[1st-mile-nm] Fwd: NTIA Congratulates USDA for Announcing its $600 million Broadband Program, ReConnect

[Richard Lowenberg]

Here's the newly announced USDA Rural Broadband initiative.
Stay tuned for more information on broadband funding programs,
within the approved and about to be signed federal Farm Bill.
RL


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> Begin forwarded message:
> FROM: BroadbandUSA <BroadbandUSA at ntia.doc.gov>
> 
> SUBJECT: NTIA CONGRATULATES USDA FOR ANNOUNCING ITS $600 MILLION
> BROADBAND PROGRAM, RECONNECT
> 
> DATE: December 13, 2018 at 2:48:51 PM EST
> 
> Good Afternoon,
> 
> Today, Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information and NTIA
> Administrator David Redl issued the following statement on the U.S.
> Department of Agriculture’s [1] announcement of a $600 million loan
> and grant program [2] to assist with building rural broadband
> infrastructure:
> 
> “The Administration is taking an important step to help close the
> broadband coverage gap for the millions of rural Americans who lack
> access to broadband connectivity with the launch of the U.S.
> Department of Agriculture’s $600 million grant and loan program [3].
> NTIA looks forward to providing technical assistance to potential
> applicants through its partnership with USDA’s Rural Utilities
> Service (RUS). NTIA’s BroadbandUSA [4]team has extensive experience
> working in the telecommunications industry, building broadband
> networks and consulting with service providers and local governments.
> Using this expertise, our team will be supporting educational
> materials and workshops to help applicants with the grant and loan
> process.”
> 
> The statement is available here:
> 
https://www.ntia.doc.gov/speechtestimony/2018/statement-assistant-secretary-redl-usda-loan-and-grant-program
> [5]
> 
> We have also attached USDA’s Fact Sheet about the program.
> 
> Best regards,
> BroadbandUSA Team

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Richard Lowenberg, Executive Director
1st-Mile Institute     505-603-5200
Box 8001, Santa Fe, NM 87504,
rl at 1st-mile.org     www.1st-mile.org
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