Several communities in Tennessee are receiving
grants from the program.
The Agriculture Department said in February
that it is investing $9 million on high-speed
broadband internet projects in 10 rural
Tennessee counties. They are Cumberland,
Houston, Henry, Maury, Montgomery,
Rutherford, Smith, Stewart, Williamson and
Wilson counties.
In October, Agriculture Secretary Sonny
Perdue visited the West Tennessee city of
Halls to announce a $2.85 million grant to
improve broadband internet connectivity for
347 households and one community facility
over an area of 435 square miles (1,125 square
kilometers) in rural Lauderdale County.