USDA Announces Broadband and Communications Projects

The Department of Agriculture announced funding to expand access to broadband and telecommunications services in rural America. USDA’s Rural Development is funding 24 projects through several loan and grant programs administered by the Rural Utilities Service (RUS); Broadband, Telecommunications loans, the Community Connect grant program, and the Public Television Digital Transition. Nearly $5 million in Community Connect grants will provide broadband to six communities currently lacking high speed Internet service.