Project Grant AGOACOGP2340132

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...

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 U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service awarded a $25,000,000 Rural eConnectivity (ReConnect) Program grant to Arctic Slope Telephone Association Cooperative Inc. (dba Astac), a not-for-profit telecommunications provider in Alaska. The project grant, awarded on Aug 7, 2023, will fund infrastructure investments and job creation to expand broadband availability and connectivity in rural Alaskan communities over a 2-year performance period ending Aug 7, 2025. The ReConnect...

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 Cordova Telephone Cooperative, Inc., doing business as Cordova Telecom Cooperative, received a $3 million Project Grant award 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 fund the deployment of broadband transmission services in Cordova, Alaska through November 22, 2023. The Community Connect Grant Program aims to encourage connectivity in rural communities lacking...

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 federal Project Grant award of $30,323,227 was provided by the United States Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service under the Rural eConnectivity Pilot Program (CFDA 10.752). The grant funds Dena Nena Henash, doing business as Tanana Chiefs Conference (TCC), a non-profit Alaska Native organization, to deliver broadband infrastructure and high-speed internet access in rural areas of interior Alaska. The grant supports the installation of fiber optic and ethernet cabling,...

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...

This $2,393,694 Project Grant award from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) under the Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program (CFDA 11.029) will subsidize broadband service for tribal households, tribal businesses, and communication anchor institutions (CAIs) in Ketchikan, Alaska. The grant will fund the deployment of broadband infrastructure and adoption initiatives to enhance connectivity and enable remote learning, telework, and telehealth capabilities for the...