Funding
RUS Launches $60M Grant Initiative for Distance Learning and Telemedicine Projects
The grant funds can be used for acquiring equipment, improving broadband infrastructure, developing instructional programming, and more.
Funding
The grant funds can be used for acquiring equipment, improving broadband infrastructure, developing instructional programming, and more.
Funding
Director of RUS called for more flexibility in how it administers federal funds.
12 Days of Broadband
The COVID-19 pandemic provided the foundation case for why fiber’s symmetrical capabilities have became so central.
Broadband's Impact
Almost all of Berke’s work seems to be about making a difference for higher-quality broadband.
Funding
The mapping tool in the ReConnect application process allows applicants to designate proposed routes.
Funding
The announcement is the second round of ReConnect funding in fiscal year 2022.
BBLO
Join Acting Rural Utilities Service Administrator Chris McLean on June 8 at Broadband Breakfast for Lunch
Expert Opinion
In the 2022 Consolidated Appropriations Act, Congress reversed USDA’s ReConnect criteria in three crucial ways.
Press Releases
NTIA Administrator Alan Davidson and other top broadband officials have agreed to speak at Broadband Breakfast for Lunch Events.
Fiber
Co-ops have the chance to support education, healthcare and work-from-home coming out of the coronavirus pandemic.
bblot
We will explore what the government, states and infrastructure builders – public and private – should be doing to prepare.
Fiber
The agency’s results over these years indicate the versatility of fiber in critical infrastructure projects.
Rural
September 23, 2020 – Individuals representing different facets of rural broadband – traditional telecom companies, rural electric utilities, wireless providers and state regulators – on Thursday voiced concerns about aspects of the federal government’s rural broadband programs. Many of these players
Broadband's Impact
Editor’s Note: The most recent edition of Broadband Communities Magazine features a special section on rural broadband, including this overview piece about the passage of the Agricultural Improvement Act and the ReConnect. Incidentally, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s series of webinars on the
Infrastructure
WASHINGTON, December 13, 2018 – The Agriculture Department on Thursday unveiled the details of is $600 million broadband loan and grant program – dubbed “ReConnect” – and which was originally called for by appropriations legislation passed in March. “High-speed internet e-Connectivity is a necessity
Broadband News
WASHINGTON, April 30, 2018 — Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue on Monday said he is “always hopeful” that progress will be made on President Trump’s $1.5 billion infrastructure plan, even as Congress shifts its focus to the upcoming primary election season. “I’m always hopeful,” he said when asked