Pilot broadband cost overrun grant

The Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service awarded a $7,592,507 Project Grant to Southwest Michigan Comm Inc. under the Distance Learning and Telemedicine Loans and Grants program (CFDA 10.855). The grant will support the PILOT BROADBAND COST OVERRUN GRANT to improve access to telemedicine and distance learning services for residents in Bloomingdale, Michigan through March 2025. Specifically, the additional funding will enable the grantee to complete broadband infrastructure projects started under prior funding to expand connectivity in rural areas and increase access to telehealth and online educational programs for underserved communities. The grant is consistent with the purpose of the Distance Learning and Telemedicine Loans and Grants program to promote the use of telecommunications technologies to provide medical and educational benefits to rural populations.