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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:red">This information is being distributed over the OMS listserv. All responses will also be over the listserv.<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Please not info on broadband grants/loans for rural areas. Looks like they will be holding an intensive workshop in North Central Oregon in January in addition
to webinars.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> Rural Development [mailto:ruraldevelopment@public.govdelivery.com]
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<b>Sent:</b> Monday, December 17, 2018 1:24 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> STUART Sheri * OPRD<br>
<b>Subject:</b> USDA Announces Technical Assistance Webinars for the ReConnect Program<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><a name="gd_top"></a><img width="899" height="146" id="_x0000_i1025" src="https://content.govdelivery.com/attachments/fancy_images/USDARD/2018/12/2310058/reconnect_original.jpg" alt="ReConnect"><o:p></o:p></p>
<h1 align="center" style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:0in;text-align:center">
Technical Assistance Webinars Available for ReConnect Program<o:p></o:p></h1>
<h2 style="mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:0in">
About the ReConnect Program<o:p></o:p></h2>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The ReConnect Program offers loans, grants, and loan/grant combinations to facilitate broadband deployment in areas of rural America without sufficient access to broadband.
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<span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The awards made under this program will bring high-speed broadband to rural areas that lack sufficient access to broadband.</span><o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The delivery of broadband connection and high-quality service will enable technologies critical to rural communities, such as precision agriculture.
</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;margin-right:.8in;margin-bottom:8.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">
<span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The pilot program will fuel long-term economic development and opportunities in rural America.
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Stakeholder Outreach<o:p></o:p></h2>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">USDA Rural Development will host a series of informational webinars and workshops to provide more information on the ReConnect Program. Please visit
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for up-to-date information on these events. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<h2 style="mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:0in">
Informational Webinar, Thursday, December 20, 2018 at 2:00 pm EST<o:p></o:p></h2>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">This introductory webinar will provide a high-level overview of the funding opportunity available under the ReConnect Program. USDA Rural Development staff will discuss types of funding available, eligibility provisions,
notice of proposed service area, and evaluation factors. To join the webinar on December 20,
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here</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Additional webinars on ReConnect will be held in January 2019 including:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Tuesday, January 8 Thursday, January 10
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<span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Tuesday, January 15 Thursday, January 17</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Wednesday, January 23 Wednesday, January 30
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Program Workshops<o:p></o:p></h2>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">USDA Rural Development will hold several intensive program workshops. Specific dates and venues will be provided as soon as it is finalized.
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<span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">January 2019: Greenville, AL and Northcentral Oregon
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<span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">February 2019: Washington, PA and Newton, KS</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:1.0in">
<span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">March 2019: Gila River, AZ and Detroit Lakes, MN</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p align="center" style="text-align:center">#<o:p></o:p></p>
<p align="center" style="text-align:center">USDA is an equal opportunity provider, employer and lender<o:p></o:p></p>
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