Project Grant AGOACOGP2340110

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...

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...

This $2,000,000.00 Project Grant, awarded by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) under the Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program (CFDA 11.029), will deploy 30 public Wi-Fi community access points throughout King Cove, Alaska to provide reliable and affordable internet access to the local community. The project will be implemented by the Agdaagux Tribe of King Cove, a federally recognized tribal government with demonstrated capacity to manage complex federal...

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 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 $15,369,133 ReConnect Program grant to Oregon Telephone Corp, a for-profit small disadvantaged business, to fund broadband infrastructure investments and telecommunication services in Mt. Vernon, Oregon. The ReConnect Program provides loans, grants, and loan/grant combination awards to facilitate broadband deployment in rural areas lacking sufficient broadband access. As a project grantee, Oregon Telephone Corp will leverage the...

The Craig Tribal Association (CTA), a federally recognized tribal government, received a $2,430,181 grant from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration's (NTIA) Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program (CFDA 11.029) to provide no-cost broadband service and prevent disconnection of existing broadband service in the remote community of Craig, Alaska. The grant, awarded on January 1, 2025, will fund a collaborative program between CTA and Alaska Power & Telephone to deliver...

The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) awarded the Habematolel Pomo of Upper Lake a $950,000 grant under the Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program (CFDA 11.029). This competitive Project Grant supports the tribe's "HPUL Connects" proposal to address the digital divide in their community by providing affordable high-speed internet access and technical support resources to all tribal members. The funding will be used to establish and maintain broadband...

This $7,500,000 project grant awarded by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) under the Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program (CFDA 11.029) will enable the Osage Nation in Pawhuska, Oklahoma to provide broadband education, awareness, training, access, equipment, and support to their Native American community. The goal is to enhance broadband use, adoption, and digital inclusion for the Osage Nation's 45,000 residents across 2,304 square miles of largely rural...