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 Act, 2022 (Public Law 107-103, the CAA) and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (Public Law 117-328, the CAA) provided USDA with Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS)/Community Project Funding (CPF) through the ReConnect Program. ReConnect CDS funding is provided in the form of 100% Grants and is used by recipients to deploy high-speed internet across the country.

To-date, USDA has invested in 12 ReConnect CDS projects. The investments represent $17.09 million in grant funding for high-speed internet. The funded service areas include a total of 8,031 households. Below are the details about the CDS recipients.

12

Entities with Active Awards

$17.09 million

Amount Awarded

9

Total States and Territories

View CDS Recipients for Each FY

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: 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.