Project Grant 2108I2211
- The Department of Commerce National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) awarded a $30,502,000 Middle Mile (Broadband) Grant Program (CFDA 11.033) Project Grant to Scott County Telephone Cooperative (SCTC), a non-profit telecommunications provider. The grant will fund the construction of 155 miles of new fiber optic cable to expand middle-mile infrastructure and enable last-mile broadband expansion in rural and underserved communities across a 13-county area of Central...
- The Rural Utilities Service, a civilian agency within the U.S. Department of Agriculture, has awarded a $25,000,000 Project Grant through the Rural eConnectivity Pilot Program (CFDA 10.752) to the Scott County Telephone Cooperative, a non-profit telecommunications provider. This funding will support the deployment of middle-mile broadband infrastructure and a self-protected ring network to expand high-speed internet access across rural and underserved communities in Central Appalachia. Past...
- The Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service awarded a $12.19 million Project Grant to Thacker-Grigsby Telephone Company, Incorporated on September 7, 2022 to support broadband infrastructure deployment and connectivity in Hindman, Kentucky. The funding will support Thacker-Grigsby's efforts to expand broadband access in rural areas as part of the ReConnect Program's goal of facilitating internet access in underserved rural communities without sufficient broadband access....
- The Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service awarded a $900,000 Project Grant to Scott County Telephone Cooperative through the Distance Learning and Telemedicine Loans and Grants program (CFDA 10.855). The grant will support the delivery of broadband internet access and related telecommunications services to rural communities in Gate City, Virginia from March 2023 through March 2025. Specifically, the funding will help address cost overruns associated with the awardee's existing...
- The Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service awarded a $9,407,794.00 Project Grant to Peoples Rural Telephone Cooperative Corp Inc. under the Rural eConnectivity Pilot Program (CFDA 10.752). This grant, funded through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, will be used to facilitate broadband deployment in the rural area of McKee, KY 40447, USA. The goal of the ReConnect Program is to expand broadband access to rural areas lacking sufficient service. The grant has an award date...
- This $2,293,038 federal Project Grant award from the Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) Middle Mile (Broadband) Grant Program (CFDA 11.033) will fund the construction of 11.5 miles of new fiber optic cable and the addition of two new wireless tower sites to expand high-speed internet access in the Oriva Hills area. The project aims to facilitate 100/20 Mbps fixed wireless service to nearly every unserved residence by upgrading microwave...
- The Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service awarded Scott County Telephone Company a $1,680,750 Project Grant under the Distance Learning and Telemedicine Loans and Grants program (CFDA 10.855) on September 20, 2022. The grant will support Scott County Telephone Company's PILOT BROADBAND GRANT project through September 20, 2024 to encourage and improve the use of telecommunications and related technologies to provide educational and medical benefits through distance learning and...
- The Department of Commerce National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) awarded Horizon Telcom Inc. a $48,275,817 Project Grant under the Middle Mile (Broadband) Grant Program (CFDA 11.033). The grant will fund the Appalachian Ohio Middle Mile Expansion Project to deploy 239 miles of new middle mile fiber optic infrastructure and make available an additional 711 miles of existing fiber optic lines for open access in underserved areas of southeastern Ohio. This expanded fiber...
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service awarded a $24,798,566.00 Project Grant to Mountain View Rural Fiber LLC under the Rural eConnectivity Pilot Program (CFDA 10.752). The grant will fund infrastructure investments and job creation to expand broadband service in rural areas without sufficient access to broadband. The project is scheduled to be completed by July 13, 2025. The Rural eConnectivity Pilot Program provides loans, grants, and loan/grant combination awards to...
- This $3.7 million Project Grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration supports Sullivan County, New York in developing a countywide wireless broadband network. Funding will be used to purchase, install, and activate long-term evolution wireless broadband communications equipment and backup generators on nine existing or under-construction county-owned emergency communications towers. Modular shelters will also be installed to house equipment. Once completed, the...
PURPOSE: THE SCOTT COUNTY RURAL BROADBAND EXPANSION PROJECT IS A LAST MILE PROJECT LOCATED IN SCOTT COUNTY, KENTUCKY. THE LEAD APPLICATION IS SCOTT COUNTY FISCAL COURT, PROVIDING PROJECT OVERSIGHT, AS WELL AS FINANCIAL AND LEGAL RESPONSIBILITY. THE SUBRECIPIENT ISP IS SPECTRUM, PROVIDING CONSTRUCTION SERVICES TO BUILD OUT AND MAINTAIN NETWORK. CTC TECHNOLOGY AND ENERGY WILL BE A COLLABORATOR AND PROVIDE GRANT CONSULTATION SERVICES.ACTIVITIES: THE PROJECT WILL USE SPECTRUM'S FTTP EPON ARCHITECTURE. THE NETWORK WILL BE ENGINEERED AND MANAGED TO PROVIDE 1 GBPS SYMMETRICAL SERVICE WITH LATENCY WELL BELOW 100 MILLISECONDS. UNDER THE PROPOSED PROJECT, LAST-MILE FTTP EPON FACILITIES WILL BE DEPLOYED IN ALL UNSERVED, RURAL AREAS OF SCOTT COUNTY. THE FIBER EXPANSION WILL CONNECT TO SPECTRUM'S CURRENT UPSTREAM HUB LOCATIONS, THEN TO SPECTRUM'S NATIONAL BACKBONE THROUGH A TIERED NETWORK STRUCTURE. FOR THE PROJECT IN SCOTT COUNTY, KY, SPECTRUM WILL BE ABLE TO LEVERAGE ITS PRE-EXISTING HUB LOCATION IN GEORGETOWN.NEW CUSTOMERS IN THE PROJECT AREA WILL HAVE ACCESS TO SEVERAL INTERNET SPEED OPTIONS, INCLUDING CHARTER'S SPECTRUM INTERNET ASSIST WITH A SPEED OF 30/4 MBPS FOR $17.99/MONTH UP TO INTERNET GIG SERVICE WITH A SPEED OF 1/1 GBPS AT $134.99/MONTH.THE APPLICANT REQUESTS AN EXTENSION OF ONE YEAR. THE PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE FOR THIS PROJECT WILL BE TWO YEARS.OUTCOMES: THIS PROJECT WILL CONSTRUCT APPROXIMATELY 412.7 FIBER ROUTE MILES TO SERVE 5,351 UNSERVED HOUSEHOLDS IN THE PROJECT AREA, REACHING 100% OF CURRENTLY UNSERVED HOMES. THIS PROJECT WILL SERVE THE AREA WITH QUALIFYING BROADBAND SERVICE OF A MINIMUM OF 30/4 MBPS UP TO 1/1 GBPS.BENEFICIARIES: THE PROJECT WILL BRING 412.7 MILES OF NEW FIBER TO SCOTT COUNTY AND CONNECT 5,351 HOUSEHOLDS, 273 BUSINESSES, AND 14 ANCHOR INSTITUTIONS.SUBRECIPIENT ACT: THE SUBRECIPIENT OF FEDERAL FUNDS FOR THIS PROJECT IS SPECTRUM, THE INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDER PROVIDING CONSTRUCTION SERVICES TO BUILD OUT AND MAINTAIN THE NETWORK.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $0 | 3/3/25 | ||
| Not listed | $0 | 2/28/24 | ||
| Not listed | $3.1m | 2/25/22 | ||
| Not listed | $3.1m | 2/25/22 |