ReConnect Loan and Grant Program

What is the Rural Development Broadband ReConnect Program?

The Broadband ReConnect Program furnishes loans and grants to provide funds for the costs of construction, improvement, or acquisition of facilities and equipment needed to provide broadband service in eligible rural areas. The application window for the third round of funding is now open. Follow one of the links below to learn more about the program.

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100% Grant

For Tribal Governments and Socially Vulnerable Communities

Up to $350M Available

Potential awardees must meet a 100 Mbps symmetrical minimum service requirement in all proposed service areas. The maximum award amount is $35M, and no match is required. The applications are evaluated in a competitive process.

100% Loan

Up to $200M Available

Potential awardees must meet a 100 Mbps symmetrical minimum service requirement in all proposed service areas. The maximum award amount is $50M, and the interest rate is set at a fixed 2%. The applications for this product are reviewed on a rolling basis and are not evaluated competitively.

Combo

Up to $250M Available

Potential awardees must meet a 100 Mbps symmetrical minimum service requirement in all proposed service areas. The maximum award amount is $25M for the loan and $25M for the grant, and the interest rate is set at the US Treasury Rate. The applications are evaluated in a competitive process.

100% Grant

Up to $350M Available

Potential awardees must meet a 100 Mbps symmetrical minimum service requirement in all proposed service areas. The maximum award amount is $35M, and a 25% match is required. The applications are evaluated in a competitive process.

Program Awardees

In the first round of the ReConnect Program, USDA invested
$656,052,244 in high-speed broadband infrastructure which
will create or improve e-Connectivity for rural customers
across 33 states. To date, USDA has announced $852,077,212 for projects in the second round of funding, for a total of $1,508,129,456 invested through the ReConnect Program.

View FY 2019 Program Awardees

View FY 2020 Program Awardees

Proposed and Approved Projects

View all submitted applications, including those currently under review, by viewing the project map. Once the map opens, select the “Under Review” or “Approved” layers to learn more about the projects under each option. All applications that are not funded under the ReConnect program will be removed from the map.

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