Pilot broadband cost overrun grant

Dovetel Communications LLC, doing business as Syncglobal Telecom, received a $1,701,330 Project Grant award from the US Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service on March 29, 2023. The grant funding will support the PILOT BROADBAND COST OVERRUN GRANT project through March 29, 2025.

The grant was awarded under the Distance Learning and Telemedicine Loans and Grants program (CFDA 10.855), which aims to improve access to telemedicine and distance learning technologies in rural areas. Specifically, the funding will assist Dovetel Communications LLC with costs exceeding initial estimates for broadband infrastructure deployment, helping the company deliver telemedicine and educational opportunities to residents in the rural town of Bremen, GA through March 2025. The grant addresses the program's goal of expanding access to telehealth and distance learning through telecommunications technologies for rural communities.