Only entities that submitted pre-proposals for Vermont BEAD funds can participate in the Full Proposal Round, with some exceptions.
VCBB says that Vermont consists of 32 project areas containing 16,895 eligible locations that will be open for BEAD full proposals.
We talked to VCBB’s Deputy Director Rob Fish about how Vermont CPF broadband funds went a long way toward reaching universal service goals.
The Vermont broadband director said each project area will have its own high-cost threshold — just one thing the state is doing differently.
The first CUD in Vermont, ECFiber, now brings together 23 communities in the northeast region of the state.
The Vermont broadband funding that NWFX will receive came through ARPA and will be used for Phase 1 of the CUD’s network buildout.