Rural communities want to tap federal funding. But it's hard to know where to start

1.0WAMUhttps://wamu.orgWAMUhttps://wamu.orgRural communities want to tap federal funding. But it's hard to know where to startrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="IlYn1SaXNa"><a href="https://wamu.org/story/23/03/08/rural-communities-want-to-tap-federal-funding-but-its-hard-to-know-where-to-start/">Rural communities want to tap federal funding. But it’s hard to know where to start</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://wamu.org/story/23/03/08/rural-communities-want-to-tap-federal-funding-but-its-hard-to-know-where-to-start/embed/#?secret=IlYn1SaXNa" width="600" height="338" title="“Rural communities want to tap federal funding. But it’s hard to know where to start” — WAMU" data-secret="IlYn1SaXNa" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(c,d){"use strict";var e=!1,o=!1;if(d.querySelector)if(c.addEventListener)e=!0;if(c.wp=c.wp||{},c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage);else if(c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(!t);else if(!(t.secret||t.message||t.value));else if(/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret));else{for(var r,s,a,i=d.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),n=d.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),l=0;l<n.length;l++)n[l].style.display="none";for(l=0;l<i.length;l++)if(r=i[l],e.source!==r.contentWindow);else{if(r.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message){if(1e3<(s=parseInt(t.value,10)))s=1e3;else if(~~s<200)s=200;r.height=s}if("link"===t.message)if(s=d.createElement("a"),a=d.createElement("a"),s.href=r.getAttribute("src"),a.href=t.value,!o.test(a.protocol));else if(a.host===s.host)if(d.activeElement===r)c.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)c.addEventListener("message",c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),d.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",t,!1),c.addEventListener("load",t,!1);function t(){if(o);else{o=!0;for(var e,t,r,s=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE 10"),a=!!navigator.userAgent.match(/Trident.*rv:11\./),i=d.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),n=0;n<i.length;n++){if(!(r=(t=i[n]).getAttribute("data-secret")))r=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),t.src+="#?secret="+r,t.setAttribute("data-secret",r);if(s||a)(e=t.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute("security"),t.parentNode.replaceChild(e,t);t.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:r},"*")}}}}(window,document); </script> https://wamu.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/ap22220620060105_wide-5c9f0309df5706dd2f363ad461007344a95b9320-scaled.jpg25601440The USDA has hired people to help small communities tap the complex web of programs for money they need to address big problems. But that help is only available in select areas.