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SEMO Electric Cooperative Granted over $16 Million to Improve Internet Access in Rural Missouri

The Missouri Department of Economic Development announced a grant of over $16 million to SEMO Electric Cooperative as part of its Broadband Infrastructure Grant Program.  The grant will help to bring fiber internet service to parts of Stoddard and Butler counties in rural southeast Missouri.

Missouri Department of Economic Development Awards SEMO Electric Cooperative $16.6 Million for Broadband Development

Through the American Rescue Plan Act, the Missouri Department of Economic Development awarded $261 million to 60 recipients. SEMO Electric Cooperative was allocated $16,602,060 for three broadband projects in Butler and Stoddard Counties.