Back to all bills
HR 3212119th CongressIn Committee
LAST ACRE Act of 2025
Introduced: May 6, 2025
Sponsor: Rep. Finstad, Brad [R-MN-1] (R-Minnesota)
Standard Summary
Comprehensive overview in 1-2 paragraphs
Establishes the 'Last Acre Program' to provide grants and loans for broadband deployment to unserved and underserved agricultural areas to support precision agriculture.
Key Points
- 1Creates competitive grants and loans for broadband deployment to agricultural producers on eligible land
- 2Defines 'qualifying connectivity' as minimum 100/20 Mbps download/upload speeds with specific agricultural applications
- 3Prioritizes unserved areas in remote locations, then other unserved areas, then underserved areas
- 4Allows up to 80% federal cost share (90% for limited resource farmers)
- 5Includes robust bid challenge and cybersecurity requirements
- 6Authorizes $20 million annually for fiscal years 2026-2030
Impact Areas
Rural agricultural communitiesPrecision agriculture technology adoptionBroadband internet service providersLimited resource farmers and ranchersFood production and agricultural efficiencyRural economic development
Generated by kwaipilot/kat-coder-pro:free on Nov 19, 2025