ReConnect Program Congressionally Directed Spending Recipients

The ReConnect Program offers unique federal financing options in the form of grants, loans, and combinations thereof to create or improve rural e-Connectivity for rural customers across America.

The Consolidated Appropriations Acts, 2022 (Public Law 117-103), 2023 (Public Law 117-328), and 2024 (Public Law 118-42); and the Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026 (Public Law 119-37) provide USDA with Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS)/Community Project Funding (CPF) through the ReConnect Program. ReConnect CDS funding provides grants to facilitate the deployment of high-speed internet across the country.

To date, USDA has invested in 29 ReConnect CDS projects. The investments represent $42.22 million in grant funding for high-speed internet. Below are the details about the CDS recipients.

29

Entities with Active Awards

$42.22 million

Amount Awarded

16

Total States and Territories

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Applicant: City of Fort Bragg
Location: California
Total Square Miles: 3.7
Funded Service Area Households: 3,523
Award Amount: $750,000

This Rural Development investment will be used to deploy a fiber-to-the-premises network to provide high-speed internet. This network will benefit 8,808 people, 930 businesses, one farm and 30 educational facilities in Mendocino County in California.

Applicant: Anaconda-Deer Lodge County
Location: Montana
Award Amount: $150,000

This Rural Development investment will be used to construct a fiber-optic network to allow for the deployment of high-speed internet. This network will connect nine anchor institutions in Deer Lodge County, Montana.

Applicant: Central Bradford Progress Authority
Location: Pennsylvania
Award Amount: $1,000,000

This Rural Development investment will be used to construct an Open Access Middle-Mile Fiber Optic Network to allow for the deployment of high-speed internet. This network will benefit rural residents and businesses in Bradford County, Pennsylvania.

Applicant: City of Sherwood
Location: Oregon
Total Square Miles: 2.36
Funded Service Area Households: 139
Award Amount: $1,000,000

This Rural Development investment will be used to deploy a fiber-to-the-home network to provide high-speed internet. This network will benefit 348 people, 12 businesses and six farms in Washington and Clackamas counties in Oregon.

Applicant: Eastern Shore of Virginia Broadband Authority
Location: Virginia
Total Square Miles: 1.61
Funded Service Area Households: 71
Award Amount: $286,000

This Rural Development investment will be used to deploy a fiber-to-the-premises network to provide high-speed internet. This network will benefit 150 people, two businesses, one farm and one educational facility in Accomack County in Virginia.

Applicant: Le Sueur County
Location: Minnesota
Total Square Miles: 10.09
Funded Service Area Households: 46
Award Amount: $1,000,000

This Rural Development investment will be used to deploy a fiber-to-the-home network to provide high-speed internet. This network will benefit 139 people, two businesses and 21 farms in Le Sueur County in Minnesota.

Applicant: City of Donalsonville
Location: Georgia
Total Square Miles: 22.29
Funded Service Area Households: 1,376
Award Amount: $562,490

This Rural Development investment will be used to deploy a fixed wireless network to provide high-speed internet. This network will benefit 3,462 people, 230 businesses, 15 farms and 17 educational facilities in Seminole County in Georgia. This project will serve socially vulnerable communities in Seminole County.

Applicant: City of Gustine
Location: California
Total Square Miles: 1.70
Funded Service Area Households: 2,044
Award Amount: $1,350,000

This Rural Development investment will be used to deploy a fiber-to-the-home network to provide high-speed internet. This network will benefit 6,106 people, 124 businesses, two farms and 14 educational facilities in Merced County in California. This project will serve socially vulnerable communities in Merced County.

Applicant: Co-Mo Connect
Location: Missouri
Total Square Miles: 0.19
Funded Service Area Households: 71
Award Amount: $960,112

This Rural Development investment will be used to deploy a fiber-to-the-home network to provide high-speed internet. This network will benefit 150 people and one business in Camden County in Missouri.

Applicant: County of Salem
Location: New Jersey
Total Square Miles: 21.07
Funded Service Area Households: 470
Award Amount: $3,750,000

This Rural Development investment will be used to deploy a fiber-to-the-premises network to provide high-speed internet. This network will benefit 1,251 people, 36 businesses, 50 farms and one educational facility in Salem County in New Jersey.

Applicant: City of Beckley
Location: West Virginia
Total Square Miles: 0.05
Funded Service Area Households: 41
Award Amount: $925,069

This Rural Development investment will be used to deploy a fiber-to-the-premises network to provide high-speed internet. This network will benefit 92 people and 126 businesses in Raleigh County in West Virginia. This project will serve socially vulnerable communities in Raleigh County.

Applicant: Cullman Electric Cooperative
Location: Alabama
Total Square Miles: 13.7
Funded Service Area Households: 871
Award Amount: $1,704,200

This Rural Development investment will be used to deploy a fiber-to-the-home network to provide high-speed internet. This network will benefit 2,364 people, 12 businesses and 33 farms in Cullman County in Alabama.

Applicant: Eastern Shore of Virginia Broadband Authority
Location: Virginia
Total Square Miles: 2.8
Funded Service Area Households: 67
Award Amount: $196,269

This Rural Development investment will be used to deploy a fiber-to-the-home network to provide high-speed internet. This network will benefit 190 people, two businesses and two farms in Accomack County in Virginia.

Applicant: Franklin County
Location: New York
Total Square Miles: 23.3
Funded Service Area Households: 383
Award Amount: $900,000

This Rural Development investment will be used to deploy a fixed wireless and fiber-to-the-home network to provide high-speed internet. This network will benefit 940 people, 26 businesses and nine farms in Franklin County in New York.

Applicant: Ralls County Electric Cooperative
Location: Missouri
Total Square Miles: 1.6
Funded Service Area Households: 16
Award Amount: $363,616

This Rural Development investment will be used to deploy a fiber-to-the-premises network to provide high-speed internet. This network will benefit 33 people, one business and two farms in Ralls County in Missouri.

Applicant: Washington County
Location: New York
Total Square Miles: 0.1
Funded Service Area Households: 512
Award Amount: $1,000,000

This Rural Development investment will be used to deploy a fixed wireless network to provide high-speed internet. This network will benefit 1,280 people in Washington County in New York.

Applicant: Corry Community Development Corporation
Location: Pennsylvania
Total Square Miles: 14.52
Funded Service Area Households: 2,782
Award Amount: $500,000

This Rural Development investment will be used to deploy a fiber-to-the-premises network to provide high-speed internet. This network will benefit 6,647 people, 334 businesses, 21 farms and 14 educational facilities in Erie and Warren counties in Pennsylvania.

Applicant: County of Herkimer
Location: New York
Total Square Miles: 28.81
Funded Service Area Households: 973
Award Amount: $500,000

This Rural Development investment will be used to deploy a fiber-to-the-home network to provide high-speed internet. This network will benefit 2,330 people, 78 businesses, 12 farms and six educational facilities in Herkimer County in New York.

Applicant: Goodhue County
Location: Minnesota
Total Square Miles: 150.98
Funded Service Area Households: 270
Award Amount: $3,210,000

This Rural Development investment will be used to deploy a fiber-to-the-premises network to provide high-speed internet. This network will benefit 675 people, 21 businesses, 288 farms and two educational facilities in Goodhue and Wabasha counties in Minnesota.

Applicant: Niagara County
Location: New York
Total Square Miles: 402.81
Funded Service Area Households: 15,891
Award Amount: $3,232,932

This Rural Development investment will be used to deploy a fixed wireless network to provide high-speed internet. This network will benefit 38,696 people, 1,141 businesses, 511 farms and 60 educational facilities in Orleans County in New York.

Applicant: Northern Michigan University
Location: Michigan
Total Square Miles: 1,500.55
Funded Service Area Households: 31,316
Award Amount: $1,200,000

This Rural Development investment will be used to deploy a fixed wireless network to provide high-speed internet. This network will benefit 72,882 people, 3,438 businesses, 521 farms and 89 educational facilities in Alcona, Alger, Antrim, Charlevoix, Cheboygan, Emmet, Luce, Mackinac, Marquette, Otsego and Presque Isle counties in Michigan.

Applicant: Plumas-Sierra Telecommunications
Location: California
Total Square Miles: 6.17
Funded Service Area Households: 237
Award Amount: $4,000,198

This Rural Development investment will be used to deploy a fiber-to-the-home network to provide high-speed internet. This network will benefit 592 people, 89 businesses and one educational facility in Lassen County in California.

Applicant: Town of Westerlo
Location: New York
Total Square Miles: 8.30
Funded Service Area Households: 115
Award Amount: $1,687,500

This Rural Development investment will be used to deploy a fiber-to-the-home network to provide high-speed internet. This network will benefit 288 people, eight businesses and seven farms in Albany County in New York.

Applicant: County of El Paso
Location: Texas
Total Square Miles: 138.8
Funded Service Area Households: 3,555
Award Amount: $2,850,000

This Rural Development investment will be used to deploy a fixed wireless network to provide high-speed internet. This network will benefit 11,661 people, 132 businesses, 90 farms and 19 educational facilities in El Paso County in Texas. This project will serve socially vulnerable communities in El Paso County.

Applicant: Garrett County
Location: Maryland
Total Square Miles: 2.9
Funded Service Area Households: 36
Award Amount: $883,574

This Rural Development investment will be used to deploy a fiber-to-the-home network to provide high-speed internet. This network will benefit 83 people, six businesses and three farms in Garrett County in Maryland.

Applicant: Pine County
Location: Minnesota
Total Square Miles: 251.9
Funded Service Area Households: 449
Award Amount: $5,576,250

This Rural Development investment will be used to deploy a fiber-to-the-premises network to provide high-speed internet. This network will benefit 1,034 people, 38 businesses and 147 farms in Pine County in Minnesota. This project will serve Mille Lacs Land Area Representation and socially vulnerable communities in Pine County.

Applicant: Town of Ghent
Location: New York
Total Square Miles: 3.7
Funded Service Area Households: 40
Award Amount: $829,594

This Rural Development investment will be used to deploy a fiber-to-the-premises network to provide high-speed internet. This network will benefit 96 people, three businesses and three farms in Columbia County in New York.

Applicant: Town of Sandwich
Location: New Hampshire
Total Square Miles: 65.6
Funded Service Area Households: 720
Award Amount: $1,650,000

This Rural Development investment will be used to deploy a fiber-to-the-premises network to provide high-speed internet. This network will benefit 1,437 people, 68 businesses, 20 farms and six educational facilities in Carroll County in New Hampshire.

Applicant: Village of Sherburne
Location: New York
Total Square Miles: 29.4
Funded Service Area Households: 1,341
Award Amount: $212,022

This Rural Development investment will be used to deploy a fiber-to-the-premises network to provide high-speed internet. This network will benefit 2,994 people, 121 businesses, 25 farms and four educational facilities in Chenango County in New York.