Hardy Telecommunications, Inc., West Virginia
This $31.6 million grant/loan project will be a turning point for underserved rural mountain communities in Hardy County, West Virginia, allowing instant access to share information and ideas with others across the world, and increase knowledge, productivity, and prosperity. Hardy OneNet is a FTTH network providing affordable, reliable ultra-high speed Internet access, VoiP, and video services to underserved areas. Hardy Telecommunications estimates that this project will directly create hundreds of jobs upfront and help drive economic development in the community that creates jobs for years to come. Over 14,000 people stand to benefit from this grant, along with 200 businesses and over 100 community institutions.

Silver Star Telephone Company, Wyoming
This $5.6 million grant with an additional $1.6 million applicant-provided match will close a 90-mile gap in the company's existing statewide fiber optic network, bringing comprehensive broadband services to 11 counties and providing direct connections for approximately 15 community anchor institutions in western Wyoming. Over 26,000 people stand to benefit from this grant, along with over 1900 businesses and 53 community institutions. Not only will this project create jobs upfront, but it will help drive economic development in the community that will create jobs for years to come.
 

Silver Star Telephone Company, Wyoming and Idaho
This $5 million grant with an additional $1.3 applicant-provided match will close a 38-mile gap in its existing 159-mile fiber optic network in northwest Wyoming and southeast Idaho, bringing comprehensive broadband services to five counties in the region and direction connections for a dozen community anchor institutions, including Brigham Young University's Idaho campus and Teton National Park service. Over 26,000 people stand to benefit from this grant, along with over 1900 businesses and 53 community institutions. Not only will this project create jobs upfront, but it will help drive economic development in the community that will create jobs for years to come.

University Corporation for Advanced Internet Development, All
This $62.5 million grant with an additional $34.3 million applicant-provided match will interconnect more than 30 existing research and educational networks, creating a nation-wide high-capacity network that will enable advanced networking features for more than 100,000 essential community anchor institutions. University Corporation for Advanced Internet Development estimates that this project will directly create hundreds of jobs upfront and help drive economic development in the community that creates jobs for years to come. The United States Unified Community Anchor Network (U.S. UCAN) project proposes a large-scale, public-private partnership to interconnect more than 30 existing research and education networks. This Comprehensive Community Infrastructure project is designed to span all 50 states and every network.