Two states recently made moves on broadband funding. Funding bills were passed by legislatures and signed into law by governors in Alabama and Idaho. $260M in Alabama Alabama Governor Kay Ivey signed legislation to make $260 million in funding from…
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Report: $12B in Broadband Funding Committed to Date Through ARPA Programs
Approximately $12 billion in broadband funding has been awarded or budgeted to date through the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), according to a report released today from the U.S. Department of the Treasury to commemorate ARPA’s second anniversary. The ARPA…
Alabama Bill Would Use $260M of ARPA Funding for Broadband Deployments
Alabama legislators have proposed to allocate $260 million in funding for broadband deployments. The money would come from $1.1 billion recently awarded to the state through the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA). According to an Associated Press report, the bill…
Treasury Database: Find Funded Broadband Projects in Your State
A U.S. Treasury database has a wealth of information about broadband projects funded through state programs funded by the agency. Interested parties can find information about projects in their state, including funding recipient, amount of funding received, a description of…
Report: Over $50M in Arkansas Broadband Funding Headed to Seven Companies
Cox Communications is set to get $14.2 million in broadband funding from the state of Arkansas, according to a report published by local media outlet Arkansas Democrat Gazette. Cox will contribute additional funding for total project costs of $19.6 million….
Four States Awarded $793.7 from Capital Projects Fund
Four states – Alabama, Kentucky, Nevada and Texas – have been approved for projects funded through the Capital Projects Fund (CPF). The awards were announced by the U.S. Department of the Treasury. The awards total $793.7 million and will reach…
FCC Commits More than $34 Million in ECF Funding to 6 States
The FCC’s Emergency Connectivity Fund (ECF) has committed more than $34 million in a new funding round. The funding will focus on supporting about 890,000 students in Colorado, Idaho, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio and Washington. The announcement brings the committed total…
Consolidated, WCVT Win Vermont Broadband Grants
The Vermont Community Broadband Board (VCBB) has awarded three grants totaling $26.45 million to bring broadband to more than 4,000 underserved addresses in the state. In the first award, Maple Broadband, a communications union district (CUD) and the Waitsfield and…
Maine Takes Applications for $100M in Broadband Grants
The Maine Connectivity Authority (MCA) is accepting applications for $100 million for Broadband Infrastructure Grants through the new Connect the Ready Program. Connect the Ready is one of several projects in the state funded by $150 million from the American…
Treasury Awards $435 Million for Broadband from Capital Projects Fund
The U.S. Treasury Department today approved broadband projects in Massachusetts, Michigan and Wisconsin, awarding them a total of $435 million. The funds come from the Coronavirus Capital Projects Fund. The $10 billion program, which was created by the American Rescue…
AT&T CEO Helps Launch Small PPP Project, Signaling Bigger Plans Ahead
AT&T partnered with Vanderburgh County, Indiana for a broadband public-private partnership (PPP), which will eventually bring fiber to 20K locations throughout largely rural Vanderburgh County. The total cost of the project is $39 million, with AT&T pitching in close to…
Alabama Electric Co-ops Get $82.5M for Middle Mile Network
The state of Alabama has awarded $82.5 million to a corporation formed by eight rural electric cooperatives to fund a middle mile broadband network that will connect almost 3,000 miles of existing and new fiber infrastructure. The project is expected…
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