WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Sen. Mike Crapo issued the following news release:
U.S. Senators for Idaho Mike Crapo and Jim Risch, U.S. Representatives Mike Simpson and Russ Fulcher, and Idaho State Treasurer Julie Ellsworth announced Idaho counties will receive a total of $24 million in payments for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 under the Secure Rural Schools (SRS) program. Under Idaho law, 30 percent of SRS funding goes to counties to help fund schools, and the remaining 70 percent is allocated for roads, bridges and other infrastructure projects.
The U.S. Forest Service and the U.S. Bureau of Land Management administer the funds. Payment levels are based on a formula including economic activity, timber harvest levels and other considerations that va...