COLUMBIA — The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Thursday that the agency is funding 216 projects in 45 states, including South Carolina, that will bring high-speed internet, cutting-edge infrastructure and economic growth to rural areas.
W. Mets Engineering Co., Inc. received $268,000 to facilitate the expansion of high-speed internet in the communities of Norway in South Carolina and Blowing Rock in Virginia. W. Mets Engineering Co. Inc. will use the funds to provide technical assistance to two existing Mets Eng clients. This project will serve distressed energy communities and deeply impoverished communities in South Carolina and Virginia.
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The new project in South Carolina will total $18.5 million and provide reliable high-speed internet access, clean and safe water, and a wide range of supports to rural families, farmers, and agricultural workers. , benefiting people living in remote areas of the state. Small and medium-sized enterprises.
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“South Carolina is extremely proud to be a part of these monumental projects,” said George W. Hicks, Jr., acting South Carolina Rural Development State Director for the Department of Agriculture. For people in rural America. By partnering with rural communities, USDA Rural Development helps create better job opportunities to further strengthen South Carolina’s attractive communities. ”
USDA is investing $51.7 million to expand access to high-speed internet for people in rural areas across the country through the Reconnect Program and Broadband Technical Assistance Program.
The award benefits people living in South Carolina and 16 other states.
