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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) understands that distinct rural character is often connected to stewardship for a community’s natural resources, which can be protected by design as rural areas grow.
USDOT partners with EPA to design practicable...
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) honors current and former members of the U.S. Armed Forces and their families by providing them with lifelong benefits, such as healthcare services.
Today, nearly a quarter of U.S. veterans return from active military...
The U.S Department of Labor (DOL) seeks to foster, promote, and develop the welfare of the wage earners, job seekers, and retirees of the United States; improve working conditions; advance opportunities for profitable employment; and assure work-related benefits and rights...
The mission of the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) includes protecting, managing, and studying the nation’s natural resources and cultural heritage, as well as honoring its trust responsibilities to Tribes, Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians, and affiliated island...
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) identifies transportation systems as one of its 16 sectors of critical infrastructure. The U.S. Departments of Homeland Security and Transportation assist each other to bolster the resiliency of rural areas by improving...
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) recognizes that rural areas face unique barriers to accessing and creating cost-effective and efficient clean energy.
Together, the U.S. Departments of Energy and Transportation are investing in rural energy infrastructure for...
Adverse economic impacts such as natural disasters, national health emergencies, plant closures, changing trade and employment patterns, and other events that disrupt a community’s economic base can significantly hinder rural prosperity. The U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC...
Rural productivity, prosperity, and quality of life are all priorities of the Unites States Department of Agriculture (USDA). To better support the 19 percent of Americans living in rural areas, collaborative investments in modernized critical infrastructure must take...
In accordance with Executive Order 13166, the U.S. Department of Transportation issued its Language Access Plan (Plan). This Plan applies to all DOT operating administrations and departmental offices and outlines DOT’s policies, responsibilities, and strategies for providing...