Project Grant CLSS00000063245

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service awarded Unicom, Inc., a for-profit telecommunications company based in Anchorage, Alaska, a $5,000,000 Community Connect Grant (CFDA #10.863) on September 27, 2024. The grant funding will be used to deploy broadband transmission services, connect critical community facilities, and establish community centers with free public internet access in rural, economically-challenged communities in Alaska where high-speed internet service does...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service awarded a $5,000,000 Community Connect Grant to Citizens Telephone Coop in Floyd, VA. The grant, under CFDA Program 10.863, is intended to expand broadband internet infrastructure in the rural, economically-challenged community where high-speed service does not currently exist. The funding will be used by the awardee to deploy fiber-optic broadband transmission services, connect critical community facilities, and establish community...

The Rural Utilities Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture awarded a $4,005,012 Community Connect Grant to Star Telephone Company, Inc. on September 27, 2024. The two-year grant will fund the deployment of broadband infrastructure in the rural community of Maringouin, Louisiana to provide high-speed internet access to underserved homes, businesses, and critical community anchor institutions. This project aligns with the objectives of the Community Connect Grant Program (CFDA 10.863) to...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service awarded a $4,504,550 Community Connect Grant (CFDA 10.863) to Premier Holdings, LLC (DBA Premier Broadband, LLC) on September 27, 2024. The two-year grant project, scheduled for completion by September 27, 2026, aims to deploy broadband transmission services, connect critical community facilities, and establish community centers with free public internet access in a rural, economically-challenged area of Dallas, TX. The grant...

The Peoples Telecom, LLC was awarded a $1,795,115 Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service under the Distance Learning and Telemedicine Loans and Grants program (CFDA 10.855). The grant will support the delivery of broadband internet access to rural communities in McKee, KY through Mar 2025. Specifically, the funding will be used to address cost overruns associated with the PILOT BROADBAND project, helping to ensure residents in the targeted rural area can...

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...

This Project Grant award from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) under the Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program (CFDA 11.029) provides $950,000 to the Habematolel Pomo of Upper Lake tribe. The funding supports the tribe's "HPUL Connects" proposal to establish affordable high-speed internet access and technical support services for all tribal members. Key objectives include achieving universal broadband connectivity, empowering digital inclusion,...

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...

This $2,293,038 federal Project Grant award from the Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) Middle Mile (Broadband) Grant Program (CFDA 11.033) will fund the construction of 11.5 miles of new fiber optic cable and the addition of two new wireless tower sites to expand high-speed internet access in the Oriva Hills area. The project aims to facilitate 100/20 Mbps fixed wireless service to nearly every unserved residence by upgrading microwave...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service awarded a $9,472,875 Project Grant to Pembroke Telephone Co Inc., a for-profit woman-owned small business in Georgia, under the Rural eConnectivity Pilot Program (CFDA 10.752). The funding will support infrastructure investments and job creation to expand high-speed broadband access in rural, underserved areas around Pembroke. Key products and services to be delivered include the deployment of broadband networks, installation of...