Rural Development Rural Utilities Community Connect Grant Program

The Community-Oriented Connectivity Broadband Grant Program is designed to provide financial assistance to furnish broadband service in rural, economically-challenged communities where such service does not currently exist.

Grant funds may be utilized to deploy broadband transmission service

credit:


to critical community facilities, rural residents, and rural businesses and to construct, acquire, or expand, equip, and operate a community center that provides free access to broadband services to community residents for at least two years.

Grants will be awarded, on a competitive basis, to entities serving communities of up to 20,000 inhabitants to ensure rural consumers enjoy the same quality and range of telecommunications service as are available in urban and suburban communities.
Related Programs

Community Connect Grant Program

Department of Agriculture


Agency: Department of Agriculture

Office: Utilities Programs

Estimated Funding: $13,406,000


Who's Eligible


Relevant Nonprofit Program Categories





Obtain Full Opportunity Text:
Community Connect Website

Additional Information of Eligibility:
Not Available

Full Opportunity Web Address:
http://www.usda.gov/rus/telecom/commconnect.htm

Contact:
Long Chen Electronics Engineer Phone 202-690-4673

Agency Email Description:
Contact email address

Agency Email:
community.connect@wdc.usda.gov

Date Posted:
2009-04-20

Application Due Date:
2009-06-19

Archive Date:
2009-06-20



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