Project Grant CLSS00000078582

This $14,760,198 federal Project Grant was awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service (RUS) under the Distance Learning and Telemedicine (DLT) Grants program (CFDA 10.855) on November 21, 2024. The grant recipient, Coxcom, LLC, is a subsidiary of Cox Enterprises, Inc. that specializes in telecommunications services. The funding will support Coxcom's efforts to expand broadband infrastructure and improve access to distance learning, telemedicine, and other critical...

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 $5,000,000 Community Connect Grant to Citizens Telephone Coop in Floyd, VA. The grant, under CFDA Program 10.863, is intended to expand broadband internet infrastructure in the rural, economically-challenged community where high-speed service does not currently exist. The funding will be used by the awardee to deploy fiber-optic broadband transmission services, connect critical community facilities, and establish community...

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'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...

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...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service awarded Unicom, Inc., a for-profit telecommunications company based in Anchorage, Alaska, a $5,000,000 Community Connect Grant (CFDA #10.863) on September 27, 2024. The grant funding will be used to deploy broadband transmission services, connect critical community facilities, and establish community centers with free public internet access in rural, economically-challenged communities in Alaska where high-speed internet service does...

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 Cordova Telephone Cooperative, Inc., doing business as Cordova Telecom Cooperative, received a $3 million Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service on November 22, 2021. The grant is part of the Community Connect Grant Program (CFDA 10.863) and will fund the deployment of broadband transmission services in Cordova, Alaska through November 22, 2023. The Community Connect Grant Program aims to encourage connectivity in rural communities lacking...

The Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service awarded a $14,849,729 Project Grant to Uplink LLC through the Rural eConnectivity Pilot Program (CFDA 10.752) on September 7, 2022. The grant will support Uplink LLC in expanding broadband infrastructure and connectivity in Clarksdale, Mississippi through September 7, 2024. As part of the Rural eConnectivity Pilot Program's goal of expanding broadband access in unserved rural areas, the funding will facilitate deployment of broadband services...