Biden administration announces $930 million in grants to expand rural internet access
According to the Commerce Department, it received over 260 applications for the Middle Mile Grant Program, totaling $7.47 billion in funding requests. The agency primarily awarded grants to telecom and utility companies, though it also set aside funding for tribal governments and nonprofits., the largest grant, valued at $88.8 million, went to a telecommunications company in Alaska that will build a fiber optic network in a part of the state where 55 percent of residents have no internet access.
In addition to creating new economic opportunities in traditionally underserved communities, the government says the projects should improve safety in those areas too.
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