This EDA investment funds infrastructure improvements to increase broadband accessibility for areas within medina county, texas, a designated opportunity zone
Project Grant Awarded
- Award ID
- 087905521
- Recipient
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Medina County UEI TRVPZC6NT9E4
- Awarding agency
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Economic Development Administration
Department of Commerce
- Obligated
- $627,000
Award facts
- Assistance listing
- 11.307 Economic Adjustment Assistance
- Completion date
- Not on record
- Funding
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- $500,000.00 Federal
- $127,000.00 Non-federal
- Place of performance
- Hondo, TX 78861, USA
Award details come from USAspending.gov.
About this award
This $627,000 project grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration's Economic Adjustment Assistance program funds infrastructure improvements to expand broadband accessibility in Medina County, Texas. The County of Medina will use the award to install fiber optic cable and support structures to provide high-speed internet access to currently underserved areas. Once completed, the broadband infrastructure project will help the region's recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic by attracting and retaining businesses, creating and saving jobs, and promoting private investment and economic resiliency. The EDA program supports regions facing adverse economic changes, and this infrastructure investment will address connectivity gaps hindering Medina County's economic adjustment and recovery.
Description
The project includes the installation of fiber optic cable that supports structures to provide high-speed internet access. In addition, the project will provide improved communication capabilities in times of disasters, emergencies, and inclement weather. Once completed, the project will help the region with recovery efforts from the covid-19 pandemic, attract and retain businesses, create and save jobs, promote private investment, and advance economic resiliency throughout the region.
Quick answers
Who received award 087905521?
087905521 was awarded to Medina County by Economic Development Administration (Department of Commerce) on November 18, 2021.
How much is award 087905521 worth?
$627,000 has been obligated on 087905521: $500,000 in federal funding and $127,000 in non-federal funding.
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