The USDA already has awarded the full $550 million budget allocated for Phase 2 of the ReConnect rural broadband program. But it may award as much as an additional $150 million, a USDA official told Telecompetitor. The agency can do…
ReConnect Program
With $37M Award, USDA ReConnect Has Now Reached Total Announced Round 2 Budget
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s ReConnect program late last week announced six awards with a total value of $37 million for fiber broadband networks in rural Alabama. Total awards made now surpass the $550 million USDA ReConnect Round 2 budget….
ReConnect Program Announces $158M in Broadband Awards, Almost 100% of Second Round $550M Budget Reached
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s ReConnect Program has announced 15 more second round awards. The program is investing almost $158 million in Kentucky, Illinois, Washington, Missouri, Michigan, New Mexico and Iowa. So far, the second round of the ReConnect Program,…
USDA ReConnect Awards Made in West Virginia, Illinois, Minnesota
The USDA ReConnect Program has made awards to service providers for deployment of FTTP networks in West Virginia, Illinois and Minnesota. The West Virginia, Illinois and Minnesota USDA ReConnect awards came in the form of grants. The three projects, which…
USDA ReConnect Awards Made in South Dakota, Wyoming and Pennsylvania
The USDA has announced three more awards in the second round of its ReConnect Program. The awards, which total a bit more than $7 million, bring the announced investment during the week of October 11 to more than $173 million….
USDA ReConnect Funding Hits Its Stride as Another $61M for Broadband Announced
The USDA’s ReConnect program continued its flurry of awards with grants and combined loan/grants for broadband networks in South Dakota, Montana, Idaho, Oregon and Nevada. In all, investments of almost $61 million in six projects will potentially connect 7,831 people,…
USDA ReConnect Program Awards Almost $105 Million in 4 States
The USDA’s ReConnect program yesterday announced grant and combined grant/loan investments in rural broadband totaling almost $105 million in four states. All told, the investments, which are part of the $550 million second round of the program, will help build…