Administrator, Acting for the Administrator, Rural Utilities Service. [FR Doc. 02-31941 Filed 12-18-02; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410-15-P