The National Association of Community Development Extension Professionals recognized WSU Extension’s Community and Economic Development unit for their broadband work and leadership over the summer.
Washington State University Extension is collaboratively leading the charge to expand statewide access to reliable, high-speed internet.
The U.S. Department of Commerce recently announced a $3.2 million American Reinvestment and Recovery Act grant to the Economic Development Council/Team Jefferson and NOA Net to bring broadband Internet access to rural areas of the county. WSU Jefferson County Extension serves as the county’s economic development council — perhaps the only arrangement of its kind […]
Thanks to federal stimulus funding, the U.S. Departments of Agriculture and Commerce are investing $7.2 billion to bring high-speed Internet access to unserved rural communities. WSU Extension is building partnerships in a broadband project in south central Washington that could be the model for other rural communities.
