USDA Invests $3 Million to Improve Broadband Access in Cordova, Alaska
Funding Will Help Cordova Telephone Cooperative Expand Service to Village of Chenega
USDA Invests in Communities Vital to Energy Production
Projects Are Part of $465 Million Invested in Appalachia’s Energy Communities Under the Biden-Harris Administration
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Deputy Under Secretary Justin Maxson today announced that the Department is investing more than $20 million in rural communities that are vital to helping sustain the country’s energy production.
USDA Highlights Fiscal Year 2021 Accomplishments in Rural Minnesota
ST. PAUL, Minn., March 10, 2022 – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development State Director for Minnesota Colleen Landkamer today highlighted 2021 accomplishments in helping rural Minnesota.
USDA Invests $37.2 Million to Build and Improve Critical Infrastructure in Rural Minnesota
Funding Will Expand Access to High-Speed Internet, Clean Water and Dependable Electric Power in People’s Homes and Businesses in Rural America
USDA Invests $5 Million to Build and Improve Critical Infrastructure in Alaska
ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Dec. 16, 2021 – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that USDA is investing $5,122,493 to build and improve critical infrastructure in rural Alaska. The investments will help expand access to clean water and reliable telecommunication service in people’s homes and businesses in rural communities across the state.
USDA Begins Accepting Applications for $1.15 Billion in Loans and Grants to Help People Living in Rural Communities Get Access to High-Speed Internet
Includes up to $350 Million for Grants in Tribal and Socially Vulnerable Communities
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced the Department has begun accepting applications for up to $1.15 billion in loans and grants to help people in rural areas get access to high-speed internet. This announcement comes on the heels of the recently enacted Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, which provides another nearly $2 billion in additional funding for the ReConnect program.
ReConnect Program Webinars FY2022
Interested to learn more about our Rural Development ReConnect Program? USDA will host four webinars covering the ReConnect Program Regulation and the recently announced ReConnect Program FY2022 Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA).
ReConnect Program Regulation Webinar
We will present this webinar twice. The second presentation will provide the same information as the first one; no new information will be added to the second session. Please register for the session that's most convenient for you.
USDA Under Secretary Xochitl Torres Small Joins Congresswoman Spanberger for Rural Broadband Announcement in Virginia
1.15 BILLION IS AVAILABLE THROUGH USDA'S RECONNECT PROGRAM
Goochland, Va., Oct. 26, 2021 – U.S. Department of Agriculture Under Secretary Xochitl Torres Small joined U.S. Rep Abigail community leaders and Virginia telecommunications officials in Goochland County on Monday to announce that $1.15 billion is available in broadband funding for rural communities through the USDA ReConnect Program. They also discussed ongoing efforts to expand broadband internet access in Central Virginia and across the Commonwealth.
USDA Invests $139,000 to Improve Access to Telemedicine, Distance Learning for 77,000 People in Rural Nebraska
Department also makes up to $1.15 billion available to help people living in rural communities’ access high-speed internet
Department also makes up to $1.15 billion available to help people living in rural communities access high-speed internet
Department also makes up to $1.15 billion available to help people living in rural communities access high-speed internet