Daines offers bills to bolster rural areas’ accessibility to federal grants
U.S. Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT) recently introduced two bipartisan bills aimed at ensuring that America’s rural communities have an equal opportunity to apply for federal agriculture and transportation grants. “This legislation will help ensure Montana’s rural counties have better access in competing for, and securing, federal resources that are important to help grow their local economies,” Sen. Daines said. On March 9, Sen. Daines signed on as an original cosponsor of both the More Opportunities for Rural Economies (MORE) from USDA Grants Act, S. 647, and the MORE from DOT Grants Act, S. 649, which are sponsored by U.S. Sen.