WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Sen. Mark Kelly issued the following press release:
Today, Senators Mark Kelly (D-AZ) and John Barrasso (R-WY) introduced bipartisan legislation to make federal grants more accessible for rural communities across the country. The EDA Short Form Application Act (https://www.kelly.senate.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/EDA.pdf) would require the Economic Development Administration (EDA) to work with leaders in rural communities to streamline and simplify the grant application process.
"Too many rural communities have great ideas to grow their local economies but get stuck navigating complicated federal paperwork," said Kelly. "By creating a short form application and working directly with rural leaders, we're making i...