02-31941. 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: [phone]. FAX: [phone].

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 Health Consortium	$500,000
AK	The Health TV Channel, Inc.	500,000
AL	Choctaw County Board of Education	233,262
AL	Conecuh County School District	500,000
AR	Barton-Lexa School District	500,000
AZ	Arizona Western College	391,455
CA	Southern Cal. Tribal Chairmen's Assn. Inc.	479,235
CA	Yosemite Community College District	500,000
CO	Grand River Hospital District	500,000
FL	All Children's Hospital	481,410
GA	South Georgia Governmental Services Authority	499,100
ID	North Idaho Rural Health Consortium	500,000
KS	Hays Medical Center, Inc.	195,000
KS	Barton County Community College	69,550
KY	Saint Joseph Healthcare	90,300
LA	Primary Care Providers for a Healthy Feliciana	67,360
ME	The Aroostook Medical Center	162,543
ME	Visiting Nurse Service of Southern Maine and Seacoast New Hampshire	214,956
ME	St. Joseph Healthcare Inc.	494,750
ME	HealthReach Network d/b/a HealthReach Homecare & Hospice	500,000
MI	Borgess Health Alliance, Inc.	368,183
MN	First Care Medical Service	200,000
MN	Mille Lacs Health System	207,720
MO	Education Plus Network	464,492
MS	Mississippi Blood Services	193,930
MS	Jones County School District	500,000
MS	Brookhaven School District	500,000
MT	Deaconess Billings Clinic Foundation	209,300
MT	Montana State University-Northern	398,785
MT	Eastern Montana Education Telecommunications	430,071
NE	Rural Health Partners, Inc. d.b.a. Heartland Health Alliance	164,640
NE	North Platte Nebraska Hospital Corporation d.b.a Great Plains Regional Medical Center	484,000
NM	University of New Mexico-Gallup	432,526
NY	NYS Office of Children & Family Services	190,279
NY	New York State Office of Children and Family Services	335,000
NY	Schuyler-Chemung-Tioga Board of Cooperative Educational Services	400,998
NY	Copenhagen CSD (Lead Agency)	476,650
NY	Moses-Ludington Hospital	499,800
OH	Martins Ferry City School District (BUCKEYE Project)	213,530
OH	Ohio University Southern Campus	482,518
OK	Canadian Valley Technology Center	309,778
OK	Western Oklahoma State College	415,696
OK	Lane School	497,000
OK	Wapanucka Public School	498,000
OK	Howe Public Schools District I-67	486,928
OR	Rogue Community College	286,486
OR	Samaritan North Lincoln Hospital	317,687
PA	Greene County Industrial Development Authority	456,647
PA	Brownsville Area School District	500,000
PA	Wayne Memorial Hospital, Inc.	500,000
PA	Home Health Services Foundation	500,000
TN	Claiborne County Department of Education	427,972
TN	The University of Tennessee Health Science Center	460,990
TN	The University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy	490,012
TN	Sequatchie County School District	500,000
TX	Palo Alto College	257,760
TX	San Antonio College	312,315
TX	Taft Independent School District	450,595
TX	Texas A&M International University	497,000
TX	Cypress Valley Alliance	500,000
TX	Odem-Edroy ISD	500,000
TX	Education Service Center, Region 2	499,473
UT	Central Utah Educational Services	322,322
VA	Southside Virginia Community College	171,578
VA	Crossroads Rural Entrepreneurial Institute, Inc.	470,700
VA	University of Virginia	73,000
VT	Visiting Nurse Alliance of VT and NH, Inc.	400,000
WA	Wellpinit School District	475,000
WA	Educational Service District 105	470,600
WI	Space Explorers Education Initiatives, Inc.	350,000
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.