The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service awarded a $30,970,030 Project Grant to Arctic Slope Telephone Association Cooperative Inc. (ASTAC) under the Distance Learning and Telemedicine (DLT) Loans and Grants program (CFDA 10.855). The grant, awarded on June 11, 2024, will support a 2-year project to expand broadband infrastructure, connectivity, and digital services to enable advanced telecom capabilities for rural communities in Alaska served by ASTAC. Key objectives include...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service awarded a $25,000,000 Rural eConnectivity (ReConnect) Program grant to Arctic Slope Telephone Association Cooperative Inc. (dba Astac), a not-for-profit telecommunications provider in Alaska. The project grant, awarded on Aug 7, 2023, will fund infrastructure investments and job creation to expand broadband availability and connectivity in rural Alaskan communities over a 2-year performance period ending Aug 7, 2025. The ReConnect...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service awarded a $24,920,329 Project Grant to Atautchikun, LLC under the Distance Learning and Telemedicine (DLT) Grants program (CFDA 10.855) to improve telecommunications-enabled services in rural Alaskan communities. The grant funding will support the acquisition and deployment of advanced audio, video, and information technologies to extend educational and medical applications to underserved areas in the state, enabling distance...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service awarded a $33,017,636 Project Grant on June 10, 2024, to Alaska Telephone Company under the Distance Learning and Telemedicine (DLT) Grants program (CFDA #10.855). The grant aims to implement telecommunications-enabled technologies and equipment to enhance access to distance learning and telemedicine services for rural populations in Wasilla, Alaska. The project period is from June 10, 2024, to June 10, 2026. This grant supports Alaska...
This federal Project Grant award, valued at $16,956,357.00, was provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service under the Distance Learning and Telemedicine (DLT) Grants program (CFDA 10.855). The grant was awarded on December 2, 2024 to Matanuska Telecom Association Inc. (M T A), a for-profit telecommunications company, to expand broadband service infrastructure and deliver telecommunications-enabled services in the rural community of Palmer, Alaska. The two-year grant,...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service has awarded a $34,993,700.00 Project Grant to Interior Telephone Co (doing business as Telalaska Network Services) under the Rural eConnectivity Pilot Program (CFDA 10.752). The grant funding is provided through the ReConnect Program, which aims to facilitate broadband deployment in rural areas without sufficient access. The award will be used to deliver broadband infrastructure and services in Anchorage, AK over a 2-year period from May...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service awarded a $31,039,614 Project Grant to Unicom, Inc., a for-profit telecommunications company, to deliver broadband infrastructure and connectivity services in rural areas of Alaska. The grant was funded through the Distance Learning and Telemedicine (DLT) Loans and Grants program (CFDA #10.855), which provides financial assistance to rural communities to improve access to education, training, and healthcare services through advanced...
This $34,885,420 federal Project Grant award was provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service under the Distance Learning and Telemedicine (DLT) Grants program (CFDA 10.855). The grant was awarded to Bristol Bay Telephone Cooperative Inc., a non-profit telecommunications provider in King Salmon, Alaska. The funding will enable Bristol Bay Telephone Cooperative to improve broadband access, telemedicine capabilities, and distance learning services for rural...
The Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service awarded Mukluk Telephone Co Inc. a $1,450,580 Project Grant under the Distance Learning and Telemedicine Loans and Grants program (CFDA 10.855) on March 29, 2023. The grant will support the delivery of distance learning and telemedicine services through a pilot broadband expansion project in Anchorage, AK from March 2023 through March 2025. The Distance Learning and Telemedicine Loans and Grants program aims to improve access to educational...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service awarded a $21,404,940 Project Grant to Cordova Telecom Cooperative, Incorporated (Cordova Telecom) under the Distance Learning and Telemedicine (DLT) Loans and Grants program (CFDA 10.855). The grant supports a 2-year project to deploy telecommunications-enabled equipment, broadband infrastructure, and advanced technologies to enhance distance learning and telemedicine services for the rural community of Cordova, Alaska. This funding...