A $34 million health center addition and renovation project in Northwood will get federal help after the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development announced a $25.3 million loan for Northwood Deaconess Health Center.
The loan comes from USDA Rural Development’s Community Facilities Program, which provides affordable funding to develop community facilities in rural areas, the Grand Forks Herald reports. In a press release announcing the loan on March 1, USDA Rural Development State Director Erin Oban said the Northwood Deaconess Health Center project is a “perfect example” of small-town leaders and the federal government partnering to help rural communities. Read more.
