Idaho Legislature approves use of $930M federal rural health care grant

By: Laura Guido

Outlets: Idaho Capital Sun

Published: April 2, 2026

Words: 218

Last Updated: 3 months, 1 week ago

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The Idaho Legislature has approved the use of a five-year, nearly $930 million federal grant for rural health care.

Members of the Idaho House of Representative voted 46-20, with four people absent, to approve Senate Bill 1453, a budget bill that provided the needed permission to spend the grant money and created a legislative oversight committee to determine how to do so.

The Senate narrowly approved the bill on Wednesday evening, …

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