Faster Rural Internet: Community Connect Grant Program Reauthorized and Upgraded
This Act reauthorizes and modernizes the Community Connect Grant Program, which funds high-speed internet deployment in rural areas. The changes significantly raise the minimum required speeds for funded projects (to 100/20 Mbps), ensuring rural residents receive much higher quality broadband service. The program is extended until 2030, securing continued funding for digital infrastructure.
Key points
The grant program supporting broadband deployment in rural areas is extended until 2030.
Minimum download speed requirements for new funded projects increase to 100 Mbps, guaranteeing citizens access to high-speed internet.
The law introduces measures to prevent funding duplication, ensuring grants target areas not already scheduled for high-speed internet deployment under other programs.
Introduced
Citizen Poll