The U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service awarded Nemont Telephone Co-Operative Inc., doing business as Nemont, a $15,311,266 Project Grant under the Distance Learning and Telemedicine (DLT) Loans and Grants program (CFDA 10.855) on December 2, 2024. The funding will be used to expand broadband infrastructure and provide distance learning and telemedicine services to rural communities in Scobey, Montana through December 2026. This aligns with the DLT program's goal of improving access to education, training, and healthcare in underserved rural areas through advanced telecommunications technologies. Nemont's subsidiary, Project Telephone Company, also received an $8.58 million grant under the same program to further support these initiatives.
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