Three small providers have been awarded over $40 million in funding for broadband deployments through the USDA ReConnect program. The awards were made in the fourth round of the program, which has a total budget of $1.15 billion. Round four…
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Industry Groups Want 100 Mbps Symmetrical Broadband Speed in 2023 Farm Bill
Three associations representing broadband providers and suppliers are asking legislators to specify a minimum 100 Mbps symmetrical broadband speed for the ReConnect rural broadband funding program in the 2023 Farm Bill. The associations are the Fiber Broadband Association, NTCA–The Rural…
$63M in ReConnect Funding Goes to Providers in Four States
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is investing $63 million in ReConnect funding to bring broadband to rural areas of Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota and Mississippi. The four projects all are in the form of grants and feature fiber-to-the-premises networks: The ReConnect…
RUS Administrator: Latest Round of ReConnect Apps Exceed Available Funding Threefold
The latest round of the USDA ReConnect rural broadband funding program received three times as many applications as there is funding for, said Andy Berke, administrator of USDA’s Rural Utilities Service, which is responsible for awarding the funding. Berke made…
USDA Awards $759M in ReConnect Funds for Projects in 24 States
The U.S. Agriculture Department is awarding $759 million in ReConnect program grants and loans for high-speed internet access projects across 24 states, Puerto Rico, Guam and Palau. Today’s investments include funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, which provides $65 billion…
Vilsack Announces $502M in USDA ReConnect Awards, More to Come Soon
The USDA announced $502 million in USDA ReConnect awards this morning and at a pre-briefing with media yesterday, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said the balance of awards in Round 3 of the program will be announced soon. In addition, Vilsack…
USDA ReConnect Round 4 Application Window Open
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has begun accepting applications this week for $1.15 billion it is making available in Round 4 of the ReConnect Program funding. The funding pool consists of $150 million in loans, $700 million in grants and…
USDA to Begin Accepting ReConnect Round 4 Applications September 6
Rules for Round 4 of the USDA ReConnect rural broadband funding program are scheduled to be published in the Federal Register on Thursday. According to an “unpublished” version of the rules available on the Federal Register site, USDA will accept…
USDA Extends to March 9 the Application Deadline for ReConnect Program Funding
Feb 17, 2022 – Washington – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Under Secretary Xochitl Torres Small today announced the Department is extending to March 9, 2022, the application deadline for funding to expand access to high-speed internet for…
Next USDA ReConnect Round: $1.15B for 100 Mbps Symmetrical Broadband
The USDA today said it will make $1.15 billion available in the next round of the ReConnect program to cover some of the costs of deploying broadband to rural areas where broadband is not available today. Areas in which 90%…
USDA ReConnect Program Resurfaces, Awards $21.4M for Fiber Projects
The USDA ReConnect program has granted $21 million to two providers to deploy FTTP networks in rural New York State. The awards are part of the second round of the program. The last announcement for the program was back in…
USDA ReConnect Helps Fund Circle Fiber 10-Gigabit Missouri Network
Circle Fiber is building a FTTP network supporting 10 gigabit speeds to Cape Girardeau County, Missouri using funding from the USDA ReConnect program. Circle Fiber, which is an operating unit of 30-year-old Big River Communications of Missouri, will eventually pass…
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