Streamlining Rural Broadband Act of 2025

Summary#

The bill repeals the Department of Agriculture’s Community Connect Grant program and makes related changes to other broadband grant provisions. It makes unobligated funds from that program available to the ReConnect broadband loan and grant program, without requiring a further appropriation.

What it means for you#

The Community Connect Grant program would end. Remaining unspent funds could instead support ReConnect. The bill does not explain how this change would affect individual applicants or broadband service.

Expenses#

The bill provides for using unobligated Community Connect funds for ReConnect. No publicly available information is provided about other costs.

Proponents' View#

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Opponents' View#

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