The money becomes an asset of the ICF, with distributions designated for your area. Grants are made to projects recommended by your local advisory committee. ICF charges a minimal fee to cover administrative costs. Applications are due Oct. 8 for projects which support disenfranchised and low income people in rural communities who have some experience with computers and the internet to educate their communities and advocate equity in telecommunications policies. Rural Technical Assistance Program , created through Mountain States Group Rural Health Education Center, the Idaho Health Facilities Authority and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, will help in the areas of Finance, Legal, Community Assessment and Organizational Development for rural community health leaders.
Costs are partially or completely subsidized, depending on specific needs.
Consultants are working in Malad, Soda Springs, Grangeville, American Falls, Kellogg, and Weiser. The ground water was found to be contaminated with a banned pesticide in 1993. This provides a use for the straw, as an alternative to burning, which has been banned in Washington. Efforts to curb the burning are underway in Idaho. Neighborhood Housing Services, Inc. in Boise is one of 30 grant recipients from Housing and Urban Develoment.