肯塔基州东部获逾2200万美元联邦补助 用于医疗、基建与经济发展项目
Corbin——肯塔基州州长 Andy Beshear 与联邦众议员 Hal Rogers 10月9日在 Corbin 举行的「塑造阿巴拉契亚地区」（SOAR）峰会上宣布，肯塔基州东部社区获得逾2,200万美元联邦补助，支持医疗、应急服务、基础设施、能源、教育、旅游与经济发展。
州长办公室介绍，资金来自 Rogers 2016年创立的「废弃矿地经济振兴」（AMLER）计划，该计划十年间获联邦拨款逾13亿美元，其中逾2.8亿美元投向肯塔基州的120个项目。本轮补助包括向 Leslie County 财政法院拨400万美元新装天然气管线，服务家庭、企业与学校；London 会议与旅游委员会获350万美元用于 Wilderness Road Event Center。Beshear 说，东肯塔基人曾支撑国家走过两次世界大战与工业革命，这些投资将帮助该地区家庭实现安居乐业。据州能源与环境厅数据，截至6月30日全州煤矿就业不足3,400人，今年上半年因 Pike County 一家煤矿运营商破产等原因减少约300个岗位。
信息来源：联邦众议员 Hal Rogers 办公室、WEKU
More Than $22 Million in Federal Grants Announced for Eastern Kentucky Communities
CORBIN — Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear and U.S. Representative Hal Rogers announced on October 9 at the Shaping Our Appalachian Region (SOAR) Summit in Corbin more than $22 million in federal grants for Eastern Kentucky communities, supporting healthcare, emergency services, infrastructure, energy, education, tourism and economic development.
The funding comes through the Abandoned Mine Lands Economic Revitalization (AMLER) program, established by Congressman Rogers in 2016. More than $1.3 billion in federal funding has gone to AMLER since its founding, of which more than $280 million has been awarded for 120 projects in Kentucky. The new grants include $4 million to the Leslie County Fiscal Court to install new gas lines serving homes, businesses and schools, and $3.5 million to the City of London Convention and Tourism Commission toward the Wilderness Road Event Center. "The people of Eastern Kentucky have supported this country through two world wars, our Industrial Revolution and by building the greatest middle class in the history of the world," Beshear said. State data show Kentucky had fewer than 3,400 coal mine jobs as of June 30.
Sources: Office of U.S. Rep. Hal Rogers; WEKU
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