Below is a press release from the USDA.
Columbia, MO. – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Missouri State Director Kyle Wilkens congratulated the Grand River Mutual Telephone Corporation today for receiving funding that will be used for high-speed internet projects in some of Missouri’s most rural, remote, and underserved communities.
“Connecting residents, businesses, and farms in Rural Missouri would not happen without the USDA’s ReConnect program,” Director Wilkens commented. “We could not be more pleased to ensure federal investment in these Northwest Missouri Counties will strengthen and expand communication infrastructure – which will lead directly to economic development and business opportunities,” Wilkens concluded.
This Rural Development ReConnect grant investment of $11,145,525 will deploy a fiber-to-the-premises network to provide high-speed internet to hundreds of individuals, several businesses, and nearly 140 farms in Daviess, Gentry, and Harrison counties in Missouri.
To learn more about investment resources for rural areas, visit www.rd.usda.gov or contact the nearest Missouri USDA Rural Development office.
Please reach out to us at RDMissouri@usda.gov, or calling us at (573) 876-0976 to get more information on any of USDA Rural Development’s programs.
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