Rural broadband funding could connect more Ohio Valley communities to high-speed
With the new funding for a USDA Rural Development pilot program called ReConnect, which allows companies, nonprofits, and communities in under-served regions to apply for loans and grants to fund broadband projects, there may now be funding for building broadband infrastructure in rural areas of West Virginia. The recent federal budget deal signed by President Trump on February 15 added $550 million more to the program, for a total of over $1 billion available.