The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service awarded a $471,007,955 Project Grant under the New Empowering Rural America (New ERA) Program (CFDA 10.758) to Dairyland Power Cooperative, a non-profit electric utility headquartered in La Crosse, Wisconsin. The grant will fund the deployment of 240 miles of fiber optic cable to improve broadband access across rural communities in Wisconsin, Iowa, and Minnesota over a performance period from September 2024 to September 2026. The New...
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration awarded Dakota Carrier Network, LLC $43,801,276.61 through the Middle Mile (Broadband) Grant Program (CFDA 11.033) to upgrade and expand fiber optic network infrastructure across North Dakota from July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2025. As the prime recipient, DCN will add over 600 leased fiber route miles and upgrade electronics to support increased network demand. Subrecipients Bek Communications Cooperative and Dakota Central...
Mid American Energy Company was awarded a $75.7 million Project Grant from the Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration under the Middle Mile (Broadband) Grant Program (CFDA 11.033). The grant will support the expansion of middle mile broadband infrastructure in central and western Iowa through the construction of 775 miles of new fiber optic lines and opening 1,365 miles of existing fiber to public use. This infrastructure development aims to...
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...
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 Economic Development Administration awarded a $5.7 million Project Grant to Chibardun Telephone Cooperative, Inc. under the Investments for Public Works and Economic Development Facilities program (CFDA 11.300) on August 26, 2021. The funding will support Chibardun installing over 70 miles of broadband fiber-optic cable across Barron and Washburn Counties in Wisconsin. This infrastructure buildout will serve as the backbone for future broadband expansion by the awardee to increase internet...
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 U.S. Department of Commerce National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) awarded a $150,799,819.89 Middle Mile (Broadband) Grant (CFDA 11.033) to QSH Parent Holdco LLC to design, plan, and construct a 1,051-mile fiber optic network connecting the communities of Nome, Emmonak, Naknek, King Salmon, Igiugig, and Homer, Alaska. The project aims to expand and improve middle mile infrastructure to enable last-mile providers to offer competitive, high-speed broadband services...
This $14,122,353 Project Grant awarded on November 22, 2024 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service under the Distance Learning and Telemedicine (DLT) Grants program (CFDA 10.855) will fund Mienergy Cooperative's deployment of advanced telecommunications infrastructure and services to improve distance learning and telemedicine capabilities in the rural Rushford, Minnesota area. The grant supports Mienergy Cooperative's efforts to extend educational and medical...
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...
Dairyland Power Cooperative received a $30.4 million project grant award from the Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration under the Middle Mile Broadband Infrastructure Grant Program (CFDA 11.033). The grant will support Dairyland Power Cooperative's implementation of its Tri-State Fiber Deployment Project to install 240 miles of fiber optic cable on existing electric transmission lines between July 2023 and June 2026. This fiber deployment will expand middle mile broadband infrastructure across rural communities in Wisconsin, Iowa, and Minnesota that are currently unserved or underserved. Specifically, the project aims to install 17,136 strand miles of fiber optic cable on transmission lines passing through nine counties. This expanded infrastructure will enable local internet service providers to offer affordable high-speed broadband access to residents and businesses. The project aims to support economic development, connectivity needs of distributed energy resources, and mission-critical utility operations through open access fiber networks. No subrecipient activities are associated with this award.