The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service awarded a $4,460,000 Community Connect Grant (CFDA 10.863) to B-A-R-C Electric Cooperative in Millboro, VA. The grant, with a performance period from September 2024 to September 2026, will fund the deployment of broadband transmission services, the connection of critical community facilities, and the establishment of community centers with free public internet access in the rural, underserved area. The project aims to stimulate...
This $10,362,423 Project Grant was awarded on December 17, 2024 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service under the Distance Learning and Telemedicine (DLT) Grants program (CFDA 10.855). The grant will be used by Premier Holdings, LLC (DBA Premier Broadband, LLC) to improve telecommunications-enabled services in the rural area of Ovilla, TX. The funding will support the acquisition and deployment of advanced audio, video, and information technologies to extend educational...
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...
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 grant funds will be used to deploy broadband internet infrastructure and establish community centers with free public internet access in the rural community of Langley, Washington over a two-year performance period ending September 27, 2026. The primary objectives of the Community Connect Grant Program are to stimulate economic...
The Rural Utilities Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture awarded a $4,005,012 Community Connect Grant to Star Telephone Company, Inc. on September 27, 2024. The two-year grant will fund the deployment of broadband infrastructure in the rural community of Maringouin, Louisiana to provide high-speed internet access to underserved homes, businesses, and critical community anchor institutions. This project aligns with the objectives of the Community Connect Grant Program (CFDA 10.863) to...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service awarded a $4,881,150 Community Connect Grant (CFDA 10.863) to Public Utility District 1 of Lewis County in Chehalis, Washington. The grant, with a performance period from September 2024 to September 2026, will be used to deploy high-speed broadband infrastructure and establish free public internet access in underserved rural areas. The project aims to expand broadband connectivity, enhance educational opportunities, and stimulate...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service awarded a $4,342,937 Community Connect Grant (CFDA 10.863) to CTC Telecom, Inc. to deploy broadband infrastructure and services in the rural community of Cameron, Wisconsin. The two-year project, running from September 2024 to September 2026, will involve constructing a fiber-optic network capable of providing minimum broadband speeds of 100 Mbps downstream and 20 Mbps upstream. The grant funding will also be used to connect critical...
Oklahoma Western Telephone Co, doing business as Star Search Rural TV, was awarded a $1,795,159 Project Grant 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 support the deployment of broadband transmission services in rural Clayton, Oklahoma where such services do not currently exist. Under the award, the awardee will connect all critical community facilities to broadband and...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service awarded a $25 million Project Grant under the Rural eConnectivity Pilot Program (CFDA 10.752) to Big Bend Telephone Company Inc., a for-profit telecommunications provider in Alpine, TX. This federal grant funding will support the deployment of broadband infrastructure and services to expand high-speed internet connectivity in underserved rural areas. The award has a performance period from August 8, 2023 to August 8, 2025....
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service awarded a $626,084 Community Connect Grant to West Kentucky Rural Telephone Cooperative Corp Inc. in September 2024. The purpose of this Project Grant is to deploy broadband internet infrastructure and critical community facilities connectivity in the rural community of Mayfield, Kentucky. The cooperative will construct a fiber-optic network capable of providing minimum broadband speeds of 100 Mbps downstream and 20 Mbps upstream, with...