The Federal Communications Commission awarded a $420,000 Project Grant under the Affordable Connectivity Outreach Grant Program (CFDA 32.011) to the Oregon Institute For A Better Way, a woman-owned non-profit organization. The grant will provide funding and resources to increase awareness and participation in the Affordable Connectivity Program among eligible low-income households in Oregon who need affordable broadband access for work, education, healthcare, and civic engagement. The grant...
This $5,000,000 federal Project Grant was awarded on September 27, 2024 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service under the Community Connect Grant Program (CFDA #10.863). The grant recipient, Unicom, Inc., a for-profit telecommunications company based in Anchorage, Alaska, will use the funds to deploy broadband transmission services and establish community centers with free high-speed internet access in rural, economically-challenged communities in Alaska that currently...
The Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service awarded Teleguam Holdings LLC dba GTA a $29,767,352 Project Grant under the Rural eConnectivity Pilot Program (CFDA 10.752) on September 13, 2022. The grant will support GTA's delivery of broadband infrastructure and connectivity services to expand access in rural areas of Tamuning, Guam through September 13, 2024. The Rural eConnectivity Pilot Program aims to facilitate broadband deployment in rural locales currently lacking sufficient...
Oklahoma Western Telephone Co, doing business as Star Search Rural TV, was awarded a $1,795,159 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service on November 22, 2021. The grant is part of the Community Connect Grant Program (CFDA 10.863) and will support the deployment of broadband transmission services in rural Clayton, Oklahoma where such services do not currently exist. Under the award, the awardee will connect all critical community facilities to broadband and...
The federal Project Grant award of $4,288,118 was provided by the United States Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service under the Community Connect Grant Program (CFDA 10.863). The funding will support Direct Communications Rockland, Inc., a self-certified small disadvantaged business located in Rockland, Idaho, to deploy broadband transmission services and establish community centers with free internet access in rural, economically-challenged areas of Rockland that currently lack...
This $1,500,000.00 Project Grant award from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) under the Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program (CFDA 11.029) will enable the Agdaagux Tribe of King Cove to deploy 30 public Wi-Fi community access points throughout their community. The project aims to provide reliable and affordable internet access to the local population. As a federally recognized tribal government, the Agdaagux Tribe has a robust track record of managing complex...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service awarded a $34,905,000 ReConnect Program project grant to Cordova Telephone Cooperative, Inc. (DBA Cordova Telecom Cooperative) to expand broadband infrastructure and improve telemedicine and distance learning access in its rural service area in Cordova, Alaska. The ReConnect Program is a federal grant program (CFDA 10.752) that provides funding to facilitate broadband deployment in rural areas. Through this grant, Cordova Telephone...
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) awarded a $7,500,000 Project Grant under the Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program (CFDA 11.029) to the Gila River Indian Community (GRIC) in Sacaton, Arizona. The grant will be used to subsidize broadband service for eligible tribal households, establish digital skill training and technology guidance for the community, and expand the GRTI fiber optic construction apprenticeship program. The award has an initial term from...
The federal Project Grant award of $4,544,350.00 was provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service under the Community Connect Grant Program (CFDA 10.863) to the Spokane Regional Broadband Development Authority Broadlinc. The grant, awarded on September 27, 2024, will fund the deployment of broadband transmission services and the establishment of community centers with free internet access in rural, economically-challenged areas of Spokane, WA that currently lack...
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...