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United States Department of AgricultureBroadband Initiatives Program | Round One Awards Report
Connecting
RuralAmerica
Issue Date: June 7, 2010
 
LetterFromtheAdministrator3Introduction5RoundOneAwards5SelectedProjectHighlights8ProjectSummaries10
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BroadbandInitiativesProgram|RoundOneAwardsReport3
TheU.S.DepartmentofAgriculture’s(USDA)RuralUtilitiesService(RUS)istheFederalleaderinbringingtele-communicationstoruralAmerica.RUS,partoftheRuralDevelopmentmissionarea,hasachievedgreatsuccessandgainedinvaluableexperienceindeployingbroadbandtoremoteruralandunderservedcommunities.Wearenowapplyingourtechnicalskills,historicalexperience,andnancialexpertisegainedoverthepast75yearstomeetthenewchallengeofdeployingnext-generationbroadbandcapabilityinruralcommunities.Weunderstandtherolethatbroadbandplaysinbridgingthebarriersoftimeanddistance.Broadbandisoftenthekeyfactorthatcanleveltheeconomicplayingeld.Itprovidesruralbusinessesaccesstonationalandinterna-tionalmarkets.Anditallowsnew,small,andhome-basedbusinessestothrive.Broadbandmakesruralareascompetitive.Theprogramsweareputtinginplace—renewableenergy,localandregionalfoodsystems,regionalcollaboration,andinvestmentinbroadband—arekeycomponentsofAgricultureSecretaryTomVilsack’sfocusonrebuildingandrevitalizingeconomicgrowthinruralAmerica.Broadbandprovidesconnectivityforefcientdeliveryofnotjustthoseprograms,butforaccesstomanygoodsandservicesneededbyruralresidents,includinghealthcare,edu-cation,andnancialservices.Thesewillnotonlybenetruralareasbutwillenhanceouroveralleconomicgrowthnationwide.SincepassageoftheRecoveryActin2009,inclosecoordinationwithotherFederalagencies,RUShasimplementedaplantoensurethatBroadbandInitiativesProgram(BIP)fundsaredistributedquickly,efciently,andasCongressintended.ThisreportprovidesasummaryoftheawardsmadeintherstfundingroundtoadvancethedirectivesestablishedbyCongressandthecommitmentoftheObamaAdministrationtoimprovingruralinfrastructure.ImprovingthequalityoflifeforruralfamiliesandbusinessesisanimportantelementofUSDA’smission.Weviewbroadbandasanessentialingredient.Inadministeringthisprogram,RUSisstrivingtocreateurgentlyneeded jobsthroughtheconstructionofthesenewnetworks,whichinturnwillprovidethefoundationforfastereco-nomicgrowthandjobcreationforyearstocome.Thankyouforyourinterestinruralbroadband.JonathanAdelsteinAdministrator,RuralUtilitiesServiceU.S.DepartmentofAgriculture
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