Broadcaster Press 7 June 4, 2019 www.broadcasteronline.com Connect South Dakota Grants Awarded PIERRE, S.D. – Connect South Dakota, the state program designed to fund broadband projects in unserved and underserved areas across the state, recently awarded $5 million to its first grant recipients. The money was approved by legislators last March. The initial $5 million will leverage more than $11.4 million in project costs. “Sixty-five percent of kids in elementary school today will work in jobs that don’t yet exist. These jobs will almost certainly require access to a high-speed internet connection,” said Noem. “Raising the next generation with access to online resources is our responsibility as parents and citizens.” “Connect South Dakota is a step toward closing the broadband gap in South Dakota and equipping our kids for the jobs of the future. The greatest need we found in our assessment was for funding in some of the outer rings around communities that don’t have the population density of a city or town and aren’t rural enough to qualify for federal rural broadband dollars. In our first round of awards, we will be able to impact more than 100 businesses and about 4,800 homes,” continued Noem. These eight projects are “shovel ready” and will be completed by the end of 2019. “It’s imperative that we continue moving projects forward in a timely fashion. Broadband speeds are improving continuously so we need to stay ahead of the curve,” Noem added. The following companies were awarded grants: Alliance Communications Garretson $269,428 Serving northeastern Minnehaha and southeastern Moody counties Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Telephone Authority Eagle Butte $474,500 Serving Timber Lake Interstate Telecommunications Cooperative Clear Lake $253,300 Serving rural Codington County bpp b Stories you missed this week because you’re not a Plain Talk subscriber A story about the Dakota Hospital Foundation Community Leadership Dinner, held May 23 at the Muenster University Center on the USD campus. Broadcaster Press Book Broadcaster Press 68 Since 1934 ATTENTION: MBE/WBE and Section 3 Contractors: Midco Communications and how we can work together to impact Sioux Falls the lives of South Dakotans,” Noem con$306,199 cluded. “I commend all the telecommuniServing rural Clay and Union counties cations companies for their sizable finanMitchell Telecom cial commitment to improving service in Mitchell their communities. 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