USDA awards Missouri providers $76 million in broadband funding
The latest round of federal broadband spending will invest more than $76 million in rural Missouri.
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The latest round of federal broadband spending will invest more than $76 million in rural Missouri.
Rural businesses lack easy access to high-speed internet and thus cloud-based resources, causing vast disadvantages that affect the overall economy.
U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced nearly $700 million in grants and loans to connect thousands of rural residents, farmers and business owners in 22 states and the
Funding is part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda.
USDA's ReConnect Program provides $12 million each to Bamberg and Orangeburg counties to add high-speed internet to rural communities.