Rolla, MO, (April 22, 2024) – The Secure Rural Schools (SRS) program is another way that the USDA Forest Service provides benefits to communities in and around the Forest. SRS provides critical funding for schools, roads, and other municipal services to more than 700 counties across the U.S. and Puerto Rico. Twenty-seven counties across Missouri receive funding through SRS. This comes from a portion of Forest Service funds generated through multi-use activities (such as grazing, timber production, and special use permits) being distributed back to the counties where these activities occur; and for Missouri, that translates to those that serve as the home of Mark Twain National Forest.
This year’s SRS payments (2023 funds) were distributed to states in April 2024. The counties decide how they will utilize the payments, starting with what percentage they want for different categories, known as Title 1, Title 2, and Title 3.
- Title I for roads and schools
- Title II for projects on Federal lands
- Title III for county projects.
Locally the follow counties received funds
| Carter (035) | 147,722.11 |
| Douglas (067) | 105,931.71 |
| Howell (091) | 106,161.76 |
| Oregon (149) | 200,949.65 |
| Ozark (153) | 88,536.62 |
| Ripley (181) | 166,470.56 |
| Shannon (203) | 181,553.60 |
| Texas (215) | 132,771.47 |
| Wright (229) | 17,177.50 |
The 2023 SRS funds going to Missouri total over $2.6 million.
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