Project Grant NT10BIX5570156

The Southern Colorado Economic Development District (SCEDD) was awarded $507,919 under the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration's (EDA) Economic Adjustment Assistance program to develop a regional broadband plan for middle-mile fiber network infrastructure. The project will create a blueprint to install critical broadband infrastructure providing fast, reliable broadband access for residents and businesses across a 13-county region in Colorado, including underserved...

The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded Colorado State University (CSU) a $301,030 Project Grant under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (EAA) program. The grant supports CSU in completing a broadband plan and feasibility study to analyze CSU sites and determine optimal ways to address broadband gaps identified in rural areas throughout the region. The project, with a completion date of October 25, 2023, will lay the groundwork to enhance rural broadband...

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...

The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded a $1,100,800 project grant to Region 10 League For Economic Assistance And Planning, Inc. on April 15, 2021 under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (EAA) program. The grant will support the Region 10 League's REGION 10 BROADBAND initiative, which aims to expand broadband infrastructure and connectivity in Montrose, Colorado. As described under the EAA program, the funding will assist the region in addressing adverse...

The Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service awarded Columbine Telephone Company, Inc. a $2,103,857 Project Grant under the Rural eConnectivity Pilot Program (CFDA 10.752) on September 7, 2022. The grant will support infrastructure investments and jobs in Freedom, Wyoming through September 7, 2024. As the awardee, Columbine Telephone Co Inc. will use the funding to facilitate broadband deployment in rural areas without sufficient access, consistent with the ReConnect Program's goal of...

The Department of Commerce National Telecommunications and Information Administration awarded Zayo Group LLC $19,554,630 under the Middle Mile (Broadband) Grant Program (CFDA 11.033) to construct new access points along its existing 822-mile underground fiber route across five states. The grant aims to expand and extend middle mile infrastructure to reduce the cost of broadband connectivity for unserved and underserved areas, as identified in FCC data. Specifically, Zayo will use the funds to...

The Department of Commerce National Telecommunications and Information Administration awarded Dovetel Communications LLC $32,246,573.54 under the Middle Mile (Broadband) Grant Program (CFDA 11.033) to build a 185-mile fiber route providing middle mile broadband access in eight counties in northwest Georgia. The project will construct an open access, carrier neutral network using fiber optic cables to significantly expand middle mile infrastructure connecting the Chattanooga, Bremen and Atlanta...

This $21,722,200 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service under the Rural eConnectivity Pilot Program (CFDA 10.752) will enable Continental Divide Electric Cooperative Inc., a non-profit organization, to expand broadband infrastructure and connectivity solutions in rural and tribal areas of New Mexico. The funding will support investments in telecommunications networks, equipment procurement, and service provision to deliver increased access to...

This $23,422,236 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Commerce National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) under the Middle Mile (Broadband) Grant Program (CFDA 11.033) will support the construction of approximately 130 miles of new open-access fiber middle mile infrastructure. The purpose is to enable diverse broadband connectivity and enhance last-mile service delivery to residential and business customers across 13 localities in South and Central Virginia. Key...

The State of Nevada, doing business as the Office of the Governor, received a $87.1 million Project Grant award from the Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration under the Middle Mile (Broadband) Grant Program (CFDA 11.033). The grant will fund construction of a 431-mile open-access fiber optic network running north-south along US 93 to connect a major internet exchange in Las Vegas to an interconnection point in Wells, Nevada. This middle mile...