Tester Secures More than $47 Million for High-Speed Internet Connectivity in Montana

As part of his continued push to bring high-speed internet to Montana’s rural communities, U.S. Senator Jon Tester today secured more than $47 million from his bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) for high-speed internet projects across the state. The funding will be awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development in the form of two ReConnect Grants benefitting Lincoln, Flathead, Phillips, Roosevelt, Sheridan, and Valley Counties.

“Getting high-speed internet to folks in rural Montana was one of my top priorities when negotiating the bipartisan infrastructur...