NTIA has allocated $813M in BEAD funding to Tennessee.
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The Program is designed to offset the capital expenses in the deployment of broadband in unserved areas. The goal of this program is to facilitate broadband access to all Tennesseans while promoting practices that increase deployment and encourage adoption. Funds will be targeted to areas that are unlikely to receive broadband service without grant funding.
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The Tennessee Emergency Broadband Fund – American Rescue Plan (TEBF-ARP) utilizes a portion of the State of Tennessee’s American Rescue Plan Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (FRF) to make necessary investments in water, sewer, and broadband infrastructure in order to ultimately help turn the tide on the pandemic, address its economic fallout, and lay the foundation for a strong and equitable recovery.
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Tennessee’s Last Mile Connection program is a competitive grant program designed to provide service to remote areas of the state where broadband infrastructure projects would not be feasible without assistance.
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Tennessee’s Middle Mile Buildout Program is a competitive grant program designed to deploy middle-mile infrastructure in rural areas of the state to improve and expand last-mile connections.