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# House Restores ReConnect Funding for FY26
- URL: https://broadbandbreakfast.com/house-restores-reconnect-funding-for-fy26/
- Published: 2025-06-16T20:51:57.000Z
- Updated: 2026-03-11T05:51:52.000Z
- Description: House doubles funding for rural broadband program, despite Trump proposing cuts.
- Author: Sadie McClain
- Tags: House Appropriations, Rural, Andy Harris, #with-siderail, Donald Trump, USDA, ReConnect

WASHINGTON, June 16, 2025 – A rural broadband program had its funding restored by a House Appropriations subcommittee on June 4.

The [ReConnect Loan and Grant Program](https://www.usda.gov/sustainability/infrastructure/broadband/reconnect-loan-and-grant-program?ref=broadbandbreakfast.com), which provides funding for broadband infrastructure in rural areas, [received a proposed $90 million](https://appropriations.house.gov/sites/evo-subsites/republicans-appropriations.house.gov/files/evo-media-document/fy26-ag-bill-summary-final-full-committee.pdf?ref=broadbandbreakfast.com) for Fiscal Year 2026 in a recent bill released by the [House Appropriations Committee](https://appropriations.house.gov/news/press-releases/committee-releases-fy26-agriculture-rural-development-fda-bill?ref=broadbandbreakfast.com).

Although President **Donald Trump** [proposed eliminating ReConnect program funding](https://broadbandbreakfast.com/usda-ntia-receive-budget-cuts-in-fiscal-year-2026/) in his [FY26 budget proposal](https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/appendix%5Ffy2026.pdf?ref=broadbandbreakfast.com) (p. 140), House lawmakers chose not only to continue the funding, but more than double the program’s FY25 budget of $44 million. The bill still needs to be approved by the full House.

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The ReConnect funding is intended “to complement existing funds to deploy broadband to the most underserved areas,” said House Appropriations Subcommittee Chairman **Andy Harris**, R-Maryland, in [his remarks](https://appropriations.house.gov/news/remarks/harris-remarks-fy26-agriculture-rural-development-food-and-drug-administration-bill?ref=broadbandbreakfast.com) at a subcommittee meeting June 5.

ReConnect provides funding for the construction, improvement, and acquisition of broadband infrastructure for areas where more than 90% of households lack sufficient access to broadband. 

[Private organizations and nonprofits](https://broadbandbreakfast.com/nreca-discusses-policies-funding-needed-for-rural-broadband/) may apply for federal grants and loans to help bring broadband to rural communities.