Pilot broadband cost overrun grant

The Cordova Telephone Cooperative, Inc., doing business as Cordova Telecom Cooperative, received a $5,007,065 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service on March 29, 2023 to support the PILOT BROADBAND COST OVERRUN GRANT. The two-year grant will fund the expansion of broadband internet access in Cordova, Alaska through March 29, 2025.

The award is being provided under the Distance Learning and Telemedicine Loans and Grants program (CFDA 10.855), which aims to improve access to telemedicine and distance learning opportunities in rural communities through telecommunications and related technologies. Specifically, the grant will help address cost overruns associated with Cordova Telecom Cooperative's existing efforts to deliver broadband internet services to residents of Cordova, expanding educational and healthcare access via telemedicine and distance learning applications.