The JTF is pleased to announce support through its Federal Access Center for two of the six winners of Economic Development Administration (EDA)’s Distressed Area Recompete Pilot Program. The JTF supported winning applications led by Shaping Our Appalachian Region (SOAR) of Pikeville, KY and Wind River Development Fund of Wind River Indian Reservation, WY.
We’re excited to announce our support for four projects in coal-impacted communities through their applications to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)’s Rural eConnectivity (ReConnect) Program through our Federal Access Center. With this program, the USDA will make grants and loans to expand broadband infrastructure and services in rural areas.
To kick off the Broadband Initiative, the JTF has invested nearly $1 million in eight organizations working to close the digital divide in coal-impacted communities across the U.S.
