All but one of the awardees are Colorado-based internet service providers.
The money will allow community centers to loan devices like laptops and routers.
The 17 projects are slated to get broadband to more than 16,000 homes and businesses.
The money will go to upgrading broadband equipment in community centers and apartment buildings.
The Whitman-Walker’s Max Robinson Center will be able to serve an extra 10,000 residents with telehealth.
The state expects "few or no" underserved households will remain by the time subgrantee selection begins.
Officials from broadband funding programs emphasized the important of non-deployment projects at the Connect20 Summit in Washington.
The event is organized by NetworkOn, National Digital Inclusion Alliance and Broadband Breakfast, and sponsored by Comcast.
FCC approves $18 billion for rural broadband expansion under the Enhanced Alternative Connect America Cost Model.
The WISPAPALOOZA panel outlined key BEAD rules for small providers and WISPs to be familiar with.
GOP lawmakers want new FCC commissioner to reject E-Rate expansion.
Experts cited a lack of middle mile as the biggest obstacle to reaching many unserved areas.
The state plans to serve 20,000 locations with 100 * 100 Mbps broadband.
The Capital Projects Fund money will go to infrastructure and community centers.
Other programs can fund BEAD matching requirements.
FCC Chairwoman Rosenworcel on Monday introduced the 'Learn Without Limits' initiative to update the E-Rate program
State broadband officers are prepared to leverage BEAD money to connect all Americans to the internet.
The FCC is close to authorizing a higher speed requirement for funding to certain high-cost areas.
The remaining RDOF budget of approximately $14 billion may never be awarded.
Lack of assurance regarding the ACP funding discourages local governments and providers from investing into the program.
We know little about how California and other states plan to distribute the money under the opaque arrangement.
Treasury announced funding awards through the Capital Projects Fund for broadband and community development projects.
Coordination cross-agencies for broadband project deployment is unique, conference hears.
Efforts in multiple states aim to address connectivity challenges for low-income residents.
The Treasury announced a proposal to revise broadband grant compliance obligations Tuesday.
The proposal follows a November order temporarily halting certain foreign licenses.
The Emergency Connectivity Fund has now committed $6.5 billion to help schools and libraries.
The states will use their funding through the Capital Projects Fund to connect more than 180,000 homes and businesses.
Christopher Ali wrote a book about the failures of rural broadband policies and leadership last year.
'There are just an incredible amount of even management positions that would be well-suited to develop through an apprentice program.'
The CPF allows the state to contribute more money toward builds, the state official said.
State officials discussed working with academic, community and industry partners to craft its broadband maps.
Kansas, Maine, Maryland and Minnesota are among the awardees.
The state is optimistic that multiple sources of funding from federal programs will close the digital divide.
The first wave of money from the $10-billion federal Coronavirus Capital Projects Fund was announced Tuesday.
Treasury's Capital Projects Fund becomes all the more important with the release of NOFO for the NTIA's BEAD program.
“We have put our thumb on the scale for fiber,” said Joseph Wender, director the Treasury Department's broadband fund.
ILSR and the National Digital Inclusion Alliance team up for two-hour livestream event on March 16 from 2-4 p.m. ET
Broadband Breakfast is kicking off a year-in-review with key developments in digital infrastructure.
The rules will give Capital Projects Fund applicants authority to decide what's 'affordable, reliable, and unserved.'
