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Welcome to the Rural Development Telecommunications
Program
USDA'S Rural Utilities Service provides programs to finance rural America's
telecommunications infrastructure. The Broadband Loan program provides loans to fund the costs of constructing, improving and acquiring facilities to provide broadband service to eligible rural communities. The Distance Learning and Telemedicine program brings electronic educational resources to rural schools and improves health care delivery in rural America. The Community Connect Grant program provides financial assistance to eligible applicants that will provide broadband in unserved areas to provide public safety services and foster economic growth.
RECOVERY ACT BROADBAND PROGRAM
BROADBAND ROUND 2 APPLICATION GUIDE & PRESENTATIONS
- BIP Round 2 Application Guide - Last Mile and Middle Mile Projects .PDF
- Broadband Initiatives Program (BIP) NOFA 2 Requirements - .PDF
- Technical Details for Projects Under the Broadband Initiatives Program - .PDF
- Mapping Tool - .PDF
- BIP Financial Review - .PDF
- Easy Grants Process - .PDF
- Accounting and Auditing Compliance Requirements for ARRA Broadband Loan and Grant Recipients - .PDF
BROADBAND ROUND 2 WORKSHOPS
ANNOUNCEMENTS
- January 7, 2010 USDA And Commerce Department Announce Online Tool For Recovery Act Broadband Applicants - PDF
- November 16, 2009 - Joint Request For Information (RFI) Agencies Plan to Consolidate Final Two Funding Rounds, Seek Comment on Program Enhancements Federal Register Notice - PDF
- November 10, 2009 - NTIA And RUS Streamline Programs To Bring Broadband, Jobs to More Americans News Release
- July 1, 2009 - Obama Adminstration Launches Initiative To Bring Broadband, Jobs to More Americans.
LOAN & GRANT RECIPIENTS
December 17, 2009 - Vice President Biden Kicks Off $7.2 Billion Recovery Act Broadband Program News Release
REPORTS
USDA's ARRA Website | Rural Development ARRA Website
2009 Grant Recipient Announcements
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