Secure Rural Schools program funding reauthorized for Northwest counties

Secure Rural Schools program funding reauthorized for Northwest counties

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congress has reauthorized funding for the Secure Rural Schools (SRS) program, which plays a crucial role in supporting counties with large amounts of federal land.

Baker County Commissioners applaud passage of Senate Bill 356, the Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization Act

BAKER CITY – (Release from the Baker County Board of Commissioners) The Baker County Board of Commissioners welcomes the passage of Senate Bill 356, the Secure Rural Schools (SRS) Reauthorization Act, restoring critical federal support to timber-dependent counties across the United States. For Baker County, the SRS reauthorization is expected to provide more than $500,000 annually in dependable funding for transportation infrastructure, school s…

Secure Rural Schools Program passes Congress with bipartisan support

After two years in limbo, the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act (SRS) was reauthorized for Fiscal Years 2024-26 with bipartisan support on Dec. 9. In North Carolina, 26 out of the state’s 100 counties receive this federal funding — impacting some of our most rural school districts. Nineteen of those counties were declared federal disaster areas after Hurricane Helene.… The post Secure Rural Schools Program passes Congress…