The federal Project Grant award of $16,956,357.00 was provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service through the Distance Learning and Telemedicine (DLT) Grants program (CFDA 10.855). The grant funding supports Matanuska Telecom Association Inc. (M T A), a for-profit telecommunications company, in delivering broadband infrastructure and internet connectivity services to expand access in the rural Palmer, Alaska region. The two-year project, running from December 2024 to...
The Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service awarded a $17,897,482.00 Project Grant to Copper Valley Telephone Cooperative Incorporated under the Rural eConnectivity Pilot Program (CFDA 10.752). The grant funding will be used to facilitate broadband deployment in rural areas of Valdez, Alaska over a 2-year period from May 3, 2023 to May 3, 2025. The goal of the ReConnect Program is to expand broadband access to rural areas without sufficient access to high-speed internet. The grant...
<p>The Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service awarded a $34,989,295.00 Project Grant to Mukluk Telephone Co Inc. through the Rural eConnectivity Pilot Program (CFDA 10.752). The grant, which runs from May 19, 2023 to May 19, 2025, will facilitate broadband deployment in rural areas without sufficient access to broadband services. The essential goal of the ReConnect Program is to expand broadband service to these underserved rural areas.</p>
The Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service has awarded a $29,945,251.00 Project Grant to Bush-Tell, Incorporated under the Rural eConnectivity Pilot Program (CFDA 10.752) to facilitate broadband deployment in the rural area of Aniak, AK. The goal of the ReConnect Program is to expand broadband service to rural areas without sufficient access. This two-year grant, awarded on July 10, 2023, will provide the necessary infrastructure investments and create jobs to achieve 100%...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service awarded a $34,905,000 ReConnect Program project grant to Cordova Telephone Cooperative, Inc. (DBA Cordova Telecom Cooperative) to expand broadband infrastructure and improve telemedicine and distance learning access in its rural service area in Cordova, Alaska. The ReConnect Program is a federal grant program (CFDA 10.752) that provides funding to facilitate broadband deployment in rural areas. Through this grant, Cordova Telephone...
The Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service awarded a $12,095,841.00 Project Grant to Interbel Telephone Cooperative Inc., a non-profit organization, under the Rural eConnectivity Pilot Program (CFDA 10.752). The grant, awarded on May 16, 2023, will fund broadband infrastructure investments and job creation in Eureka, MT to expand broadband access in rural areas without sufficient service. The ReConnect Program provides loans, grants, and loan/grant combination awards to facilitate...
This $35,000,000.00 Project Grant was awarded on June 12, 2023 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service under the Rural eConnectivity Pilot Program (CFDA 10.752). The grant recipient, Dena Nena Henash doing business as Tanana Chiefs Conference, is the largest tribal organization in Alaska serving 42 villages in the interior region. Through this funding, Dena Nena Henash will deliver broadband infrastructure investments and jobs to expand high-speed internet access in rural...
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...
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 of $5,000,000.00 was made on September 27, 2024 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service under the Community Connect Grant Program (CFDA #10.863). The grant recipient, Unicom, Inc., a for-profit telecommunications company based in Anchorage, Alaska, will use the funds to deploy broadband transmission services and establish community centers with free high-speed internet access in rural, economically-challenged communities in Alaska that...