J.B.N. Telephone Company Inc., Kansas
This $3.3 million grant/loan project will construct FTTP broadband throughout the towns of Corning, Goff, Havensville, Netawaka, Soldier, and Wetmore, Kansas. Approximately 1,100 people stand to benefit from this grant, along with 29 businesses and 21 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.

South Central Wireless Inc., Kansas
This $1.1 million grant/loan combined with $576,000 in outside capital will construct FTTP infrastructure for Attica, Kansas and offer voice and high speed services. High speed services from 1.5Mbps to 20Mbps (including symmetric rates) will be immediately offered to all consumers and businesses in Attica. Over 800 people stand to benefit from the grant to South Central Wireless, along with 41 businesses and 10 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.

Thacker-Grigsby Telephone Company, Incorporated, Kentucky
This $7.4 million grant/loan project will deploy a fiber-optic network in portions of Breathitt County, Kentucky. Over 3,000 people stand to benefit from this grant to Thacker- Grigsby Telephone Company. In addition, approximately 60 businesses and 34 community institutions stand to benefit from the project, which intends to enhance economic development through affordable broadband. 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.

Maine State Library, Maine
This $1.4 million grant with an additional $589,000 applicant-provided match will upgrade public computer centers at more than 100 public libraries statewide. The project will increase the number of available broadband workstations by as much as 60 percent and improve training and employment-related services offered by libraries. 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.

Massachusetts Technology Park, Massachusetts
This $45.4 million grant with an additional $26.2 million applicant-provided match will bring affordable, high-speed Internet access to residents and businesses in western Massachusetts by constructing over 1,300 miles of new fiber. Massachusetts Technology Park estimates that this project will create hundreds of jobs upfront and help drive economic development in the community that creates jobs for years to come. Over 1 million people stand to benefit from this grant, along with 44,000 businesses and over 700 community institutions.

Zayo Bandwidth    Minnesota
This $13.4 million grant with an additional $5.7 million applicant-provided match will fund almost 300 miles of new fiber network. Zayo Bandwidth estimates that this project will create over 100 jobs upfront and help drive economic development in the community that creates jobs for years to come. Over 360,000 people stand to benefit from this grant, along with over 11,000 businesses and nearly 700 community institutions.

Federated Telephone    MN Cooperative, Minnesota
This $1.3 million grant/loan project consists of building a FTTP system to deploy voice, video, and data services to rural Appleton, Minnesota. The service area is primarily located in Swift County, with small portions in Big Stone and Chippewa Counties. Nearly 400 people stand to benefit from the Federated Telephone Cooperative grant, along with seven businesses and one community institution. Not only will this project create jobs upfront, but also it will help drive economic development in the community that will create jobs for years to come.