The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced the availability of $20 million in technical assistance grants funding for rural broadband projects.

The program, known as the Broadband Technical Assistance Program, was created in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, also known as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.

The funding can be used to support technical assistance projects including feasibility studies, network designs and “broadband financial assistance applications.” The funding also can be used to help access federal resources and to collect and report data.

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