The application window for the USDA Community Connect Grant Program is now open and will be open until 04/21/25 at 11:59 AM ET.
The Community Connect Grant Program offers grants varying from $100,000 to $5,000,000 to eligible applicants for the provision of broadband service in rural, economically-challenged communities where service does not exist.
Eligible applicants include:
- Incorporated organizations
- Federally-recognized Tribes
- State and local units of government
- Any other legal entity, including cooperatives, private corporations, or LLCs organized on a for-profit or non-profit basis
Provision of broadband services as referred to by this grant program include:
- the construction, acquisition, or leasing of facilities, spectrum, land or buildings used to deploy broadband service
- the cost of providing broadband service free of charge for 2 years.
The USDA is hosting a webinar on 03/12/25 from 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM ET that will go over many aspects of the program as well as provide the opportunity to ask questions.
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