Project Grant AGOACOGP2340136

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...

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 $5,000,000 Project Grant under the Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program (CFDA 11.029) to the Gila River Indian Community (GRIC) in Sacaton, Arizona. The grant will subsidize broadband service for eligible tribal households, establish digital skills training and technology guidance for the community, and expand the GRTI fiber optic construction apprenticeship program. The award has a performance period from January...

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 U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service awarded a $2,272,640 Community Connect Grant (CFDA 10.863) to Fibercloud, Inc. on September 27, 2024. The two-year grant project, set to be completed by September 27, 2026, aims to deploy broadband infrastructure and provide high-speed internet connectivity to rural, economically-challenged areas in Langley, WA that currently lack adequate broadband access. The grant funds will be used to construct fiber-optic broadband networks...

This Project Grant award from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) under the Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program (CFDA 11.029) will provide $1,000,000.00 to the Agdaagux Tribe of King Cove to deploy 30 public Wi-Fi community access points throughout the King Cove, AK community. The project aims to deliver reliable and affordable internet access to the tribal community. The award period spans from January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2027. As a federally recognized...

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 Universidad Ana G. Mendez, Carolina Campus (UAGM-CC) was awarded a $1,510,941 Project Grant from the Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration under the Connecting Minority Communities Pilot Program (CFDA 11.028). The grant will support the UAGM-CC Broadband Digital Inclusion Project, which has five components to address digital inclusion challenges in Puerto Rico. Activities include providing low-income and in-need UAGM-CC students with computers,...