Project Grant CLSS00000091054

The Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service awarded a $37,100,000 Project Grant under the New Empowering Rural America (New ERA) Program (CFDA 10.758) to Dairyland Power Cooperative. The grant will support Dairyland Power Cooperative's efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and enhance the resiliency, reliability, and affordability of its rural electric system infrastructure. Key project activities include deploying 240 miles of fiber optic cable on existing transmission lines to expand middle mile broadband connectivity across rural communities in Wisconsin, Iowa, and Minnesota. Dairyland Power Cooperative has also received sub awards from various state agencies to support grid modernization, distributed energy integration, and mission-critical operations associated with its bulk power system.