Project Grant AGOACOGP2340215

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 supports the deployment of broadband infrastructure and services in rural, underserved Alaskan communities lacking reliable high-speed internet access. The funding will enable Unicom to construct broadband networks, establish community centers with free internet connectivity, and...

The Community Connect Grant Program, administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service (CFDA 10.863), awarded a $5,000,000 project grant to Citizens Telephone Coop on September 27, 2024. The grant funding will be used to deploy broadband transmission services and establish community centers with free internet access in the rural, economically-challenged community of Floyd, VA 24091. The project aims to connect all critical community facilities, residential premises,...

The federal Project Grant award, provided by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) under the Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program (CFDA 11.029), will subsidize broadband service for eligible tribal households, establish digital skill training and technology guidance for the Gila River Indian Community, and expand the community's fiber optic construction apprenticeship program. This $7,500,000 award, effective January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2027, aims to...

The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) awarded a $7,499,946 Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program (CFDA 11.029) Project Grant to Alaska Village Initiatives (AVI) to deploy a digital equity program serving tribal communities across Alaska. The funding will support AVI's efforts to provide broadband access, digital literacy training, and remote work opportunities in rural Alaska villages. Key program components include distributing digital devices, delivering...

This federal Project Grant award of $1,500,000.00 from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) under the Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program (CFDA 11.029) will provide reliable and affordable internet access by deploying 30 public Wi-Fi community access points throughout the community of King Cove, Alaska. The project period runs from January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2027 and will be implemented by the Agdaagux Tribe of King Cove, a federally recognized Indian...

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...

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,...

The federal Project Grant award of $4,460,000.00 was provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service under the Community Connect Grant Program (CFDA 10.863). The purpose of the grant is to expand broadband internet infrastructure in the rural, economically-challenged community of Millboro, Virginia. The funding will be used by the recipient, B-A-R-C Electric Cooperative, to construct broadband transmission services, establish community centers with free internet...