Rural Broadband Access Loans
Department Of Agriculture, Rural Utilities Service
This program furnishes loans and loan guarantees to provide funds for the costs of construction, improvement, or acquisition of facilities and equipment needed to provide service at the broadband lending speed in eligible rural areas. In facilitating the construction of new and improved broadband infrastructure, the program will fuel long-term rural economic development and opportunities in rural America.
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Helps rural broadband providers build better internet services in rural areas. They get loans to support construction projects.
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What Is This Program?
What Benefits Are Offered?
Provides direct loans, loan guarantees, and loan/grant combinations to fund the construction, improvement, acquisition of facilities and equipment, and leasing of facilities to provide broadband service at the broadband lending speed in eligible rural areas, on a technology-neutral basis. Direct loans are 'Cost of Money Loans'.
Who Is Eligible?
Industries: telecommunications, broadband
Region: rural areas (US)
Demographics: indigenous (for tribal organizations)
Other Criteria: Non-profit or for-profit organization, Must take one of the following forms: Corporation, Limited liability company (LLC), Cooperative or mutual organization, A state or local unit of government, Indian tribe or tribal organization, Proposed funded service areas must be completely contained within a rural area or composed of multiple rural areas, as defined in 7 CFR 1738, No part of the proposed funded service area has three or more 'incumbent service providers.', No part of the proposed funded service area overlaps with the service area of current RUS borrowers or the service areas of grantees that were funded by RUS., Requires submission of a Public Notice Response once a Public Notice Filing has been published for each applicant’s Proposed Funded Service Area to be counted as a broadband service provider.
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📋What Are the Application Steps & Timeline?
- 📝Steps to Apply
- Visit RD Apply online application intake system
- Prepare necessary documentation
- Submit application through the online system
- 🌐Application Portal
- http://www.rd.usda.gov/programs-services/farm-bill-broadband-loans-loan-guarantees
- 📤Submission Method
- online
- 🔄Intake Type
- fixed-deadline
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This program offers funding up to $9,999,999,999 (minimum $56,000).
This program accepts applications on a rolling basis.
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