Project Grant CLSS00000076275

This $9,463,451.89 Project Grant was awarded by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) under the Public Wireless Supply Chain Innovation Fund Grant Program (CFDA 11.038). The grant will fund Recon RF, Inc., a minority-owned, veteran-owned small disadvantaged business, to conduct advanced R&D to develop ultra-efficient front-end modules (FEMs) for next-generation 5G/6G open radio units (O-RUs). The key activities involve innovative high-efficiency designs,...

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 Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) was awarded a $175,000 Project Grant under the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service's Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Temporary Bridge Program (CFDA 10.721). The grant, awarded on November 30, 2023, will fund the establishment of a rental program for portable skidder bridges, bridge mats, and other temporary water crossing structures. This program aims to minimize environmental impacts by reducing stream bed...

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) awarded a $900,000 Project Grant to the City of Tucson under the Reconnecting Communities Pilot (RCP) Discretionary Grant Program (CFDA 20.940). The grant will support planning and design for a new bicycle and pedestrian bridge over I-19 to reconnect a community that has historically been disconnected from educational, medical, and community trail/greenway opportunities. The project aims to improve mobility, access, and economic development by mitigating...

The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration awarded a $375,031 Project Grant under the Reconnecting Communities Pilot (CFDA 20.940) program to the Region 1 Joint Planning Commission, doing business as the Region 1 Planning Council, to study the feasibility of removing and repurposing eligible rail tracks and yards in Rockford, Illinois. The study will identify transit-oriented development opportunities and explore configurations for additional right-of-ways to extend the...

The Macon-Bibb County government received a $500,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Reconnecting Communities Pilot (CFDA 20.940) program on December 13, 2024. The grant funding will be used to develop a comprehensive streetscape and commercial development plan for the historic Pleasant Hill neighborhood in Macon, Georgia. The plan will focus on community engagement, public infrastructure improvements, zoning changes, and anti-displacement strategies to reconnect the...

This $4,288,118 Community Connect Grant, awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service (CFDA 10.863) on September 27, 2024, will fund the deployment of broadband transmission services in the rural community of Rockland, Idaho. The primary objective is to provide high-speed internet access to community facilities, residential premises, and businesses in an area currently lacking adequate connectivity. The grant recipient, Direct Communications Rockland, Inc., is a...

This $36,034,716 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Energy's Grid Infrastructure Deployment and Resilience (CFDA 81.254) program will fund a partnership between the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) and a host transmission utility. The project aims to install an Automatic Power Factor Controller (APFC) device, the SmartValve, at an interregional grid tie to reduce tap changes and increase the control range of a Phase Shifting Transformer (PST) across a regional...

The $283,303,326 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Energy's Grid Infrastructure Deployment and Resilience (CFDA 81.254) program supports The Narragansett Electric Company (dba Rhode Island Energy) in deploying advanced information technology (IT) and operational technology (OT) to enable smart decarbonization and help the state of Rhode Island meet its climate and clean energy mandates. The 5-year project, which began on October 1, 2024, aims to improve the reliability, resilience,...

This $289,678,720.00 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Energy under the Grid Infrastructure Deployment and Resilience (CFDA 81.254) program aims to accelerate the adoption of clean energy by modernizing and standardizing distribution grid management. The grant will fund the implementation of Advanced Distribution Management System (ADMS), Distributed Energy Resource Management System (DERMS), and Unbalanced Load Flow (UBLF) technologies on targeted circuits aligned with...