USDA Invests $23 Million in Broadband for Rural North Dakota Communities

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FARGO, N.D., Jan. 7, 2020 – Today, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development North Dakota State Director Clare Carlson announced USDA has invested $23 million in two high-speed broadband infrastructure projects that will create or improve rural e-Connectivity for 2,643 rural households and 78 businesses in North Dakota. This is one of many funding announcements in the first round of USDA’s ReConnect Pilot Program investments.

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[Sam Carter]

I have to wonder how the USDA chopped up the 600 million. How do they determine who gets how much? I know that job growth plays a big part, so were they using unemployment numbers as a baseline of sorts?