Marshall Municipal Utilities internet crew burying fiber optic cable in rural Saline County

USDA Broadband Grant Status

MMU has received two grants from the USDA in 2019 and 2020 to try to help offset the cost of expanding Broadband to rural areas of Saline County.

Below are maps of the areas we have been approved to work in and our progress in completing them.

Updated 5/5/25

Coleman Plumbing is working on Keokuk. Kramer Services Group, is working around Blind Pony. TNT Underground Construction will start soon south of Slater. MMU crews are continuing to blow fiber and splice as weather allows, as well and connecting customers.

Fiber Grant progress Map

2019 Grant Progress

Grant 1 Map

Backbone construction is complete for Grant 1. Come in and sign up anytime.

All Areascompletestop by to sign up

2020 Grant Progress

Grant 2 Map

2022 Contracts

2023 Contracts

2024 Contracts

2025 Contracts

NOTE: The maps in the table below show planned areas in Grant 2. However, the contracts for conduit do not necessarily match the entire area for any given year. For example, the Kittyhawk map shows the entire Kittyhawk to Quarry area, but only the blue lines on the map are planned for 2023. The completion percentages in the table only reflect the part of the areas that are planned this year. There may be some additional conduit installed by MMU personnel which could increase what gets done this year. Bold lines on maps are the areas of construction.

Contract 2201 (South)Conduit Complete
 Kittyhawk2023 portion completeMap
 165th Rd2023 portion completeMap
 Mt OliveCompleteMap
 YY Southconduit complete fiber 99%
complete
splicing 99%
complete
Map
 185th2023 portion completeMap
 EE South2023 portion completeMap
 200th2023 portion completeMap
Contract 2202 (West)Conduit complete
 Daybreak2023 portion completeMap
 230thCompleteMap
 250th2023 portion completeMap
 Golden Northconduit completefiber 95%
complete
splicing 95%
complete
Map
Contract 2203 (North)Conduit complete
 WildcatCompleteMap
 KiteComplete Map
 41 NorthComplete Map
 KlondikeComplete  Map
 325th2023 portion complete  Map
Contract 2301 (East)Conduit completeMap
 Hwy 240Complete Map
 230th RdComplete  Map
Contract 2302 (Southwest)Conduit 60% complete 
Contract 2303 (West)Conduit 99% complete
Contract 2304 (Southeast)Map
 Water Tower/Smith Chapelconduit completefiber completesplicing 90%
complete
Map
 Kittyhawk/Smith ChapelCompleteMap
 Magnolia/NocturneComplete except MMU
crews will be working in
Napton
Map
 Stuckeys/Smith Chapel2024 contracted
portion complete
fiber completeMap
 Smith Chapel/Nelson West2024 contracted
portion complete
fiber completeMap
 Nocturne/Nelson2024 contracted
portion complete
fiber completesplicing completeMap
 Nocturne/Hwy TT2024 contracted
portion complete
fiber completesplicing 90%
complete
Map
Contract 2401 (South)
Kittyhawk/Smith ChapelCompleteMap
Kittyhawk/Quarryconduit completeMap
QuarryMap
Quarry/Junctionconduit 25% completeMap
Contract 2402 (Quarry)conduit complete
Remaining Round 2Contractor selected to complete eastern portion of grant.