Project Grant NT10BIX5570125

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 U.S. Department of Commerce National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) awarded a $150,799,819.89 Middle Mile (Broadband) Grant (CFDA 11.033) to QSH Parent Holdco LLC to design, plan, and construct a 1,051-mile fiber optic network connecting the communities of Nome, Emmonak, Naknek, King Salmon, Igiugig, and Homer, Alaska. The project aims to expand and improve middle mile infrastructure to enable last-mile providers to offer competitive, high-speed broadband services...

This $6,466,204 Project Grant awarded on June 10, 2024 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service under the Distance Learning and Telemedicine (DLT) Grants program (CFDA 10.855) supports The Ponderosa Telephone CO.'s efforts to expand broadband infrastructure and improve access to telemedicine and distance learning services in the rural community of O'Neals, California. The funding will be used to deploy telecommunications-enabled equipment and broadband connectivity to...

Federal Project Grant Award Summary Zayo Group LLC received a $29.7 million project grant from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) under the Middle Mile (Broadband) Grant Program (CFDA 11.033), awarded on July 1, 2025. The project entails construction of fiber optic middle mile infrastructure extending from Missouri into Oklahoma to serve unserved and underserved communities over a four-year performance period. The fiber network will be deployed on an...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Utilities Service awarded a $11,685,645 Project Grant to Sierra Telephone Co, Inc. under the Distance Learning and Telemedicine (DLT) Grants program (CFDA 10.855). The two-year grant, awarded on November 22, 2024, with a completion date of November 22, 2026, will support the deployment of advanced telecommunications technologies to enhance access to education, training, and healthcare services in the rural Oakhurst, CA region. The funding will...

The Department of Commerce National Telecommunications and Information Administration awarded a $87,509,579.61 Project Grant under the Middle Mile (Broadband) Grant Program (CFDA 11.033) to Peninsula Fiber Network LLC, a for-profit limited liability company. The grant will fund the placement of 535 route miles of new middle mile fiber optic infrastructure across Michigan's Upper and Lower Peninsulas. This will create redundant, high-capacity broadband connectivity to over 35,000 unserved or...

The Department of Commerce National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) awarded a $30,502,000 Middle Mile (Broadband) Grant Program (CFDA 11.033) Project Grant to Scott County Telephone Cooperative (SCTC), a non-profit telecommunications provider. The grant will fund the construction of 155 miles of new fiber optic cable to expand middle-mile infrastructure and enable last-mile broadband expansion in rural and underserved communities across a 13-county area of Central...

The City of El Paso de Robles was awarded a $3.5 million Project Grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration under the Economic Adjustment Assistance program on September 16, 2021. The grant will fund the installation of approximately 64,000 feet of new fiber optic cable infrastructure to expand broadband network coverage throughout Paso Robles, California. Specifically, the project entails laying approximately 11,500 feet of fiber optic cable through existing...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service awarded a $24,798,566.00 Project Grant to Mountain View Rural Fiber LLC under the Rural eConnectivity Pilot Program (CFDA 10.752). The grant will fund infrastructure investments and job creation to expand broadband service in rural areas without sufficient access to broadband. The project is scheduled to be completed by July 13, 2025. The Rural eConnectivity Pilot Program provides loans, grants, and loan/grant combination awards to...

The Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service awarded The Ponderosa Telephone CO. a $21,277,167 ReConnect Program project grant on June 1, 2023. This grant, part of the ReConnect Program (CFDA 10.752), will be used by The Ponderosa Telephone CO. to facilitate broadband deployment and expand high-speed connectivity to the rural community of O'Neals, California by June 2025. The Ponderosa Telephone CO. was also previously awarded a $6.4 million Distance Learning and Telemedicine...