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Funding Details: Community Connect Broadband Grant Program - Rural Health Information Hub Community Connect Broadband Grant Program Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number: U.S. Department of Agriculture, USDA Rural Development, USDA Rural Utilities Service community. connect@wdc. usda.
gov online contact form at the bottom of the program The Community Connect Grant Program supports broadband deployment into rural communities where it is not yet economically viable for private sector providers to deliver service. Broadband service should benefit residential and business customers in a service area, as well as critical community facilities, such as healthcare, public schools, fire stations, and libraries.
Grant funds may be used to help fund: The construction, acquisition, or leasing of facilities, spectrum, land, or buildings used to deploy broadband service within the proposed service area The improvement, expansion, construction, or acquisition of a community center that provides online The cost of providing broadband service free of charge to critical community facilities for 2 years Eligible applicants include: State and local governments Federally recognized Tribes Incorporated organizations Other legal entities, including cooperatives, private corporations, or limited liability companies organized on a for-profit or nonprofit basis Rural areas that lack any existing broadband speed of at least 10 Mbps downstream and 1 Mbps upstream are Nationwide and U.S. Territories 2026 Application Guide , the minimum grant request amount is $100,000 and the maximum grant request amount A non-federal cash match of at least 15% of the total amount of financial assistance requested is required and can be used for operating costs.
Links to additional guidance and application instructions are available on · Community and economic development RUS: Notice of Funding Opportunity for the Community Connect Grant Program for Fiscal Year 2026, USDA Rural Utilities Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, For complete information about funding programs, including your application status, please contact funders directly. Summaries are provided for your convenience only.
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According to the current listing, eligibility includes: State and local governments, nonprofit organizations, and federally recognized Tribes. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
Community Connect Grants is funded by USDA Rural Development Kansas. Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
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