Wednesday, June 10, 2009

Rural broadband funding opportunity « Blandin on Broadband

June 10, 2009

Funding Opportunity-RURAL Broadband Grant Program

The National Rural Assembly would like to make you aware of a funding opportunity for those organizations engaged in developing plans for transmission of broadband services to rural communities.

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced the Community-Oriented Connectivity Broadband Grant Program for 2009, intended to provide financial assistance to supply broadband service in rural, economically-challenged communities currently without such services. The funds can be used to provide broadband transmission service to rural residents, community facilities, and businesses – and to create or support a community center that provides free access to broadband services to community residents for at least two years.

DEADLINE: Applications for funding are due June 19, 2009.

For more information on the grant application, CLICK HERE.