Funding for 33 rural broadband projects unveiled by USDA
Published by the Tennessee Lookout, Reporter Jennifer Shutt – June 13, 2023
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration on Monday announced it will send $714 million to help rural areas in 19 states connect to the internet.
“The president honestly believes that in order to have the fullest opportunity available to bring manufacturing back, to bring precision agriculture, to reconnect young people to economic opportunity in rural places, the expansion of broadband access is essential,”
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said on a call with reporters.
“And the announcement today is an additional step being taken by this administration to make that a reality in all parts of the country, regardless of how remote and rural they may be,” added Vilsack, a former governor of Iowa.
