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…
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…
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…
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…
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 According to an “unpublished” version of the rules available on the Federal Register site, USDA will accept…
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…
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%…
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…
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…
The USDA has made an additional $16.4 million in awards in three states through the ReConnect rural broadband program. The USDA ReConnect grants and grant/loan combinations went to telecommunications companies serving Illinois, Oregon and South Carolina. In all, the awards…
The USDA ReConnect program has granted the Pembroke Telephone Company $4.6 million to build a FTTP network in rural Georgia. The grant will be used to deploy a network connecting 3,444 people living in 1,326 households, 73 farms and 19…
The USDA ReConnect program is investing $12.2 million to bring broadband to unserved and underserved areas of Louisiana. The Louisiana USDA ReConnect award goes to The Star Telephone Company. The investment will be evenly split between a grant and a…
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