ReConnecting Rural Broadband - Strategies for Funding Success 2019 | Council of Development Finance Agencies (CDFA) | 10 May 2019 |
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| Event Date |
Fri May 10 ADT (over 5 years ago)
In your timezone (EST): Fri May 10 12:00pm - Fri May 10 1:30pm |
| Region | Americas |
Details
It’s a well-known fact that rural communities often face crises of connectivity. They suffer from small economies of scale and lack the capacity to fund and operate broadband networks. Yet high-speed internet is necessary in the twenty-first century economy, so the funding gap must be bridged. In an attempt to address these issues, USDA Rural Development just issued a funding notice for a new program: the Rural e-Connectivity Pilot Program (“ReConnect”). The ReConnect Program joins a growing field of potential sources of capital for rural internet infrastructure projects. Join CDFA and experts from across the country as we discuss creative solutions for responding to ReConnect’s funding notice, and discover additional creative methods of financing rural broadband infrastructure.
Speakers
2019 Speakers
Malcolm Guy
Coordinator, Research & Technical Assistance, Council of Development Finance Agencies
Ryeon Corsi
Management and Program Analyst, USDA Rural Development
Lindsay Miller
Associate Attorney, Ice Miller LLP
Heather Morgan
Executive Director, Project 17
Jeff Reiman
Vice President of Business Strategy, The Broadband Group
Sponsors & Partners
2019 Sponsors
• Hawkins
• IceMiller
• KeyBanc Capital markets
• KUTAKROCK
• McCARTE & ENGLIS
• McGUIREWOODS
• MUNICAP, INC.
• NW FINANCIAL GROUP, LLC.
• SBFRIEDMAN
• STERN BROTHERS
• STIFEL
• usbank
• WELLS FARGO
• WILMINGTON TRUST
• THE BOND BUYER
• ADEA
• bakertilly
• BNY MELLON
• Bricker&Eckler
• BRYAN CAVE LEIGHTON PAISNER
• business oregon
• CohnReznick
• FBT PROJECT FINANCE ADVISORS
• FIFTH THIRD BANK
• Frost Brown Todd