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.
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The Process:
- Underway: Working with the Black Hills National Forest, State of South Dakota, Lawrence and Pennington Counties on the required permits
- Fiber construction is underway on the ReConnect 1 project with a completion goal of end of 2024
- Construction begins on ReConnect 2 in 2024
- 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 internet monopoles built on South Dakota U.S. Forest Service land
- Average cost: $250,000 each
Communities covered
- ReConnect 1 will provide wireless internet from monopoles to Rochford, Nemo and Silver City
- ReConnect 2 extends to Hill City and Lead
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