The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service awarded a $4,460,000 Community Connect Grant to B-A-R-C Electric Cooperative in Millboro, VA. The grant, authorized under CFDA 10.863, is designed to expand broadband internet infrastructure in rural, economically-challenged communities lacking high-speed internet access. The project will deploy broadband transmission services, connect critical community facilities, and establish community centers with free public internet access. This...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service awarded a $3,505,570 Community Connect Grant Program (CFDA 10.863) project grant to Mark Twain Communications Company in Hurdland, Missouri on September 27, 2024. The grant will be used to deploy broadband transmission services, connect critical community facilities, and establish community centers with free public internet access in the rural, economically-challenged community. The primary objective is to stimulate economic...
The federal Project Grant award of $2,272,640.00 was provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service under the Community Connect Grant Program (CFDA 10.863) to Fibercloud, Inc. for a broadband infrastructure project in Langley, Washington. The award will be used to deploy broadband transmission services, connect critical community facilities, and establish community centers with free public internet access in this rural, underserved area. The project aims to stimulate...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service awarded a $5,000,000 Community Connect Grant (CFDA #10.863) to Unicom, Inc., a for-profit telecommunications company based in Anchorage, Alaska. The grant, awarded on September 27, 2024, will fund the deployment of broadband transmission services, connection of critical community facilities, and establishment of community centers with free public internet access in rural, economically-challenged areas of Alaska lacking high-speed...
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 $4,881,150 Community Connect Grant to Public Utility District 1 of Lewis County in Chehalis, Washington. The grant, awarded on September 27, 2024, will be used to expand broadband internet infrastructure in rural, economically-challenged areas within the utility district's service area that currently lack high-speed internet access. The goal is to stimulate economic development, enhance educational opportunities, and...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service awarded a $5,000,000 Community Connect Grant to Citizens Telephone Coop on September 27, 2024. The grant will fund a 2-year project to deploy broadband internet infrastructure and provide high-speed connectivity to the rural community of Floyd, VA. The project aims to expand broadband access, enhance educational opportunities, and improve healthcare services in this underserved area. The federal grant program, authorized under CFDA...
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 grant will fund the deployment of broadband infrastructure to expand high-speed internet access in the rural community of Mayfield, Kentucky. The Community Connect Grant Program provides financial assistance to eligible entities to connect critical community facilities and establish community centers with free public...
This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service under the Rural eConnectivity Pilot Program (CFDA 10.752) provides $3,520,100.00 to Mound Bayou Telephone & Communication Corp to deliver broadband infrastructure investments and jobs in Mound Bayou, MS 38762. The funding will support the deployment of broadband services to rural areas with insufficient access, which is a key goal of the ReConnect Program. The project has a period of...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service awarded a $23,007,295 Project Grant to Kingdom Telephone Company on June 10, 2024 through the Rural eConnectivity Pilot Program (CFDA 10.752). The funding will support Kingdom Telephone Company's efforts to expand broadband infrastructure and high-speed internet access in rural communities in central Missouri that lack sufficient connectivity. The grant will enable Kingdom Telephone Company to install fiber optic and ethernet...