MU Extension Assistance — USDA Rural Development Telecom Funding Program

Assistance to County Commission related to USDA grant application for broadband infrastructure.

About

Assistance to County Commission related to USDA grant application for broadband infrastructure. Grant funds Intended to benefit those outside of Marshall Missouri within a 5 mile wide band. This is rural area with some private and/or agricultural businesses. Currently, the USDA is reviewing the grant and collecting/verifying information on broadband availability in this intended area. Role limited to consulting with County Commissioners regarding the USDA Grant application process.

Services Provided

Broadband delivery technologies

  • Optical fiber based broadband technologies
  • Wireless/Cellular/5G

Broadband focus/topic area

  • Precision agriculture
  • Social and economic impacts of broadband
  • Telehealth/Telemedicine
  • Communications including the internet and broadband
  • Optical fiber based broadband technologies
  • Wireless/Cellular/5G

Broadband providers

  • Wire/fiber providers
  • Broadband access in my location

Broadband applications

  • Precision agriculture
  • Technology-based entrepreneurship
  • Online education for populations impacted by the “Digital Divide”
  • Telehealth/Telemedicine

Broadband utilization

  • Social and economic impacts of broadband
Contact Information
Corkins Chelsea
Address
353 S. Lafayette
Marshall, MO 65340