From Greenville, Miss., and Sunset, La., to Brandywine, Md., Harris has traveled to “far-off, non-traditional locales” compared to her other national Democratic counterparts, Eugene writes.

“Weeks after the bipartisan infrastructure bill was passed into law, Harris convened a briefing with administration officials to go over the part of the bill related to charging stations for electric vehicles — an interest that had animated her dating back to her time in California politics. As staff went from page to page of the briefing document, she peppered them with questions. How would 500,000 charging stations be built and distributed? Who would build them? What would it mean for overlooked communities?”

These questions, according to White House officials, have determined where Harris ends up traveling.

“The electoral benefits of going to remote communities in non-swing states seem decidedly limited for those in the Beltway, especially at a time when the White House is trying to turn around its polling nosedive and gain praise for the state of the jobs market. But administration officials contend that the symbolism of a vice presidential trip matter, and that when it’s tied with some larger announcement, it has a clear downstream upside.”

“It’s not necessarily that we’re going to win Mississippi or Louisiana, but it makes a difference in people knowing that they’re seen and they’re heard,” senior adviser to the president Cedric Richmond told POLITICO.

Related: The Agriculture Department on Friday announced more than $238 million in funding from the infrastructure law for the Secure Rural Schools program, which aims to help states and counties fund local services otherwise at risk because of a decline in timber sales revenue, reports your host. Payments will begin to roll out in the coming days.

How it works: The infrastructure law reauthorized the program — which provides funding for projects on rural roads and schools, federal lands and county projects — for fiscal 2021 through 2023.

There’s also money for forests: The Forest Service gets a portion of the funds to support projects that improve forest conditions. Resource advisory committees, made up of residents representing varied interests and areas of expertise, review and recommend projects that meet their local needs, according to USDA.