Bustos Highlights Rural Broadband Grant Application Period

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Today, Congresswoman Cheri Bustos (IL-17) highlighted that the U.S. Department of Agriculture has begun accepting applications for up to $1.15 billion in loans and grants to help people in rural areas get access to high-speed internet. Funding for this grant program was announced during Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack's visit to Geneseo, Illinois with Congresswoman Bustos last month.

"After joining Secretary Vilsack in Geneseo last month to announce $1.15 billion in federal grants and loans to improve rural broadband, I'm thrilled that applications are now open for folks in Illinois and across the country," said Congresswoman Bustos. "This funding through the U.S. Department of Agriculture's ReConnect program, combined with nearly $2 billion recently signed into law through the bipartisan infrastructure bill, will help ensure that no family in rural America remains without access to high-speed internet."

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