University System of New Hampshire, New Hampshire
The University System of New Hampshire will receive $44.5 million and estimates it will directly create almost 700 jobs by making broadband service more readily available to the state's households and businesses. Almost 1 million people and approximately 12,000 local businesses and 700 community institutions stand to benefit from up to 10 Gbps as well as dark fiber IRUs. Partners seek to use this opportunity to create a "tech corridor" in New Hampshire.

Thomas Edison State College, New Jersey
Thomas Edison State College will receive $5.1 million to add computer workstations and/or upgrade connectivity at approximately 125 libraries, as well as provide job search assistance and workforce development programs at 365 libraries across the state.

French Broad Electric Membership Corp, North Carolina
French Broad Electric Membership Corp will receive $1.8 million from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Over 2,500 people stand to benefit from the provision of broadband internet access to Spring Creek, Laurel, Beech Glenn, and areas of Marshall and Mars Hill, North Carolina. Approximately 700 businesses and 6 community institutions also stand to benefit. 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.

Skyline Telephone Membership Corporation, North Carolina and Tennessee
Skyline Telephone and SkyBest Communications will receive $29 million in broadband grants funds, and estimates that the project will create approximately 100 jobs upfront and help drive economic development in the community that creates jobs for years to come. Approximately 1,750 people, 600 businesses and 100 community organizations stand to benefit from the expansion and provision of advanced fiber-to-the-home services via a fiber optic network in Alleghany and Ashe counties in northwestern North Carolina.

Consolidated Enterprises, Inc., North Dakota
Over 3,500 people and 200 businesses stand to benefit from Consolidated Enterprises Broadband Infrastructure provision in Dickinson and Belfield North Dakota.    In addition to the jobs this project creates upfront from the $11.6 million USDA award, the project will also help drive economic development in North Dakota that will create jobs for years to come.

S R T Communications Inc, North Dakota
This $4.4 million grant/loan project combined with $2.2 million in outside capital will provide FTTP broadband services to the rural North Dakota exchange of Metigoshe. SRT Communications estimates that more than 1,000 people stand to benefit from this FTTP broadband project as well as 2 businesses and 118 other community institutions such as schools and hospitals. 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.

Rural Telephone Company, Nevada
This $2.4 million grant/loan project will extend ADSL2+ high speed broadband service to existing and new customers in the North Fork, Tuscarora, and Jarbidge, Nevada service areas. Rural Telephone company estimates that approximately 700 people stand to benefit from this project as well as over 100 businesses and 10 other 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.