(Nevada Appeal Capitol Bureau) - Sen. Harry Reid has announced a series of federal grants including funding for public transit improvements in Carson City and Churchill County.
The $2.1 million grant to the Nevada Department of Transportation will help pay for improvements for Carson City maintenance and bus stops. Churchill County will receive two paratransit vehicles for services near Fallon.
There also will be funding in that grant for alternative fuel vehicles for the Tahoe Basin.
"Without bus service, some residents can't get to the grocery store, the doctor's office or even to their jobs," said Reid.
In addition, Reid announced $1.2 million in federal funding to enhance broadband access in Nevada's schools. The money will be used to make major improvements to NevadaNet, the high-speed system which provides Internet connectivity to remote areas, rural centers and the state's Indian tribes among others.