NTIA has allocated $1040M in BEAD funding to Illinois. The state already has two broadband infrastructure funding programs.

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The upcoming Connect Illinois Round 4 will be supported by the federal Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) funds made possible by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. BEAD funding in Illinois will get Connect Illinois closer to its goal of ubiquitous statewide broadband access.

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With $400 million available for broadband deployment grants targeting areas of greatest need, Connect Illinois is an equity-driven infrastructure program. Challenges tied to population sparsity, geography, or low take rate continue to stand as barriers to broadband ubiquity. In particular, Connect Illinois will seek to address disparities in broadband access and adoption in rural regions and black and brown communities across the state. Connect Illinois funding will address this market failure and recalibrate the business case for new deployments, connecting communities and individual consumers with scalable service throughout the state. The state will add over $250 million from the Treasury Capital Projects Fund to the program.

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