Project Grant AGOACOGP2340239

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 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 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 grant will fund the deployment of a broadband transmission service in the rural community of Langley, WA over a two-year performance period ending September 27, 2026. The project aims to connect all critical community facilities, residential premises, and businesses in the underserved area to high-speed internet services of at...

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 Project Grant award from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (CFDA 11.029 - Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program) provides $2,500,000.00 to the Gila River Indian Community (GRIC) to expand broadband access and digital inclusion initiatives in the tribal community. The key products and services to be delivered through this 3-year grant (1/1/2025 - 12/31/2027) include: Subsidizing broadband service for eligible Tribal households to improve connectivity....

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,...

This federal Project Grant award of $5,000,000.00 was made on September 27, 2024 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service under the Community Connect Grant Program (CFDA #10.863). The grant recipient, Unicom, Inc., a for-profit telecommunications company based in Anchorage, Alaska, will use the funds to deploy broadband transmission services and establish community centers with free high-speed internet access in rural, economically-challenged communities in Alaska that...

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 United States Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service awarded a $4,346,908 Community Connect Grant (CFDA 10.863) to Chibardun Telephone Cooperative, Inc. to expand broadband infrastructure and connectivity in rural Wisconsin. The project aims to install over 70 miles of fiber-optic cable across Barron and Washburn Counties, with the goal of creating over 50 new jobs and retaining more than 600 existing positions. Additionally, the grant supports the establishment of community...