Warner and Kaine Announce $540,000 in Federal Funding for Floyd County

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) announced$540,000in federal funding for Floyd County to expand high-speed broadband in the region. The funding was awarded by theAppalachian Regional Commission (ARC),an economic development agency of the federal government and 13 state governments that innovates and invests to build community capacity and strengthen economic growth in 423 counties across the Appalachian region.
“This project perfectly highlights the good that federal funding does for our communities,”said the senators.“This funding will bring broadband to Floyd County, expanding job opportunities, boosting the local economy, and supporting individual households. Despite illegal attempts from the Trump administration to sabotage federal funding, including for broadband, public safety, roads and bridges, and more, we will continue to fight for projects like this.”
Specifically, the funding will go towards theCitizens Telephone Cooperativefor the Citizens Industrial Park Broadband Expansion Project. As a result of this project, 26,400 linear feet of middle mile broadband network will be constructed to serve 285 businesses with 10Gbps speeds.
Sens. Warner and Kaine havebeenoutspokenabout the harm that President Trump’s funding freeze would have had on Virginians and Virginia businesses. Last week, the senators called out President Trump’s order as illegal and costly, less than 48 hours after it was originally issued, the order was blocked by federal courts, andrescinded by the administration.
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