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US Department of Agriculture Rural Development - Together America Prospers
USDA Seeks Applications for Grants to Build Community-Oriented High-
Speed Internet Networks for People in Rural Areas
WASHINGTON, March 20, 2023 – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural
Development Under Secretary Xochitl Torres Small today announced that USDA is
accepting applications for grants to build community-oriented, high-speed internet
networks for people in rural areas.
The Department is making up to $79 million in grants available under the Community
Connect program. Recipients may use the funds to establish high-speed internet networks
that will foster economic growth and deliver enhanced educational, health care and public
safety benefits.
Grant recipients must agree to provide high-speed internet service at community-serving
institutions free of charge for up to two years. These institutions include schools, libraries,
fire stations and other public safety sites.
Eligible applicants are state and local governments, Federally-recognized Tribes,
nonprofits, for-profit corporations and limited liability companies. USDA does not provide
funding directly to individuals under this program.
For more information about the Community Connect program in Montana, please contact
Peter Hawkes, General Field Representative for Montana and Idaho at
peter.hawkes@usda.gov or (208) 339-1104.
All applications must be submitted electronically by 11:59 a.m. Eastern Time on June 20,
2023, to https://www.rd.usda.gov/community-connect. This funding opportunity will also be
posted to https://www.grants.gov. For additional information, see page 16579 of the March
20, 2023, Federal Register.
USDA Rural Development has six offices in Montana – Billings, Bozeman, Great Falls,
Helena, Kalispell, and Missoula. To learn more about investment resources for rural areas
in Montana, call (406) 585-2587 or visit www.rd.usda.gov/mt.
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