Project Grant AGOACOGP2340183

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 U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service awarded a $5,000,000 Community Connect Grant (CFDA #10.863) to Unicom, Inc., a for-profit telecommunications company based in Anchorage, Alaska. The grant, awarded on September 27, 2024, will fund the deployment of broadband transmission services, connection of critical community facilities, and establishment of community centers with free public internet access in rural, economically-challenged areas of Alaska lacking high-speed...

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 $5,000,000 Community Connect Grant to Citizens Telephone Coop on September 27, 2024. The grant will fund a 2-year project to deploy broadband internet infrastructure and provide high-speed connectivity to the rural community of Floyd, VA. The project aims to expand broadband access, enhance educational opportunities, and improve healthcare services in this underserved area. The federal grant program, authorized under CFDA...

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...

This Project Grant award from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) under the Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program (CFDA 11.029) provides $2,000,000.00 to the Agdaagux Tribe of King Cove to deploy 30 public Wi-Fi community access points throughout the community. The project aims to provide reliable and affordable internet access to the local population. The grant was awarded on January 1, 2025, with a targeted completion date of December 31, 2027. As a...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service awarded a $626,084 Community Connect Grant to West Kentucky Rural Telephone Cooperative Corp Inc. in September 2024. The grant will fund the deployment of broadband infrastructure to expand high-speed internet access in the rural community of Mayfield, Kentucky. The Community Connect Grant Program provides financial assistance to eligible entities to connect critical community facilities and establish community centers with free public...

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...

This $243,695 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CFDA 47.070) program will support a collaborative research project led by the University of California, Santa Barbara. The project aims to conduct rigorous measurements and analysis to assess the network connectivity, reliability, and performance of anchor institutions (such as public libraries, schools, and hospitals) that rely on high-quality broadband...

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...