Resource Details
Broadband & Internet
USDA Rural Development Community Connect Grants
How may the funds be used?
The construction, acquisition, or leasing of facilities, spectrum, land or buildings used to deploy broadband service for:
-All residential and business customers located within the Proposed Funded Service Area (PFSA)
-All participating critical community facilities (such as public schools, fire stations, and public libraries)
-The cost of providing broadband service free of charge to the critical community facilities for 2 years.
-Less than 10% of the grant amount or up to $150,000 may be used for the improvement, expansion, construction or acquisition of a community center that provides online access to the public.
Eligibility
Rural areas that lack any existing broadband speed of at least 10 Mbps downstream and 1 Mbps upstream are eligible.
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Provides leadership on food, agriculture, natural resources, rural development, nutrition, and related issues based on public policy, the best available science, and effective management.
Contact
715-345-7600
Related Resources
Broadband & Internet, Education & Schools, Energy, Technology
Electric Infrastructure Loan & Loan Guarantee Program
U.S. Department of Agriculture
The electric program makes insured loans and loan guarantees to finance the construction of electric distribution, finance generation, and transmission facilities in rural areas.