USDA ReConnect Grant

The Project:
State-of-the-art, fiber internet is coming to five communities in the Black Hills, thanks to two multi-million dollar federal grants and a significant investment from SDN Communications.
See the map below for the approved routes and subscribe to our ReConnect Newsletter to receive updates on the project.
The Process:
- Underway: Working with the Black Hills National Forest, State of South Dakota, Lawrence and Pennington Counties on the required permits
- 2022 Spring: Begin fiber construction
- Completion Goal: End of 2023
- 2019 ReConnect Grant - USDA's Project Deadline: May 11, 2025
- 2020 ReConnect Grant - USDA's Project Deadline: October 15, 2025

The Details:
Total Investment: $12.4 million
- $9.3 million - USDA
- $3.1 million - SDN Communications
85 Miles of Fiber
- Average cost: $100,000 per mile
11 Monopoles
- First-ever broadband monopoles built on South Dakota U.S. Forest Service land
- Average cost: $250,000 each
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