Reconnect Program

Fourth Installment of ReConnect Program
Fourth Installment of ReConnect Program
Fourth Installment of ReConnect Program
U.S. Department of Agriculture announced nearly $700 million in grants and loans to connect thousands of rural residents, farmers and business owners in 22 states and the Marshall Islands to reliable, affordable high-speed internet through the ReConnect Program.
Applications Open for the Rural High-Speed Internet Program
Applications Open for the Rural High-Speed Internet Program
Applications Open for the Rural High-Speed Internet Program
Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that USDA is accepting applications for its ReConnect Program loans and grants to expand access to high-speed internet for millions of people in rural America.  The agency is making over $1 billion available for the program, a critical piece of the effort to connect every American to affordable and reliable high-speed internet.  ...
House Ag Committee Looks To Address A Host of Farm Focused Issues
House Ag Committee Looks To Address A Host of Farm Focused Issues
House Ag Committee Looks To Address A Host of Farm Focused Issues
Broadband, soil health, and rail service are all topics before the House Ag Committee this week as the House returns from summer recess.  Broadband and soil health practices are before the full Ag panel, while rail service is in front of a pair of House subcommittees, though broadband, part of the Farm Bill, is probably the highest-profile of the three issues.  Congres...
Wyden, Merkley Not Happy With FCC Over Rural Digital Opportunity Fund
Wyden, Merkley Not Happy With FCC Over Rural Digital Opportunity Fund
Wyden, Merkley Not Happy With FCC Over Rural Digital Opportunity Fund
Oregon’s senators are not happy with what they see as a move to hurt efforts to expand broadband service to rural areas. On Tuesday, Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden voiced their criticism after the FCC announced that rural areas that have received state-run broadband funding, or help via the USDA’s ReConnect program, were no longer eligible for new federal broadband funds. “Li ...