The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service awarded a $2,847,276 Community Connect Grant to NEK Community Broadband, a local government municipality in Vermont, on September 27, 2024. The grant funds will be used to deploy a fiber-optic broadband network infrastructure in the rural community of St. Johnsbury, Vermont. This project aims to provide high-speed internet access with minimum speeds of 100 Mbps downstream and 20 Mbps upstream to critical community facilities,...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service awarded a $24,798,566.00 Project Grant to Mountain View Rural Fiber LLC under the Rural eConnectivity Pilot Program (CFDA 10.752). The grant will fund infrastructure investments and job creation to expand broadband service in rural areas without sufficient access to broadband. The project is scheduled to be completed by July 13, 2025. The Rural eConnectivity Pilot Program provides loans, grants, and loan/grant combination awards to...
This Project Grant award of $8,842,647.00 was provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service under the Rural eConnectivity Pilot Program (CFDA 10.752). The funding will be used by Northeast Missouri Rural Telephone Company to facilitate broadband deployment in rural areas without sufficient access to broadband services. The project aims to expand broadband service in the Green City, MO 63545 area and is scheduled for completion by June 15, 2025. The essential goal of...
The Rural Utilities Service, a civilian agency within the U.S. Department of Agriculture, has awarded a $25,000,000 Project Grant through the Rural eConnectivity Pilot Program (CFDA 10.752) to the Scott County Telephone Cooperative, a non-profit telecommunications provider. This funding will support the deployment of middle-mile broadband infrastructure and a self-protected ring network to expand high-speed internet access across rural and underserved communities in Central Appalachia. Past...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service awarded a $9,472,875 Project Grant to Pembroke Telephone Co Inc., a for-profit woman-owned small business in Georgia, under the Rural eConnectivity Pilot Program (CFDA 10.752). The funding will support infrastructure investments and job creation to expand high-speed broadband access in rural, underserved areas around Pembroke. Key products and services to be delivered include the deployment of broadband networks, installation of...
The State of Vermont Public Service Department was awarded a $5,299,150.18 Project Grant from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) under the State Digital Equity Planning and Capacity Grant Program (CFDA 11.032) to implement the Vermont Digital Equity Plan. The key activities to be performed include: Creating a community-based digital skilling and technical support program to meet the needs of Vermonters. Establishing a capacity building subgrant program to...
This $21,722,200 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service under the Rural eConnectivity Pilot Program (CFDA 10.752) will enable Continental Divide Electric Cooperative Inc., a non-profit organization, to expand broadband infrastructure and connectivity solutions in rural and tribal areas of New Mexico. The funding will support investments in telecommunications networks, equipment procurement, and service provision to deliver increased access to...
This $9,256,350 project grant was awarded to SWC Telesolutions Inc. by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service under the Rural eConnectivity Pilot Program (CFDA 10.752). The grant funds will be used to support broadband infrastructure deployment and internet access services in rural Albuquerque, New Mexico from July 2023 through July 2025. This grant is part of the Rural eConnectivity Pilot Program, which aims to expand broadband service to rural areas without sufficient...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service awarded a $23,007,295 Project Grant to Kingdom Telephone Company on June 10, 2024 through the Rural eConnectivity Pilot Program (CFDA 10.752). The funding will support Kingdom Telephone Company's efforts to expand broadband infrastructure and high-speed internet access in rural communities in central Missouri that lack sufficient connectivity. The grant will enable Kingdom Telephone Company to install fiber optic and ethernet...
The Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service awarded a $9,407,794.00 Project Grant to Peoples Rural Telephone Cooperative Corp Inc. under the Rural eConnectivity Pilot Program (CFDA 10.752). This grant, funded through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, will be used to facilitate broadband deployment in the rural area of McKee, KY 40447, USA. The goal of the ReConnect Program is to expand broadband access to rural areas lacking sufficient service. The grant has an award date...