Form 8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

December 12, 2023

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported)

NUVERA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Minnesota

0-3024

41-0440990

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

27 North Minnesota Street

New Ulm, MN 56073

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(507) 354-4111

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None

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Item 8.01 Other Events

On December 12, 2023, Nuvera Communications, Inc. (“Nuvera” or the “Company”) announced that its wholly owned subsidiary Scott Rice Telephone Company will begin receiving Consumer Broadband-Only Loop (CBOL) funding through the Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC) in December. This funding will be utilized to continue the Company’s Gig Cities fiber project, bringing fiber Internet to residential and business customers.

A copy of the Nuvera press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1.

Section 9 - Financial Statements and Exhibits

d) Exhibits

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press Release dated December 12, 2023 regarding the use of CBOL funds towards fiber Internet expansion.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Date: December 12, 2023	Nuvera Communications, Inc.

	By:	/s/Curtis Kawlewski
		Curtis Kawlewski
		Chief Financial Officer