The Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service awarded Wave Wireless LLC a $500,000 Project Grant under the Distance Learning and Telemedicine Loans and Grants program (CFDA 10.855). The two-year grant will support Wave Wireless' efforts to expand broadband access and connectivity in Parsons, Kansas through March 2025. Specifically, the funding will address cost overruns experienced by Wave Wireless in its work to improve telecommunications infrastructure and enable distance learning and telemedicine services for rural residents. The Distance Learning and Telemedicine Loans and Grants program aims to increase access to educational and healthcare resources through telecommunications technologies for communities located in remote areas.