The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service awarded Unicom, Inc., a for-profit telecommunications company, a $35,000,000 Project Grant under the Rural eConnectivity Pilot Program (CFDA 10.752) on July 25, 2023. The grant funding will be used to facilitate broadband deployment and expand internet connectivity in unserved areas of Anchorage, Alaska. Through this award, Unicom will deliver critical telecommunications infrastructure and services to enable access to distance learning...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service awarded a $31,039,614 Project Grant to Unicom, Inc., a for-profit telecommunications company, to deliver broadband infrastructure and connectivity services in rural areas of Alaska. The grant was funded through the Distance Learning and Telemedicine (DLT) Loans and Grants program (CFDA #10.855), which provides financial assistance to rural communities to improve access to education, training, and healthcare services through advanced...
This $25,000,000 Project Grant, awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service under the Distance Learning and Telemedicine (DLT) Loans and Grants program (CFDA #10.855), supports the delivery of advanced telecommunications services to improve access to education and healthcare in rural Alaska. The grant recipient, Unicom Inc., a for-profit telecommunications company based in Anchorage, will use the funding over a two-year period from December 2024 to December 2026 to...
The Rural Utilities Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture awarded a $2.5 million Project Grant to Unicom, Inc. for a PILOT BROADBAND COST OVERRUN GRANT. The grant period is from March 29, 2023 to March 29, 2025. Funding will support the Distance Learning and Telemedicine Loans and Grants program, which aims to improve access to telemedicine and distance learning technologies in rural areas through the CFDA #10.855. Specifically, the grant will address a cost overrun for Unicom's...
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 U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service awarded a $2,272,640 Community Connect Grant (CFDA 10.863) to Fibercloud, Inc. on September 27, 2024. The two-year grant project, set to be completed by September 27, 2026, aims to deploy broadband infrastructure and provide high-speed internet connectivity to rural, economically-challenged areas in Langley, WA that currently lack adequate broadband access. The grant funds will be used to construct fiber-optic broadband networks...
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 federal Project Grant award of $30,323,227 was provided by the United States Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service under the Rural eConnectivity Pilot Program (CFDA 10.752). The grant funds Dena Nena Henash, doing business as Tanana Chiefs Conference (TCC), a non-profit Alaska Native organization, to deliver broadband infrastructure and high-speed internet access in rural areas of interior Alaska. The grant supports the installation of fiber optic and ethernet cabling,...
The $3,647,092 Community Connect Grant awarded to Unitel Inc. by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Utilities Service in September 2024 will fund the deployment of broadband internet infrastructure in several rural towns in Maine. The project aims to expand affordable, high-speed fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) broadband connectivity to underserved communities, targeting areas that currently lack adequate internet access. The two-year grant performance period will run from...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service has awarded a $34,993,700.00 Project Grant to Interior Telephone Co (doing business as Telalaska Network Services) under the Rural eConnectivity Pilot Program (CFDA 10.752). The grant funding is provided through the ReConnect Program, which aims to facilitate broadband deployment in rural areas without sufficient access. The award will be used to deliver broadband infrastructure and services in Anchorage, AK over a 2-year period from May...