New USDA Rural Broadband Grants Due June 19

Nebraska library directors may want to contact local community officials about the USDA rural broadband grant opportunity. State and local governments, corporations, and Indian tribes are eligible to apply for grants from $50,000 to $1 million through USDA’s Community Connect Grant Program, which was created to help rural residents tap into the tremendous potential of the Internet. For more information see www.usda.gov/wps/portal?contentidonly=true&contentid=2009/04/0135.xml. Click on Comments below to share information about your community response.