The Department of Commerce National Telecommunications and Information Administration awarded a $87,509,579.61 Project Grant under the Middle Mile (Broadband) Grant Program (CFDA 11.033) to Peninsula Fiber Network LLC, a for-profit limited liability company. The grant will fund the placement of 535 route miles of new middle mile fiber optic infrastructure across Michigan's Upper and Lower Peninsulas. This will create redundant, high-capacity broadband connectivity to over 35,000 unserved or...
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 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 Development Authority of the North Country was awarded a $24,450,000 project grant from the Department of Commerce National Telecommunications and Information Administration under the Middle Mile (Broadband) Grant Program (CFDA 11.033). The grant will fund the construction of 344 miles of open access middle mile fiber optic infrastructure to expand broadband access to underserved and unserved communities in upstate New York. The project aims to provide broadband access to approximately 272...
The County of Cumberland, New Jersey received a $34.5 million Project Grant award from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration under the Middle Mile (Broadband) Grant Program (CFDA 11.033). The grant will fund construction of approximately 220 route miles of fiber optic cable to create an interconnecting series of broadband infrastructure rings throughout Cumberland and Salem counties. This middle mile network aims to expand broadband access and encourage competition among...
The Department of Commerce National Telecommunications and Information Administration awarded a $16,795,000 Middle Mile (Broadband) Grant (CFDA 11.033) to the Blackfoot Telephone Cooperative, Inc. for the purpose of adding 137 miles of new middle mile fiber in remote western Montana. This project will enable affordable broadband access to over 9,600 currently unserved or underserved locations, including 67 anchor institutions, across 42 communities in six counties. The Blackfoot Telephone...
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) awarded Clark County, Nevada a $15,327,460.74 Digital Equity Competitive Grant Program (CFDA 11.036) grant to support efforts to achieve digital equity, promote digital inclusion activities, and spur greater adoption of broadband among covered populations. The project activities include capacity building for county departments and partner organizations through digital literacy and navigation training, a device distribution and...
Zayo Group LLC received a $91.9 million project grant award from the Department of Commerce National Telecommunications and Information Administration under the Middle Mile (Broadband) Grant Program (CFDA 11.033). The grant will fund construction of a new 644-mile underground fiber route from Dallas to El Paso, Texas to expand broadband access in rural areas. Zayo will build the middle mile infrastructure to directly or indirectly connect 236 community anchor institutions, including five...
The University of Nevada, Reno (UNR) received a $649,988 Project Grant award from the Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program (CFDA 10.310). The project aims to determine how broadband access can be leveraged to alleviate rural health disparities, with goals related to improving policy design, broadband access, nutrition security, and assessing the impacts of COVID-19. Key activities include...
The Department of Transportation Nevada received a $24,009,830 Project Grant award on July 11, 2024 under the U.S. Department of Transportation's National Infrastructure Investments (CFDA 20.933) program. The grant will fund roadway improvements along US Route 50 and US Route 93 in White Pine County and Carson City, Nevada. Key project elements include complete street restriping, roadway reconstruction, new curb, gutter, and sidewalk construction, bike lane installation, ADA upgrades, drainage...