The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service awarded a $14,608,598.00 Project Grant under the Distance Learning and Telemedicine (CFDA 10.855) program to Suwannee Valley Electric Co-Op on January 9, 2024. The 2-year grant will fund the acquisition and deployment of telecommunications-enabled information, audio and video equipment, and related advanced technologies to improve rural access to education, training, and healthcare services in Live Oak, Florida. The project aims to...
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 $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 federal Project Grant award of $154,119,711.00 was provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service (RUS) under the New Empowering Rural America (New ERA) Program (CFDA 10.758). The funding will support Seminole Electric Cooperative, Inc., a non-profit electric cooperative based in Tampa, Florida, in executing a comprehensive clean energy transformation project over a two-year period from January 7, 2025 to January 7, 2027. The project aims to reduce greenhouse gas...
The Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service awarded a $12,000,000 Project Grant to Orangeburg County, South Carolina under the Rural eConnectivity Pilot Program (CFDA 10.752) to facilitate broadband deployment in rural areas. The funding will be used to expand high-speed internet access and infrastructure in underserved communities within Orangeburg County over a 2-year period from July 2023 to July 2025. This grant supports the essential goal of the ReConnect Program to deliver...
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 $89,714,415.00 Project Grant was awarded on January 7, 2025 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service (RUS) under the New Empowering Rural America (New ERA) Program (CFDA 10.758). The funding will support Seminole Electric Cooperative, Inc., a non-profit electric cooperative in Tampa, Florida, in carrying out a comprehensive clean energy transformation of its rural electric system. Key project components include energy efficiency improvements, renewable energy...
The Project Grant award of $300,000.00 was provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Business Cooperative Services under the Rural Economic Development Loans and Grants (CFDA 10.854) program. The award, granted on December 5, 2024, supports economic development initiatives in rural communities through Tri-County Electric Membership Corp, a non-profit electric utility organization based in Gray, Georgia. The funding enables Tri-County Electric Membership Corp to conduct project...
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 Project Grant award for $642,651.00 was provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service under the Rural eConnectivity Pilot Program (CFDA 10.752). The grant funding will support the deployment of broadband infrastructure and services in the rural Jerseyville, IL region by the for-profit company Grafton Technologies, Inc. The overall goal is to expand high-speed internet connectivity to underserved rural communities to enable economic development and improve access...