Senator Reverend Warnock secured $9.1 million in federal funding for projects in rural communities across Georgia

The funding includes $855,000 to construct a community kitchen to feed children and seniors at risk of hunger in Savannah

Senator Warnock also secured over $1,000,000 for the Baxley and Appling County Hospital Authority to upgrade the hospital’s heating, ventilation, and air conditioning system

The funding was secured in the agriculture and rural development appropriations bill, one of the twelve annual bills that funds the federal government

The legislation now goes to the House; if passed, it will then go to the president’s desk to be signed into law

Senator Warnock: “These investments in public health and public safety will go a long way in ensuring our rural communities have the resources needed to deliver for Georgians in every corner of the state”

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA) secured critical funding for public health and safety projects in rural communities across Georgia. The funding was secured in the agriculture and rural development appropriations bill, which is one of several legislative vehicles used to annually fund the federal government. The funding includes $855,000 to construct a community kitchen to feed children and seniors at risk of hunger in Savannah, as well as over $1,000,000 for the Baxley and Appling County Hospital Authority to upgrade the hospital’s heating, ventilation, and air conditioning system. Several of the projects receiving direct federal investments were championed by both Senators Warnock and Jon Ossoff (D-GA).

“As a senator for all Georgians, I am committed to delivering federal investments that improve the health and well-being of our state’s rural communities. These investments in public health and public safety will go a long way in ensuring our rural communities have the resources needed to deliver for Georgians in every corner of the state. We cannot let Washington politics get in the way of delivering this bipartisan funding to Georgia’s rural communities, and I will keep fighting until we get this across the finish line,” said Senator Reverend Warnock.

In addition to funding specific projects across the state that were championed by Senator Warnock, the bill includes $8.2 billion for the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC), a $603 million increase from last year. The bill also provides $1.7 billion for rural housing assistance.

See below for a breakdown of Georgia-based projects championed by Senator Warnock in the agriculture and rural development government funding legislation:

Location	Recipient	Project Description	Funding
Appling Healthcare in Baxley	The Baxley and Appling County Hospital Authority	Upgrade hospital’s outdated HVAC system, increasing air quality and meeting regulatory standards	$1,001,000
Savannah	America’s Second Harvest of Coastal Georgia	Construct a community kitchen to feed children and seniors at risk of hunger	$855,000
McIntosh County	McIntosh County Board of Commissioners	Purchase and deploy a first responder mini ambulance to improve local emergency response capabilities	$36,000
Athens	Athens Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory	Replace outdated incinerator to safely dispose infectious animal waste, safeguarding GA’s agriculture sector and addressing biosecurity threats	$1,900,000
Fort Valley	Fort Valley State University	Renovate institution’s historic Kell Building to establish Center for Agricultural Innovation and Entrepreneurship	$1,000,000
Folkston	Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge	Construct new Nature Center at the refuge for environmental education and eco-tourism development	$1,000,000
Eastman	Eastman Fire Department	Construct new public safety facility	$1,059,000
McIntosh County	McIntosh County	Update and replace communication equipment for public safety in McIntosh County	$2,303,000

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