Project Grant P031A220008

The $5.55 million project grant from the Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration Connecting Minority Communities Pilot Program will support Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey's "Creating Connections" initiative. The two-year project aims to enhance digital infrastructure and equitable broadband access in Newark, New Jersey through collaboration among civic groups, non-profits, and public institutions. Key activities include expanding...

This $5,000,000 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) under the USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas (CFDA 98.001) program aims to establish and deploy the "Connect One Billion" entity. This new entity will provide technical assistance, concessional funding, and growth capital to support small to mid-sized internet service providers (ISPs) in low and middle-income countries (LMICs). The goal is to bring one billion new...

The Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service awarded a $24,914,096 ReConnect Program (CFDA 10.752) Project Grant to Star Telephone Membership Corp, a cooperative telecommunications company, to deploy broadband internet access, telemedicine services, and disaster recovery support for rural communities in Clinton, NC. The project will run from July 2023 through July 2025. Additionally, Star Telephone Membership Corp was previously awarded a $3 million Distance Learning and Telemedicine...

Dominican University New York was awarded a $3,959,970 project grant from the Department of Commerce National Telecommunications and Information Administration under the Connecting Minority Communities Pilot Program (CFDA 11.028). The grant will support the DC Connection project to expand broadband and information technology capacity on campus and within campus buildings. Key activities to be funded include expanding wireless internet access on campus, providing subsidized broadband access and...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service awarded a $3,671,442 Community Connect Grant (CFDA 10.863) to Inter Mountain Cable, Inc. to deploy broadband internet infrastructure in the rural community of Harold, KY. The two-year project, which commenced on September 27, 2024, aims to construct a new fiber-optic network capable of providing minimum broadband speeds of 100 Mbps downstream and 20 Mbps upstream to all premises in the underserved area. The grant funding will also be...

This three-year, $749,999 National Science Foundation project grant funds research at the University of Michigan on instantaneous feedback-based adaptive communications and networks (IFAC). IFAC enables sub-bit level, real-time adaptation of wireless communication signals based on instant feedback from receivers to optimize spectral efficiency, reliability, and latency for emerging applications requiring ultra-reliable low latency communication such as autonomous systems and virtual/augmented...

The National Science Foundation awarded $270,928 under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships federal grant program (CFDA 47.084) to Beamlink, Inc. of Pasadena, California. The project grant will support the development of small, portable cellular base stations to provide connectivity in disaster zones and hard to reach areas. Specifically, the funding will allow Beamlink to research and implement a base station utilizing 2G and 2.5G radio for communicating with high densities of cell...

The University Corporation for Advanced Internet Development (Internet2) has been awarded a $249,994 Project Grant by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program (CFDA 45.313). The funding will enable Internet2 to partner with tribal, Native Hawaiian, and Native Alaskan communities to scale the adoption of the Toward Gigabit Libraries Toolkit. This initiative aims to support the self-transformation of indigenous library staff into...

The U.S. Department of Energy's Cybersecurity, Energy Security & Emergency Response (CESER) program awarded a $5,242,722 Cooperative Agreement to the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) to research, develop, test, and demonstrate a secure, standards-based, and interoperable private 4G LTE and 5G communications network designed to meet the unique needs of electric power systems. The project, titled "SECURE TELECOMMUNICATIONS ARCHITECTURE FOR TRUSTED AND RESILIENT ELECTRIC...

The U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration awarded Connec Train Corp., a minority-owned non-profit in West Virginia, a $1.208M grant under the Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending program (CFDA 17.289). The grant will fund activities to update the curriculum and upgrade equipment for Connec Train Corp.'s data cabling and fiber optic installation training program. The goal is to ensure the program delivers cutting-edge knowledge and skills...