The Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service awarded a $9.56 million Project Grant to Hamilton County Telephone Co-Op through the Distance Learning and Telemedicine Loans and Grants program. The grant will support the delivery of broadband internet access and related telecommunications services to rural areas in Dahlgren, Illinois from March 2023 through March 2025. The Distance Learning and Telemedicine Loans and Grants program aims to improve access to educational and medical...
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 Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service awarded a $18.1 million Project Grant to MC Donough Telephone Cooperative under the Rural eConnectivity Pilot Program (CFDA 10.752). The grant will support infrastructure investments and jobs to expand broadband service in Colchester, Illinois from January 2023 through January 2025. Consistent with the goals of the ReConnect Program to facilitate broadband deployment in rural areas without sufficient access, the funding will be used to...
The Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service awarded Home Telephone Company a $18.1 million Project Grant under the Rural eConnectivity Pilot Program (CFDA 10.752) on March 21, 2023. The grant will support Home Telephone Company's provision of broadband infrastructure and connectivity in Madison, Wisconsin through March 21, 2025. As the stated goal of the Rural eConnectivity Pilot Program is expanding broadband access in rural areas lacking sufficient service, this award will likely...
This Project Grant award for $642,651.00 was provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service under the Rural eConnectivity Pilot Program (CFDA 10.752). The grant funding will support the deployment of broadband infrastructure and services in the rural Jerseyville, IL region by the for-profit company Grafton Technologies, Inc. The overall goal is to expand high-speed internet connectivity to underserved rural communities to enable economic development and improve access...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service awarded Wabash Telephone Cooperative Inc. a $24,278,745.00 Project Grant under the Rural eConnectivity Pilot Program (CFDA 10.752) to fund infrastructure investments and job creation to expand broadband service in Louisville, IL by July 31, 2025. This grant, along with previous awards from the ReConnect Program, demonstrates Wabash Telephone Cooperative's role in implementing federal initiatives aimed at increasing high-speed internet...
The Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service awarded a $4,346,908 Community Connect Grant (CFDA 10.863) to Chibardun Telephone Cooperative, Inc. on September 27, 2024. The 2-year grant will fund the deployment of fiber-optic broadband infrastructure to expand high-speed internet access in rural areas of Cameron, Wisconsin that currently lack adequate connectivity. The project aims to create over 50 new jobs and retain more than 600 existing positions by improving broadband access...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service awarded a $24,798,566.00 Project Grant to Mountain View Rural Fiber LLC under the Rural eConnectivity Pilot Program (CFDA 10.752). The grant will fund infrastructure investments and job creation to expand broadband service in rural areas without sufficient access to broadband. The project is scheduled to be completed by July 13, 2025. The Rural eConnectivity Pilot Program provides loans, grants, and loan/grant combination awards to...
The Hayneville Telephone Co Inc. was awarded a $24,781,800 Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service on September 7, 2022 to be completed by September 7, 2024. The funding is provided through the Rural eConnectivity Pilot Program (CFDA #10.752) to facilitate broadband deployment in rural areas without sufficient access. Under the award, Hayneville Telephone Co Inc. will use the grant funding to expand broadband service infrastructure and connectivity in...
The County of Bamberg received a $12,000,000 project grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service under the Rural eConnectivity Pilot Program (CFDA 10.752) to facilitate broadband deployment and create jobs in underserved rural areas of Bamberg County, South Carolina. The grant funding will be used to expand broadband service access to rural communities lacking sufficient connectivity by July 2025. This project grant award is part of the County's broader strategy to...