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 Southwestern Bell Telephone Company a $16,036,684 Project Grant under the Rural eConnectivity Pilot Program (CFDA 10.752) on September 12, 2022. The grant will support broadband deployment projects through September 12, 2024. The Rural eConnectivity Pilot Program aims to expand broadband access in rural areas currently lacking sufficient connectivity. As the awardee, Southwestern Bell Telephone Company, doing business as AT&T,...
This $9,256,350 project grant was awarded to SWC Telesolutions Inc. by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service under the Rural eConnectivity Pilot Program (CFDA 10.752). The grant funds will be used to support broadband infrastructure deployment and internet access services in rural Albuquerque, New Mexico from July 2023 through July 2025. This grant is part of the Rural eConnectivity Pilot Program, which aims to expand broadband service to rural areas without sufficient...
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 Beehive Telephone Co., Inc., Nevada, a for-profit, woman-owned small business, was awarded a $596,496 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Utilities Service under the Rural eConnectivity Pilot Program (CFDA 10.752) to facilitate broadband infrastructure investments and job creation activities in Lake Point, Utah from July 2023 to July 2025. The company has a history of receiving USDA Rural Utilities Service grants to support rural broadband deployment, distance...
The Rural Utilities Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture awarded a $6.3 million Project Grant to Silver Star Telephone Company, Inc. of Freedom, Wyoming under the Rural eConnectivity Pilot Program (CFDA #10.752). The grant funding will support infrastructure investments and jobs to expand broadband service in rural areas as part of the ReConnect Program. The ReConnect Program aims to facilitate broadband deployment in rural communities lacking sufficient access, with an essential goal...
The Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service awarded a $12,000,000 Project Grant to Orangeburg County, South Carolina under the Rural eConnectivity Pilot Program (CFDA 10.752) to facilitate broadband deployment in rural areas. The funding will be used to expand high-speed internet access and infrastructure in underserved communities within Orangeburg County over a 2-year period from July 2023 to July 2025. This grant supports the essential goal of the ReConnect Program to deliver...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service awarded a $3,789,112 Project Grant under the Distance Learning and Telemedicine (DLT) Loans and Grants program (CFDA 10.855) to South Central Communications, Inc. in Kanab, Utah. The grant, awarded on December 11, 2024, will fund the acquisition and deployment of advanced telecommunications technologies to extend educational and medical applications to underserved rural communities in the region. The two-year project aims to improve...
The Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service awarded a $17,897,482.00 Project Grant to Copper Valley Telephone Cooperative Incorporated under the Rural eConnectivity Pilot Program (CFDA 10.752). The grant funding will be used to facilitate broadband deployment in rural areas of Valdez, Alaska over a 2-year period from May 3, 2023 to May 3, 2025. The goal of the ReConnect Program is to expand broadband access to rural areas without sufficient access to high-speed internet. The grant...
The Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service awarded a $1,993,775.00 Project Grant to the Prairieburg Telephone Company, Incorporated under the Rural eConnectivity Pilot Program (CFDA 10.752) to facilitate broadband deployment in rural areas. The project aims to expand broadband service to rural areas without sufficient access to broadband. The grant will fund the products and services provided by the Prairieburg Telephone Company, Inc. to achieve this goal over the 2-year project...