Project Grant NT10BIX5570109

The Economic Development Administration awarded a $5.7 million Project Grant to Chibardun Telephone Cooperative, Inc. under the Investments for Public Works and Economic Development Facilities program (CFDA 11.300) on August 26, 2021. The funding will support Chibardun installing over 70 miles of broadband fiber-optic cable across Barron and Washburn Counties in Wisconsin. This infrastructure buildout will serve as the backbone for future broadband expansion by the awardee to increase internet...

Kit Carson Electric Cooperative, Inc. was awarded a $23,624,986 Project Grant from the Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service on September 20, 2022 to complete the project by September 20, 2024. The funding is provided through the Rural eConnectivity Pilot Program (ReConnect Program, CFDA #10.752), which aims to expand broadband service in rural areas lacking sufficient access through loans, grants, and loan/grant combination awards. Kit Carson Electric Cooperative will use the...

<p>The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service awarded Coxcom, LLC a $13,146,805 Project Grant under the Rural eConnectivity Pilot Program (CFDA 10.752). The grant will fund Coxcom's efforts to expand broadband infrastructure and increase connectivity in Cumming, Georgia through August 2025. The goal is to provide new or upgraded broadband access to currently underserved rural areas and help close the digital divide. No subpartners were listed for this grant award.</p>

The Rural Utilities Service, a civilian agency within the U.S. Department of Agriculture, has awarded a $25,000,000 Project Grant through the Rural eConnectivity Pilot Program (CFDA 10.752) to the Scott County Telephone Cooperative, a non-profit telecommunications provider. This funding will support the deployment of middle-mile broadband infrastructure and a self-protected ring network to expand high-speed internet access across rural and underserved communities in Central Appalachia. Past...

The County of Bamberg received a $12,000,000 project grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service under the Rural eConnectivity Pilot Program (CFDA 10.752) to facilitate broadband deployment and create jobs in underserved rural areas of Bamberg County, South Carolina. The grant funding will be used to expand broadband service access to rural communities lacking sufficient connectivity by July 2025. This project grant award is part of the County's broader strategy to...

<p>The Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service awarded a $19,039,348.00 Project Grant through the Rural eConnectivity Pilot Program (CFDA 10.752) to Meeker Cooperative Light &amp; Power Association, a small agricultural cooperative and non-profit organization, on May 24, 2023. The grant funds will be used to facilitate broadband deployment in rural areas without sufficient access to broadband services. The project will be completed by May 24, 2025.</p>

This $2,293,038 federal Project Grant award from the Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) Middle Mile (Broadband) Grant Program (CFDA 11.033) will fund the construction of 11.5 miles of new fiber optic cable and the addition of two new wireless tower sites to expand high-speed internet access in the Oriva Hills area. The project aims to facilitate 100/20 Mbps fixed wireless service to nearly every unserved residence by upgrading microwave...

The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded the City of Anacortes, Washington $2.8 million under the Investments for Public Works and Economic Development Facilities program (CFDA 11.300) on January 13, 2022. The funding will support the installation of a city-wide fiber optic broadband network in Skagit County, Washington to provide more complete coverage, including service to Island Hospital in Anacortes. The network will enhance the medical community's ability...

The Economic Development Administration awarded a $2.5 million Project Grant to Little River County, Arkansas on September 16, 2021 under the Economic Adjustment Assistance program (CFDA 11.307). The funding will support the construction of fiber optic cable lines to expand broadband infrastructure in rural communities impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Once completed, the county will partner with service providers to improve regional access to high-speed internet services. This is expected to...

The Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service awarded a $34,532,301 Project Grant to Upper Peninsula Telephone Co, doing business as Michigan Broadband Services, to support infrastructure investments and jobs through the Rural eConnectivity Pilot Program (CFDA 10.752). The ReConnect Program aims to expand broadband service in rural areas lacking sufficient access, and this award will facilitate broadband deployment for Carney, Michigan through September 2024. The total funding amount...