<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><a href="http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/SupportDocuments/rdSACommunityConnect%20FY2015.pdf">http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/SupportDocuments/rdSACommunityConnect%20FY2015.pdf</a><div><br></div><div>Notice of Solicitation for Applications for the Community Connect Grant Program for Fiscal Year 2015 (December 17, 2014)<br><br>Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced today that USDA is soliciting applications for Fiscal Year (FY )2015 for the Community Connect Grant Program.<br>The program provides grants to establish broadband in rural communities where it is currently not available, and where it can have a tremendous positive impact on the quality of life for rural residents. The minimum amount of g rants awarded will be $100,000; the maximum is $3,000,000. The deadline for applications to be submitted is February 17, 2015. For additional details and information on how to apply, see pages 75120-75124 of the December 17 Federal Register<br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br><div>
<div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: medium; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><div>---------------------------------------------------------</div><div>Richard Lowenberg, Executive Director</div><div>1st-Mile Institute www.1st-mile.org </div><div>P. O. Box 8001, Santa Fe, NM 87504</div><div>505-603-5200 rl@1st-mile.org</div><div>---------------------------------------------------------</div></div><div><br></div></div></span><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"></div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"></div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><br class="Apple-interchange-newline">
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