# Community Connect Grant Program (10.863)

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/programs/10-863-community-connect-grant-program/  
Publisher: Well Told Grants. Data: USAspending.gov and Grants.gov, updated November 7, 2026.

Community Connect Grant Program is run by Department of Agriculture. From fiscal 2021 to 2025 it awarded $136 million in 50 grants, about $2.7 million per award.

## Objectives

To encourage community-oriented connectivity by providing grants to eligible applicants who will deploy broadband transmission service in rural communities where such service does not currently exist; who will connect all critical community facilities such as local schools, education centers, libraries, hospitals, health care providers, law enforcement agencies, public safety organizations, fire, and rescue services, as well as residents and businesses; and who will operate a community center which provides free and open access to area residents.

## Funding by fiscal year

| Year | Amount | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $41.8 million | 21 |
| 2022 | $10.0 million | 4 |
| 2023 | $1.1 million | 1 |
| 2024 | $64.4 million | 18 |
| 2025 | $18.9 million | 6 |

## Largest recipients

| Recipient | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Public Utility District 1 of Lewis County | Washington | $7.9 million |
| Wabash Telephone Cooperative Inc | Illinois | $7.6 million |
| Citizens Telephone Coop | Virginia | $6.8 million |
| Star Telephone Company, Inc. | Idaho | $5.5 million |
| Unicom, Inc. | Alaska | $5.0 million |
| West Kentucky Rural Telephone Cooperative Corp Inc | Kentucky | $4.8 million |
| Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma | Oklahoma | $4.8 million |
| Spokane Regional Broadband Development a | Washington | $4.5 million |
| Premier Holdings, LLC | Texas | $4.5 million |
| B-A-R-C Electric Cooperative | Virginia | $4.5 million |
| Chibardun Telephone Cooperative, Inc. | Wisconsin | $4.3 million |
| CTC Telecom, Inc. | Wisconsin | $4.3 million |
| Direct Communications Rockland, Inc | Idaho | $4.3 million |
| Custer Telephone Cooperative Inc | Idaho | $4.2 million |
| Inter Mountain Cable, Inc. | Kentucky | $3.7 million |
| Unitel Inc | Maine | $3.6 million |
| Mark Twain Communications Company | Missouri | $3.5 million |
| Northern Arkansas Telephone Company | Arkansas | $3.3 million |
| Pioneer Telephone Cooperative | Oregon | $3.0 million |
| Igo Technology, Inc. | Virginia | $3.0 million |