Maine is slated to receive $28 million to expand broadband services in the state.

The state’s four-member Congressional delegation said Friday the funding is from the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration’s Broadband Infrastructure Program.

The delegation says in a statement that funding is especially important for Maine because it is one of the most rural states in the country.

The delegation says the funding will grow broadband access to almost 15,000 residents of the state.