The Indiana Connectivity Program has awarded $654,676 in the 15th round of broadband grants.
The awards, which were announced by the Indiana Broadband Office (IBO), will support 149 homes and seven businesses. Broadband service providers in Indiana are matching the grants in the amount of $1,116,469, which brings the total investment to $1,771,145. Projects must be completed within nine months of the contract date, according to the press release.
The program has allocated more than $14 million and helped to provide service to 3,000 homes, businesses and anchor institutions across the Hoosier State.
“This program helps many of those rural locations get connected — the families and businesses that currently do not have reliable internet for remote work, telehealth, schoolwork or everyday tasks,” Indiana’s Chief Broadband Officer Steve Cox said in a press release about the grants.
“In its 15th round, the Indiana Connectivity Program helps us get one step closer to making sure every Hoosier household and business has broadband service.”
In April, the program awarded almost $1.7 million in new funding to bring broadband connectivity to 371 addresses in 40 Indiana counties in the thirteenth round of grants. The round generated $1,660,949 in state funds and $7,768,342 in total investment. Awards are made on a rolling basis.
The state also is getting funding from the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program. Recently, Indiana announced a total of $486,309,855 in provisional BEAD grants. The National Telecommunications and Information Administration allocated $868 million in BEAD funding to the state.
Additional information about broadband in Indiana, including links to state funding resources, BEAD news, grants made, state-specific Telecompetitor coverage, and more can be found on the Broadband Nation webpage for the state.
