Department of Agriculture
USDA Invests More Than $2 Million in High-Speed Broadband in Rural North Carolina
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing more than $2 million to provide broadband service in unserved and underserved rural areas in North Carolina. This investment is part of the $100 million Congress allocated to the ReConnect Program through the CARES Act.In rural North Carolina, Randolph Telephone Membership Corporation will use a $2.3 million grant to deploy a fiber-to-the-premises (FTTP) network to connect 3,333 people, 17 farms, 26 businesses and nine educational facilities to high-speed broadband internet in Moore County.
USDA Invests More Than $21 Million in High-Speed Broadband in Rural North Carolina
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing more than $21 million to provide broadband service in unserved and underserved rural areas in North Carolina.
10 Percent of USDA's Rural Utilities Service Funding Will Target Persistent Poverty Counties (Department of Agriculture)
Submitted by benton on Fri, 08/21/2020 - 16:45
USDA Invests Nearly $3 Million in High-Speed Broadband in Rural Missouri
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing nearly $3 million to provide broadband service in unserved and underserved rural areas in Missouri. This investment is part of the $100 million in grant funding made available for the ReConnect Pilot Program through the CARES Act. In rural Missouri, Big River Broadband will use a $2.9 million grant to deploy a fiber-to-the-premises (FTTP) network to connect 4,839 people, 54 farms, 27 businesses, two public schools and one fire station to high-speed broadband internet in Cape Girardeau County.
DOI Signs Agreement with USDA to Increase Investment in Infrastructure on Federal and Tribal Lands (Department of Agriculture)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Thu, 06/25/2020 - 17:54
USDA Ends Round One of the ReConnect Program
On May 14, the US Department of Agriculture made its final funding announcement under the round one of the ReConnect Program. Since October 2019, USDA has invested $744 million to bring high-speed broadband e-Connectivity to approximately 172,000 households, 19,000 rural small businesses and farms, and more than 500 health care centers, educational facilities, and critical community facilities located in 34 states.
USDA Invests More Than $500,000 in High-Speed Broadband in Rural Iowa
The US Department of Agriculture is investing more than $500,000 to provide broadband service in unserved and underserved rural areas in Iowa. In rural Iowa, Breda Telephone Corp. will use a $523,749 grant to deploy a Fiber-to-the Home (FTTH) network to connect 113 people, 20 farms and nine businesses in Arcadia, Iowa, in Carroll County to broadband e-Connectivity.
USDA Invests $22.5 Million in High-Speed Broadband for Rural Michigan
The US Department of Agriculture is investing $22.5 million for two recipients in Michigan to provide broadband service in unserved and underserved rural areas. These investments are part of USDA’s round one investments made through the ReConnect Pilot Program. The awards include an $11.8 million loan/grant combination to Barry County Services Company to provide affordable, fiber-based broadband services in rural Barry County. This project will extend broadband availability to 17 farms, 16 businesses and 12,000 residents spread over 127 square miles. Southwest Michigan Communications Inc.