FCC Announces the Availability of Unused Funds to Fully Satisfy Demand for Rural Health Care Program Funding for Funding Year 2024

The Federal Communications Commission announced the amount of unused funds for the Rural Health Care (RHC) Program that have been carried forward for funding year 2024. The FCC’s rules for the RHC Program establish a process to carry forward unused funds from past funding years for use in future funding years. In consultation with the Office of the Managing Director, the FCC must announce a specific amount of unused funds from prior funding years to be carried forward to increase available funding for future funding years. The Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC) projects that, as of April 30, 2024, $161.57 million in unused funds is available for use in future funding years beginning in funding year 2024.