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Tag: Funding
New Jersey Board of Public Utilities Approves $40M in Broadband Grants
The recent grants were made by The New Jersey Broadband Infrastructure Deployment Equity (NJBIDE) Pilot Program.
Texas Awards Lyte Fiber $43.3M More in BOOT Round II
Lyte Fiber, which is based in Houston, Texas, said that it will invest more than $11 million in the projects and deploy 900 miles of fiber.
Vermont BEAD Update: State Can Reach 95% of Locations With Fiber
Vermont anticipates having enough funds to serve all of their underserved and unserved locations with their BEAD allocation.
Broadband Expansion and BEAD (Part 1)
In Part 1 of this three-part series, Telecompetitor speaks with Finley’s Chris Konechne and Tim Arbeiter about how broadband providers are approaching network expansion with confidence—whether they’re involved in the BEAD Program or not. The theme: “Be comfortable.”
South Carolina Issues Notice of Funding Opportunity for Digital Workforce Initiative
This South Carolina funding is made available by the 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and the Digital Equity Act Capacity Grant.
Oregon Opens BEAD Application Window
The state of Oregon has $689 million to award for eligible BEAD projects, and a 25% match is required of all projects.
Frontier Wins Big in Second Round of Connecticut Broadband Grant Funding
Frontier won almost $8.7 million in six broadband awards from the Connecticut ConneCTed Communities Grant Program.
Idaho Announces List of Prequalified BEAD Providers
Idaho said it is committed to opening the BEAD funding application phase in the second quarter of this calendar year.
New York Opens BEAD Request for Applications (RFA) Period
The New York deadlines are largely tentative and depend on action by the NTIA, which is managing the BEAD process nationally.
Who’s Cleared to Apply for BEAD Broadband Funding? See Our State-by-State Lists
We polled the states to determine which providers are cleared to apply for BEAD funding, obtaining lists that include hundreds of providers.
North Carolina Launches $17M Digital Opportunity Grant Program
The North Carolina Digital Opportunity grant program includes two tracks, and applicants may apply for Track 1 and/or Track 2.
Texas Opens to Grant Applications for LEO Satellite Broadband Program
Comptroller Hegar announced that his agency is now requesting grant applications for the Texas LEO Satellite Broadband Grant Program.
Indiana Connectivity Program Awards Almost $1.7M in 13th Funding Round
The total investments in the Indiana broadband projects reached almost $7.8 million for this 13th funding round.
Rhode Island Releases BEAD Proposal Guidelines
The proposed Rhode Island BEAD scoring criteria are grouped into priority broadband projects and other last-mile projects.
Alabama Opens Application Cycle for $1.4B in BEAD Funding
Alabama will score its BEAD applications nearly the same for both priority broadband projects and other projects.
Brightspeed Changes Goal, Aiming for Five Million Connections
Brightspeed is pursuing its goal with more than $240 million in local, state, and federal broadband grants and funding.
North Carolina Announces More Than $22M in Broadband Project Grants
This round of broadband grants will connect 10,810 homes and businesses to high-speed internet in 14 North Carolina counties.
New Mexico Offers BEAD Update: 66 Applications for $675M in Funding
More than 31,000 unserved homes, businesses, farms, and other locations in New Mexico are expected to gain access to broadband via BEAD.
New York Starts Next Phase of Broadband Grant Program, With $50M Available
So far, the New York ConnectALL program has awarded more than $240 million for broadband projects throughout the state.
Minnesota and Maine Share Ideas on the Future of BEAD With Lutnick
Bree Maki, the Executive Director of the Minnesota Office of Broadband Development, sent a letter about BEAD to Howard Lutnick.
Missouri May Not Be the Only State to Request Defaulted RDOF Funds
With the future of BEAD uncertain, states say they are in the best position to determine how to use defaulted RDOF money.
California Opens Application Window to $1.86B in BEAD Funding
The BEAD Program has allocated $1.86 billion to California for bringing high-speed internet to unserved and underserved residents.
Colorado Provides BEAD Round 2 Roundup
A total of 53 counties had more than one BEAD application, with every county in Colorado having at least one.
Sixteen Questions With the New Jersey Broadband Office
New Jersey broadband BEAD funding will total over $263M. Providers will apply based on project area building blocks (PABBs) or sets of PABBs.