by Pivot
Category: Illinois
Updated, Comprehensive List: BEAD Benefit of the Bargain Provisional Awards
Tuesday, 10/21: We added Washington, D.C. to our list of BEAD provisional awards. 49 states have announced provisional awards.
State-by-State “Benefit of the Bargain” Round BEAD Update
This comprehensive update details, as far as possible, the BEAD Benefit of the Bargain funding round for each state.
Illinois Opens BEAD Wave 2 Application Window
The Illinois subgrantee BEAD application and selection process will consist of up to three waves, beginning January 23.
NTIA Approves Illinois’ Digital Equity Capacity Grant Application
Illinois will use the $23,732,912 of NTIA Capacity Grant funds to create a dashboard to measure progress toward digital equity.
Frontier Awarded $6.5M Grant to Expand Fiber Broadband in Rural Illinois County
Frontier plans to connect more than 700 homes and businesses to fiber broadband service in rural Illinois, through a Connect Illinois grant.
Illinois Awards $328M for Broadband to Frontier, Comcast, Local Providers, Others
The biggest winners in this round of Illinois broadband funding were Jo-Carroll Energy Co-op and ProTek Communications.
