1 | State | Amount (in millions) | Description | Date | Source(s) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2 | Alabama | $300 | Remote Learning Expenditures | 05/18/20 | https://governor.alabama.gov/assets/2020/05/Executive-Amendment-to-Senate-Bill-161.pdf | ||
3 | Alabama | $110 | ABC for students - connecting K12 students with broadband. I believe they are reimbursing broadband providers for the infrastructure but am unsure, linking site with information about budgeting and the site for the ABC program. Upped the budger from original number of $49 mil. ++ 10 mil for school bus wifi capabilities, also includes $4 million for digital resources but I didn't loop that in to the total because it was for digital textbook and library access, not broadband infrastructure or accessibility | 7/31/20 | https://abcstudents.org/ | https://abc3340.com/news/local/gov-ivey-allocates-100-million-from-cares-act-to-increase-internet-access-for-students | https://excelined.org/2020/08/06/state-spotlight-governor-ivey-supports-alabamas-rural-and-struggling-students-through-cares-act-funds/#:~:text=The%20Alabama%20Broadband%20Connectivity%20for,internet%20service%20for%20distance%20learning. |
4 | Alabama | $53 | remote work, and established a broadband working group to guide CARES Act funding toward relevant broadband projects | 05/18/20 | https://governor.alabama.gov/assets/2020/05/Executive-Amendment-to-Senate-Bill-161.pdf | ||
5 | Alaska | As far as I could find - no AK CARES money was distributed directly to broadband initiatives, or to schools with the express purpose of connecting students. Attached their official allocation as of May under links | 5/1/20 | https://gov.alaska.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/05.01.2020-CARES-Act-Funding-Summary-Sheet.pdf | |||
6 | Arizona | $3 | State received 1.86 million total. $3 million earmarked for "telecommunications" as broad category, to set up telehealth services through the FCC. State budget matched that $3 mil in fiscal year 2020. Could not find any plans that indicated expansion of broadband infrastructure - though this could have been through this funding (I suspect this funding went into Lifeline/similar program). Used covid money tracker. | 11/28/2020 | https://www.azcommerce.com/broadband/#:~:text=Arizona%20Broadband&text=As%20part%20of%20Arizona's%20fiscal,broadband%20deployment%20in%20underserved%20areas. | ||
7 | Arizona | $270 | Schools can make remote learning upgrades for the school year, of that $40M goes to expand broadband in rural communities to bridge the digital divide | 6/25/2020 | https://www.12news.com/article/news/education/arizona-providing-270-million-for-schools-to-make-remote-learning-upgrades/75-4e29b3c1-3c7d-436a-9333-e4d594a9c20f | ||
8 | Arkansas | $124 | $124 million to expand student access to broadband in rural areas of the state. Originally $24 mil, added $100 mil when students started going back to school. Access through "wifi access points." First $24 mil: $19.3 million for Gov. Asa Hutchinson's Arkansas Rural Connect program, $2.3 mil for Rural Broadband ID Program. | 8/18/2020 | https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2020/jun/16/committee-endorses-broadband-proposals/ | https://katv.com/news/local/arkansas-gov-asa-hutchinson-to-give-covid-19-briefing-08-18-2020 | https://broadband.arkansas.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/DRAFT-Proposed-Rule-AR-Rural-Connect-Coronavirus.pdf |
9 | Arkansas | $10 | Allocated to seven telecom companies to expand broadband access in rural communities | 09/14/20 | https://governor.arkansas.gov/news-media/weekly-address/leveling-the-broadband-playing-field/ | ||
10 | California | $5.3B unspecified towards supporting distance learning and requiring all students to have devices and connectivity. California has contracted to buy 1 million iPads and 500,000 other devices for students this year | 07/17/20 | https://www.gov.ca.gov/2020/07/17/governor-gavin-newsom-lays-out-pandemic-plan-for-learning-and-safe-schools/ | https://edsource.org/2020/california-still-lacks-connectivity-for-more-than-300000-students-during-distance-learning/641537 | ||
11 | Colorado | $2 | Help school districts increase broadband access for low-income families in both rural and urban parts of Colorado, through hot spots, possible towers and mobile broadband trucks | 09/02/20 | https://www.thedenverchannel.com/lifestyle/education/colorado-officials-announce-programs-aimed-at-expanding-broadband-access-for-low-income-students | ||
12 | Connecticut | $43.5 | Purchase of More Than 81,000 Devices, At-Home Internet Access for 60,000 Students, Creation of 200 Public Hotspots and a 2M social-emotional learning program | 09/15/20 | https://portal.ct.gov/Office-of-the-Governor/News/Press-Releases/2020/09-2020/Governor-Lamont-Program-Investing-in-Remote-Learning-for-Connecticut-Students-Is-Ahead-of-Schedule | ||
13 | Connecticut | $19 | Governor's Education Emergency Relief Fund: 15M towards devices and hotspots for students and teachers where families or local educational agencies are unable to provide connectivity, 4M for the Office of Early Childhood to help families address remote learning platforms and connectivity gaps | 04/20/20 | https://portal.ct.gov/OPM/Coronavirus/Coronavirus-Relief-Fund/CRF-Overview | ||
14 | Delaware | $20 | For broadband infrastructure, with $13M directed towards wireless vouchers for remote work and devices for underserved families with school-age children | 08/24/20 | https://news.delaware.gov/2020/08/24/governor-carney-announces-20-million-for-broadband-infrastructure/ | ||
15 | Florida | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/regional/florida/peeling-back-the-layers-of-the-digital-divide-in-rural-florida/67-65bd936e-2398-4aaa-a753-60b162966544 | |||||
16 | Georgia | $29.3 | Georgia dispersed 29.3M of its 105M of GEER funding towards broadband extenders in school buildings and mobile wifi options | 09/19/20 | https://allongeorgia.com/georgia-education-k12/georgia-dispersing-cares-act-funds-heading-to-k-12-students-higher-ed-programs/ | ||
17 | Georgia | Throught the USDA ReConnect Pilot Program funded by the CARES Act, rural Georgia will recieve grant funding to provide broadband to un and underserved areas areas | 06/25/20 | https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2020/06/25/trump-administration-invests-more-125-million-high-speed-broadband#:~:text=This%20investment%20is%20part%20of,manages%20the%20coronavirus%20national%20emergency. | |||
18 | Hawaii | $15.01 | Mi-Fi and mobile hubs and device purchases by Hawaii Public Schools through ESSER | 06/29/20 | http://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/DOE%20Forms/budget/HIDOE-CARES-Act-ESSER-Funds.pdf | ||
19 | Idaho | $50 | The Idaho Department of Commerce used $50 million of CARES funding to create the Idaho Broadband Grant Program. This will offer grants to companies as well as other organizations who apply. The grant seeks to award those who will be constructing infrastructure that will create jobs including through public and private partnershipsProjects must be completed by December] | 12/02/20 | https://commerce.idaho.gov/press-releases/idaho-department-of-commerce-opens-applications-for-idaho-broadband-grant-program/ | https://www.boisestatepublicradio.org/post/idaho-invests-big-broadband-during-pandemic#stream/0 | |
20 | Idaho | $2.00 | help boost rural broadband connections, with the first $1 million going to public libraries in communities of fewer than 3,000 people, and the next $1 million going to public libraries in communities of fewer than 10,000 people | 09/02/20 | https://www.kxly.com/2-million-in-cares-act-funding-to-help-with-broadband-issues-in-rural-idaho/ | ||
21 | Illinois | $80.40 | Combined GEER and ESSER funding toward close K-12 digital divide | https://www2.illinois.gov/Pages/news-item.aspx?ReleaseID=21812 | |||
22 | Indiana | $79.00 | The Next Level Connections Broadband Expansion Program has given $79M in grants of up to $5M during two rounds of applications. For example, PSCi recieved a $5M grant with a city match of $2.8M. No clear source of federal funding. | 09/03/20 | https://events.in.gov/event/gov-holcomb-announces-more-than-51-million-for-broadband-expansion | https://www.duboiscountyfreepress.com/psci-receives-broadband-expansion-grant-from-state/ | |
23 | Indiana | Office of Communications and Rurual Affairs has awards 20.9M total in grants to local governments. Eligible activities include public WiFi locations. Unclear how much was allocated to this activity among others. No clear source of federal funding. | https://events.in.gov/event/crouch_announces_third_round_of_covid-19_response_grants?utm_campaign=widget&utm_medium=widget&utm_source=State+of+Indiana | ||||
24 | Iowa | $50.00 | Iowa opened a Notice of Funding Opportunity using $50 million from the CARES Act for the Empower Rural Iowa Grant Program. The grant is designed for broadband providers as an incentive to construct infrastructure which will connect underserved populations at 25/3 or 100/10 speeds. | 07/20/20 | https://ocio.iowa.gov/notice-funding-availability-003-federal-funding-opportunity | ||
25 | Iowa | $26.20 | GEER funding towards better enabling remote learning through providing hotspots, devices, professional development training, and other purposes towards this goal including broadband access. Unspecified breakdown of funds towards this goal. | 06/01/20 | https://governor.iowa.gov/press-release/iowa-receives-262-million-in-emergency-education-relief-to-expand-broadband-access | ||
26 | Iowa | $85.00 | Expanding telework, telehealth, and remote learning through broadband expansion | 07/20/20 | https://ocio.iowa.gov/notice-funding-availability-003-federal-funding-opportunity | ||
27 | Kansas | $10.00 | Partnerships with internet service providers to serve low-income populations | 09/10/20 | https://governor.kansas.gov/state-finance-council-approves-60-million-broadband-expansion-state-agency-reimbursements-and-consulting-services-for-accounting-and-compliance/ | ||
28 | Kansas | $50.00 | Improving Broadband Infrastructure | 09/10/20 | https://governor.kansas.gov/state-finance-council-approves-60-million-broadband-expansion-state-agency-reimbursements-and-consulting-services-for-accounting-and-compliance/ | ||
29 | Kansas | $130.00 | $130 million was made available to a variety of grants, including the Connectivity Emergency Response Grant and the Broadband Partnership Adoption Grant. The former can award ISPs, cities, counties, or non-profits who will create infrastructure at 25/3 speeds in unserved areas of the state. This is designed to improve telehealth, telework, and distance learning. The latter can award school districts and ISPs who can identify and connect low-income households. This will be based off of households qualified for SNAP and/or the National School Lunch program. | kansascommerce.gov/covidrelief/ | |||
30 | Kentucky | State recieved 43.7M in GEER funding, $30M goes to technology and food assistance programs. The breakdown between these programs is and what is going towards devices and connectivity for students is unclear | 05/14/20 | https://www.wlky.com/article/kentucky-education-and-workforce-development-cabinet-awarded-dollar437-million-from-cares-act/32481222 | |||
31 | Louisiana | $3 | City of Baton Rouge spending on public access including public wifi spots | 09/19/20 | https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/crime_police/article_5ea8fe9e-faab-11ea-bb11-b38bbf185b76.html | ||
32 | Louisiana | $32 | Part of a larger GEER funding allocation. Spending towards devices and internet connectivity | 07/08/20 | https://gov.louisiana.gov/index.cfm/newsroom/detail/2583 | ||
33 | Maine | $9 | Maine outlined a GEER application aimed at addressing the digitail divide, which was approved . The plan included providing devices and connectivity to all students who reported need | 05/04/20 | https://mainedoenews.net/2020/05/04/media-release-maine-department-of-education-awarded-cares-act-funding-to-support-maine-schools/ | https://www.collins.senate.gov/newsroom/senator-collins-announces-nearly-93-million-support-education-maine | |
34 | Maine | $12 | ConnectMaine Authority and the Office of Broadband in Maine received $12 million in CARES funding specifically to connect students and teachers who are deemed (through processes unlisted) as unserved. | 10/28/20 | https://www.maine.gov/connectme/sites/maine.gov.connectme/files/inline-files/Binder_1028.pdf | ||
35 | Maryland | $25 | The Governor's Office is Broadband has allocated $20 million to establishing an LTE network in the rural areas of Western Maryland, Southern Maryland, and on the Eastern Shore. This network will use FCC educational frequencies and unlicensed frequency. The Governor has additionally allocated $5 million for broadband in urban areas of the state. | 6/29/2020 | https://governor.maryland.gov/2020/06/29/governor-hogan-and-superintendent-salmon-announce-210-million-in-covid-19-relief-for-remote-learning-and-targeted-tutoring/ | ||
36 | Maryland | $1 | Montgomery county schools recieve $1.1M to purchase cellular hotspots and service for students who need reliable internet connections or help in covering the monthly cost of the service. | 09/14/20 | https://bethesdamagazine.com/bethesda-beat/schools/mcps-set-to-receive-34-4m-in-federal-grants-for-broadband-access-tutoring-technology-program/ | ||
37 | Maryland | $20 | Montgomery county schools recieve $18.3M in CARES funding and 1.7M to provide each student with a device and connectivity | 09/14/20 | https://bethesdamagazine.com/bethesda-beat/schools/mcps-set-to-receive-34-4m-in-federal-grants-for-broadband-access-tutoring-technology-program/ | ||
38 | Maryland | $10 | Governorâs Office of Rural Broadband will construct a wireless education network for studentsâ use in Western Maryland, Southern Maryland, and on the Eastern Shore. | 06/29/20 | https://governor.maryland.gov/2020/06/29/governor-hogan-and-superintendent-salmon-announce-210-million-in-covid-19-relief-for-remote-learning-and-targeted-tutoring/ | ||
39 | Massachusetts | ||||||
40 | Michigan | $25.00 | Support Connectivity for school children and their families. Fund to cover device purchasing for remote learning, more incentice for communities with higher poverty rates. This funding is intended to ease digital learning by creating a fund for student personal devices and supporting connectivity, particularly for low-income households. | 07/01/20 | http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/publicact/pdf/2020-PA-0123.pdf | ||
41 | Mississippi | $75 | Mississippi plans to build a fiber network that will connect the state at 100 megabit download speeds. $65 million of their funding will be made available for grants to their co-op, while $10 million will be available in private company grants. They will continue to build on this network post-COVID using fundings from the FCC's RDOF. | 09/20/20 | https://mississippitoday.org/2020/08/20/mississippi-lagging-in-high-speed-internet-uses-pandemic-relief-funds-to-expand-access/ | ||
42 | Mississippi | $200 | The $200 million will be divided into two purposes. $50 million will go to the Pandemic Response Broadband Avaliability Act- special fund in state treasury to grants for school disticts in compliance with CARES ACT. The other $150 is allocated to school districts to purchase laptops for students and boost distanced learning capabilities. | 09/20/20 | https://ltgovhosemann.ms.gov/legislature-champions-expanding-high-speed-internet-uses-relief-funds-to-expand-access/ | ||
43 | Missouri | $10.00 | Missouri aims to support remote K-12 learning by reimbursing school districts for connecting students and increasing connectivity on school grounds. Establishing connectivity could operate through corporations. | 08/02/20 | https://ded.mo.gov/content/governor-parson-directs-nearly-50-million-relief-funds-aid-broadband-expansion-and-covid-19 | ||
44 | Missouri | $5.25 | Telehealth, plans to install 12,500 more hotspots | 08/02/20 | https://ded.mo.gov/content/governor-parson-directs-nearly-50-million-relief-funds-aid-broadband-expansion-and-covid-19 | ||
45 | Missouri | $20.00 | Reimbursement towards broadband providers who create new infrastructure to serve under and unserved communities. | 08/02/20 | https://ded.mo.gov/content/governor-parson-directs-nearly-50-million-relief-funds-aid-broadband-expansion-and-covid-19 | ||
46 | Missouri | $2.50 | Library resources to support hotspots and Wi-Fi access for telehealth and higher ed resources | 08/02/20 | https://ded.mo.gov/content/governor-parson-directs-nearly-50-million-relief-funds-aid-broadband-expansion-and-covid-19 | ||
47 | Montana | $1 | State Library Board allocated CARES and GEER funding along with private sources towards Verizon and T-Mobile hotspot lending programs for currently 82 libraries. The exact figure of funding has not been corroborated | https://libraries.msl.mt.gov/hotspotlendingprogram | |||
48 | Nebraska | The state has been allocated $16.4 million in GEER funds to spend on education. An undetermined amount of these funds may be spent on hotspots, devices, community Wifi solutions, and other connectivity issues in the state. | https://oese.ed.gov/files/2020/06/NE-GEER-Certification-and-Agreement-5-29-20.pdf | ||||
49 | Nevada | $50 | Create alternative intensive instruction for K-12 schools | https://www.leg.state.nv.us/App/NELIS/REL/31st2020Special/Bill/7127/Overview | |||
50 | New Hampshire | $50 | The NH Emergency Broadband Expansion Program is a public-private partnership grant which will award organizations and companies who can connect un and underserved populations at 25/3 (which they have termed as "high speed"). In their press release they list telehealth, telework, and distance learning all as reasons to establish connectivity. | 07/20/20 | https://www.governor.nh.gov/news-and-media/state-seeks-bids-connecting-nh-emergency-broadband-expansion-program | ||
51 | New Jersey | $60 | This funding is split into two groups. The first is $10 million and will be used to purchase individual student devices and connectivity on a case-by-case basis. The next $50 million will be used to fill in the remaining gaps in need in both connectivity and device spending. $44 million of that is allocated to public schools and $6 million to non-public. | 07/16/20 | https://www.nj.gov/governor/news/news/562020/20200716a.shtml | ||
52 | New Mexico | $1.5 | Broadband techical assistance for local and tribal governments to advance broadband deployment. Has used CARES act funding to purchas and distribute 700 residential hotspots and thousands of chromebooks for tribal communities | https://www.doit.state.nm.us/docs/news/newsreleases/2020-10-09_cares_broadband_grant.pdf | |||
53 | New York | $1.76 | Expand digital access through the New York State Library Administrative Agency through the Institute for Museum and Library Services through the purchase of internet-enabled devices and other essential technical support services | 4/14/2020 | https://lowey.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/lowey-announces-175-million-covid-19-funding-new-york-museums-and | ||
54 | North Carolina | $0.672 | Telework Capabilities | https://www.ncleg.gov/Sessions/2019/Bills/House/PDF/H1043v7.pdf | |||
55 | North Carolina | $56 | This funding will support digital learning activities through a multitude of strategies including: installing Wifi routers on school busses, providing home access points, devices for students and teachers, and increasing cybersecurity infrastructure. | https://www.ncleg.gov/Sessions/2019/Bills/House/PDF/H1043v7.pdf | |||
56 | North Dakota | ||||||
57 | Ohio | $50.00 | Set aside $50 mil of CARES for funding "BroadbandOhio Connectivity Grant" which offers grant funding in order to provide internet devices and hotspots specifically for low-income households | 11/26/2020 | https://www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-and-analysis/issue-briefs/2020/11/states-tap-federal-cares-act-to-expand-broadband | ||
58 | Oklahoma | ? | Governor Stitt's office awarded $16 million in "incentive grants" to school districts to be spend based on priority as determined by those districts. The majority of those applicants listed connectivity as a struggle requiring funding. Individual cities within the state have used their CARES allotment to conduct research and plan broadband deployment as well. | 07/01/20 | https://sde.ok.gov/newsblog/2020-07-01/gov-stitt-supt-hofmeister-award-16-million-federal-grants-150-school-districts | ||
59 | Oregon | $10.0 | Awarded to grant recepients for infrastructrure or Emergency Response Capacity Projects for telehealth or digital learning. Projects must be complete by end of 2020 | 06/05/20 | |||
60 | Oregon | $3.5 | Transferred to Public Utilities Commission to subsidize telephone and broadband for elgible low-income households who lost connecticitiy due to COVID19 | 06/05/20 | https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/lfo/eboard/EB%20Certificate%2006-05-2020.pdf | ||
61 | Pennsylvania | $15 | This will support the development of high speed connections by funding high speed platforms with the specific intent of connecting students for distance learning. | 09/10/20 | https://www.pennlive.com/life/2020/09/gov-wolf-putting-cares-act-funding-into-high-speed-internet-for-schools-to-support-remote-learning.html | ||
62 | Puerto Rico | $40 | Telework program | 05/14/20 | https://www.fortaleza.pr.gov/content/gobernadora-v-zquez-garced-anuncia-plan-para-el-desembolso-de-los-22-mil-millones-otorgados | ||
63 | Puerto Rico | $40 | Telemedicine program | 05/14/20 | https://www.fortaleza.pr.gov/content/gobernadora-v-zquez-garced-anuncia-plan-para-el-desembolso-de-los-22-mil-millones-otorgados | ||
64 | Rhode Island | ||||||
65 | South Carolina | $50 | $50 million is allocated to various broadband programs. One program provides mobile hotspots to 100,000 qualifying household. Funding also suppots identified areas of need and a mapping program. The majority will go to hotspots for school districts. | 10/29/2020 | https://ors.sc.gov/broadband/coronavirus-aid-relief-and-economic-security-or-cares-act | ||
66 | South Dakota | Support K-12 Connect program to provide internet service at at no cost to eligible K-12 students for the 2020-21 school year. Undefined amount of money from CARES has been designated to this purpose. | 10/27/20 | https://news.sd.gov/newsitem.aspx?id=27423 | |||
67 | Tennessee | $121 | Initially, the state began their grant program with $60 million in funding. Seeing a large amount of requests, they later opened up $61 million in funding for private organizations with the goal of improving broadband accessibility throughout the state. | 08/21/20 | https://www.tn.gov/governor/news/2020/8/21/gov--lee-announces--61-million-in-emergency-broadband-grants.html | ||
68 | Tennessee | $13 | The TN Department of Education will allocation $13 of the $26 million they received in CARES aid towards "technology solutions" for digital learning. | 05/22/20 | https://www.tn.gov/content/dam/tn/education/health-&-safety/State%20Strategy%20for%20CARES%20Act%20Set-aside%20One%20Pager.pdf | ||
69 | Texas | $200 | This CARES funding will go directly to the Texas Education Agency (TEA) for the purchasing of digital learning devices and home internet solutions. Likely this will include routers and hotspots as the primary connecting technology. | 08/17/20 | https://gov.texas.gov/news/post/governor-abbott-lt-governor-patrick-speaker-bonnen-senate-finance-house-appropriations-committee-chairs-announce-elearning-funding-for-texas-students | ||
70 | Utah | ||||||
71 | Vermont | $17.5 | COVID-Response Accelerated Broadband Connectivity Program is Vermont's plan to tackle the broadband service gap in the state. The program gives grants in attempt to establish connectivity at a 25/3 state in every individual household within the state by 2024. | 6/26/2020 | https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2020/Docs/BILLS/H-0966/H-0966%20As%20Passed%20by%20Both%20House%20and%20Senate%20Unofficial.pdf | ||
72 | Virginia | $30 | The funds will be distributed to various broadband projects conducted by individual localities. The local projects being funded are intended to support bridging the digital divide by creating broadband infrastructure and lowering the cost of service per household. | https://www.governor.virginia.gov/newsroom/all-releases/2020/october/headline-860746-en.html | |||
73 | Washington | $9 | Kâ12 Internet Access Program connects students in need to internet access at home with no cost to the student or their family. | 8/12/20 | https://www.k12.wa.us/about-ospi/press-releases/novel-coronavirus-covid-19-guidance-resources/kâ12-internet-access-program | ||
74 | West Virginia | $50 | This $50 million is part of a 3-year plan to establish broadband throughout the state. The first year of funding came from the state, the second year is this $50 million CARES investment, and they plan to use RDOF funds in the third year. It is unclear exactly how these funds will be spent other than "broadband development." | https://governor.wv.gov/Pages/CARES-Act-Funding-Allocation.aspx | |||
75 | Wisconsin | $5.00 | These funds will be distributed through grants and aimed at establishing high speed broadband connectivity in under and unserved areas throughout the state. They are hoping to connect individual households and businesses. | 10/08/20 | https://apps.psc.wi.gov/APPS/NewsReleases/content/PDF_download.aspx?id=669 | ||
76 | Wisconsin | $7.00 | Department of Public Instruction allocated 2 milllion for internet devices and connectivity for digital learning for the 2020/21 year. In addition, $5 million will be spent so that students whose families are low-income and are not currently connected to the internet can get connected through the end of the 2020â21 school year for free. | 09/23/20 | https://wkow.com/2020/09/23/gov-evers-announces-more-than-5-million-in-cares-act-funding-for-broadband-expansion/ | ||
77 | Wyoming | $86 | The government of Wyoming approved grants to 37 broadband expansion projects totaling $86 million in CARES funds. These projects are all aimed at creating fixed and fiber broadband connections at a minimum speed of 25/3 in under and unserved areas of the state. A full breakdown of projects can be found in the sources. | 08/14/20 | https://wyomingbusiness.org/news/gov-gordon-and-business-council-use-/12056 | ||
78 | 200 | FCC grant program to help health care providers provide connected care services to patients at their homes or mobile locations | 07/08/20 | https://www.fcc.gov/covid-19-telehealth-program | |||
79 | 100 | USDA Reconnect Loan and Grant Program has made 100M avaliable in grants for rural broadband development | 04/22/20 | https://www.rd.usda.gov/node/17478 | https://www.usda.gov/reconnect/round-one-awardees | ||
80 | $3,279 | ||||||
1 | State | Amount (in millions) | Description | Date | Source(s) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2 | Alabama | $300 | Remote Learning Expenditures | 05/18/20 | https://governor.alabama.gov/assets/2020/05/Executive-Amendment-to-Senate-Bill-161.pdf | ||
3 | Alabama | $110 | ABC for students - connecting K12 students with broadband. I believe they are reimbursing broadband providers for the infrastructure but am unsure, linking site with information about budgeting and the site for the ABC program. Upped the budger from original number of $49 mil. ++ 10 mil for school bus wifi capabilities, also includes $4 million for digital resources but I didn't loop that in to the total because it was for digital textbook and library access, not broadband infrastructure or accessibility | 7/31/20 | https://abcstudents.org/ | https://abc3340.com/news/local/gov-ivey-allocates-100-million-from-cares-act-to-increase-internet-access-for-students | https://excelined.org/2020/08/06/state-spotlight-governor-ivey-supports-alabamas-rural-and-struggling-students-through-cares-act-funds/#:~:text=The%20Alabama%20Broadband%20Connectivity%20for,internet%20service%20for%20distance%20learning. |
4 | Arizona | $270 | Schools can make remote learning upgrades for the school year, of that $40M goes to expand broadband in rural communities to bridge the digital divide | 6/25/2020 | https://www.12news.com/article/news/education/arizona-providing-270-million-for-schools-to-make-remote-learning-upgrades/75-4e29b3c1-3c7d-436a-9333-e4d594a9c20f | ||
5 | Arkansas | $124 | $124 million to expand student access to broadband in rural areas of the state. Originally $24 mil, added $100 mil when students started going back to school. Access through "wifi access points." First $24 mil: $19.3 million for Gov. Asa Hutchinson's Arkansas Rural Connect program, $2.3 mil for Rural Broadband ID Program. | 8/18/2020 | https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2020/jun/16/committee-endorses-broadband-proposals/ | https://katv.com/news/local/arkansas-gov-asa-hutchinson-to-give-covid-19-briefing-08-18-2020 | https://broadband.arkansas.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/DRAFT-Proposed-Rule-AR-Rural-Connect-Coronavirus.pdf |
6 | California | $5.3B unspecified towards supporting distance learning and requiring all students to have devices and connectivity. California has contracted to buy 1 million iPads and 500,000 other devices for students this year | 07/17/20 | https://www.gov.ca.gov/2020/07/17/governor-gavin-newsom-lays-out-pandemic-plan-for-learning-and-safe-schools/ | https://edsource.org/2020/california-still-lacks-connectivity-for-more-than-300000-students-during-distance-learning/641537 | ||
7 | Colorado | $2 | Help school districts increase broadband access for low-income families in both rural and urban parts of Colorado, through hot spots, possible towers and mobile broadband trucks | 09/02/20 | https://www.thedenverchannel.com/lifestyle/education/colorado-officials-announce-programs-aimed-at-expanding-broadband-access-for-low-income-students | ||
8 | Connecticut | $43.5 | Purchase of More Than 81,000 Devices, At-Home Internet Access for 60,000 Students, Creation of 200 Public Hotspots and a 2M social-emotional learning program | 09/15/20 | https://portal.ct.gov/Office-of-the-Governor/News/Press-Releases/2020/09-2020/Governor-Lamont-Program-Investing-in-Remote-Learning-for-Connecticut-Students-Is-Ahead-of-Schedule | ||
9 | Connecticut | $19 | Governor's Education Emergency Relief Fund: 15M towards devices and hotspots for students and teachers where families or local educational agencies are unable to provide connectivity, 4M for the Office of Early Childhood to help families address remote learning platforms and connectivity gaps | 04/20/20 | https://portal.ct.gov/OPM/Coronavirus/Coronavirus-Relief-Fund/CRF-Overview | ||
10 | Georgia | $29.3 | Georgia dispersed 29.3M of its 105M of GEER funding towards broadband extenders in school buildings and mobile wifi options | 09/19/20 | https://allongeorgia.com/georgia-education-k12/georgia-dispersing-cares-act-funds-heading-to-k-12-students-higher-ed-programs/ | ||
11 | Hawaii | $15.01 | Mi-Fi and mobile hubs and device purchases by Hawaii Public Schools through ESSER | 06/29/20 | http://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/DOE%20Forms/budget/HIDOE-CARES-Act-ESSER-Funds.pdf | ||
12 | Illinois | $80.40 | Combined GEER and ESSER funding toward close K-12 digital divide | https://www2.illinois.gov/Pages/news-item.aspx?ReleaseID=21812 | |||
13 | Iowa | $26.20 | GEER funding towards better enabling remote learning through providing hotspots, devices, professional development training, and other purposes towards this goal including broadband access. Unspecified breakdown of funds towards this goal. | 06/01/20 | https://governor.iowa.gov/press-release/iowa-receives-262-million-in-emergency-education-relief-to-expand-broadband-access | ||
14 | Louisiana | $32 | Part of a larger GEER funding allocation. Spending towards devices and internet connectivity | 07/08/20 | https://gov.louisiana.gov/index.cfm/newsroom/detail/2583 | ||
15 | Maine | $9 | Maine outlined a GEER application aimed at addressing the digitail divide, which was approved . The plan included providing devices and connectivity to all students who reported need | 05/04/20 | https://mainedoenews.net/2020/05/04/media-release-maine-department-of-education-awarded-cares-act-funding-to-support-maine-schools/ | https://www.collins.senate.gov/newsroom/senator-collins-announces-nearly-93-million-support-education-maine | |
16 | Maine | $12 | ConnectMaine Authority and the Office of Broadband in Maine received $12 million in CARES funding specifically to connect students and teachers who are deemed (through processes unlisted) as unserved. | 10/28/20 | https://www.maine.gov/connectme/sites/maine.gov.connectme/files/inline-files/Binder_1028.pdf | ||
17 | Maryland | $1 | Montgomery county schools recieve $1.1M to purchase cellular hotspots and service for students who need reliable internet connections or help in covering the monthly cost of the service. | 09/14/20 | https://bethesdamagazine.com/bethesda-beat/schools/mcps-set-to-receive-34-4m-in-federal-grants-for-broadband-access-tutoring-technology-program/ | ||
18 | Maryland | $20 | Montgomery county schools recieve $18.3M in CARES funding and 1.7M to provide each student with a device and connectivity | 09/14/20 | https://bethesdamagazine.com/bethesda-beat/schools/mcps-set-to-receive-34-4m-in-federal-grants-for-broadband-access-tutoring-technology-program/ | ||
19 | Maryland | $10 | Governorâs Office of Rural Broadband will construct a wireless education network for studentsâ use in Western Maryland, Southern Maryland, and on the Eastern Shore. | 06/29/20 | https://governor.maryland.gov/2020/06/29/governor-hogan-and-superintendent-salmon-announce-210-million-in-covid-19-relief-for-remote-learning-and-targeted-tutoring/ | ||
20 | Michigan | $25.00 | Support Connectivity for school children and their families. Fund to cover device purchasing for remote learning, more incentice for communities with higher poverty rates. This funding is intended to ease digital learning by creating a fund for student personal devices and supporting connectivity, particularly for low-income households. | 07/01/20 | http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/publicact/pdf/2020-PA-0123.pdf | ||
21 | Mississippi | $200 | The $200 million will be divided into two purposes. $50 million will go to the Pandemic Response Broadband Avaliability Act- special fund in state treasury to grants for school disticts in compliance with CARES ACT. The other $150 is allocated to school districts to purchase laptops for students and boost distanced learning capabilities. | 09/20/20 | https://ltgovhosemann.ms.gov/legislature-champions-expanding-high-speed-internet-uses-relief-funds-to-expand-access/ | ||
22 | Missouri | $10 | Missouri aims to support remote K-12 learning by reimbursing school districts for connecting students and increasing connectivity on school grounds. Establishing connectivity could operate through corporations. | 8/2/2020 | https://ded.mo.gov/content/governor-parson-directs-nearly-50-million-relief-funds-aid-broadband-expansion-and-covid-19 | ||
23 | Nebraska | The state has been allocated $16.4 million in GEER funds to spend on education. An undetermined amount of these funds may be spent on hotspots, devices, community Wifi solutions, and other connectivity issues in the state. | https://oese.ed.gov/files/2020/06/NE-GEER-Certification-and-Agreement-5-29-20.pdf | ||||
24 | Nevada | $50 | Create alternative intensive instruction for K-12 schools | https://www.leg.state.nv.us/App/NELIS/REL/31st2020Special/Bill/7127/Overview | |||
25 | New Jersey | $60 | This funding is split into two groups. The first is $10 million and will be used to purchase individual student devices and connectivity on a case-by-case basis. The next $50 million will be used to fill in the remaining gaps in need in both connectivity and device spending. $44 million of that is allocated to public schools and $6 million to non-public. | 7/16/2020 | https://www.nj.gov/governor/news/news/562020/20200716a.shtml | ||
26 | North Carolina | $56 | This funding will support digital learning activities through a multitude of strategies including: installing Wifi routers on school busses, providing home access points, devices for students and teachers, and increasing cybersecurity infrastructure. | https://www.ncleg.gov/Sessions/2019/Bills/House/PDF/H1043v7.pdf | |||
27 | Oklahoma | ? | Governor Stitt's office awarded $16 million in "incentive grants" to school districts to be spend based on priority as determined by those districts. The majority of those applicants listed connectivity as a struggle requiring funding. Individual cities within the state have used their CARES allotment to conduct research and plan broadband deployment as well. | 7/1/2020 | https://sde.ok.gov/newsblog/2020-07-01/gov-stitt-supt-hofmeister-award-16-million-federal-grants-150-school-districts | ||
28 | Pennsylvania | $15 | This will support the development of high speed connections by funding high speed platforms with the specific intent of connecting students for distance learning. | 9/10/20 | https://www.pennlive.com/life/2020/09/gov-wolf-putting-cares-act-funding-into-high-speed-internet-for-schools-to-support-remote-learning.html | ||
29 | South Carolina | $50 | $50 million is allocated to various broadband programs. One program provides mobile hotspots to 100,000 qualifying household. Funding also suppots identified areas of need and a mapping program. The majority will go to hotspots for school districts. | 10/29/2020 | https://ors.sc.gov/broadband/coronavirus-aid-relief-and-economic-security-or-cares-act | ||
30 | South Dakota | Support K-12 Connect program to provide internet service at at no cost to eligible K-12 students for the 2020-21 school year. Undefined amount of money from CARES has been designated to this purpose. | 10/27/20 | https://news.sd.gov/newsitem.aspx?id=27423 | |||
31 | Tennessee | $13 | The TN Department of Education will allocation $13 of the $26 million they received in CARES aid towards "technology solutions" for digital learning. | 05/22/20 | https://www.tn.gov/content/dam/tn/education/health-&-safety/State%20Strategy%20for%20CARES%20Act%20Set-aside%20One%20Pager.pdf | ||
32 | Texas | $200 | This CARES funding will go directly to the Texas Education Agency (TEA) for the purchasing of digital learning devices and home internet solutions. Likely this will include routers and hotspots as the primary connecting technology. | 8/17/2020 | https://gov.texas.gov/news/post/governor-abbott-lt-governor-patrick-speaker-bonnen-senate-finance-house-appropriations-committee-chairs-announce-elearning-funding-for-texas-students | ||
33 | Washington | $9 | Kâ12 Internet Access Program connects students in need to internet access at home with no cost to the student or their family. | 8/12/20 | https://www.k12.wa.us/about-ospi/press-releases/novel-coronavirus-covid-19-guidance-resources/kâ12-internet-access-program | ||
34 | Wisconsin | $7.00 | Department of Public Instruction allocated 2 milllion for internet devices and connectivity for digital learning for the 2020/21 year. In addition, $5 million will be spent so that students whose families are low-income and are not currently connected to the internet can get connected through the end of the 2020â21 school year for free. | 09/23/20 | https://wkow.com/2020/09/23/gov-evers-announces-more-than-5-million-in-cares-act-funding-for-broadband-expansion/ | ||
35 | $1,799 |
1 | State | Amount (in millions) | Description | Permenancy | Public/Private Partnership? | Date | Other Information | Source(s) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2 | 100 | USDA Reconnect Loan and Grant Program has made 100M avaliable in grants for rural broadband development | Permenant | 04/22/20 | https://www.rd.usda.gov/node/17478 | https://www.usda.gov/reconnect/round-one-awardees | ||||
3 | Arkansas | $10 | Allocated to seven telecom companies to expand broadband access in rural communities | Yes | 09/14/20 | https://governor.arkansas.gov/news-media/weekly-address/leveling-the-broadband-playing-field/ | ||||
4 | Delaware | $20 | For broadband infrastructure, with $13M directed towards wireless vouchers for remote work and devices for underserved families with school-age children | 08/24/20 | https://news.delaware.gov/2020/08/24/governor-carney-announces-20-million-for-broadband-infrastructure/ | |||||
5 | Georgia | Throught the USDA ReConnect Pilot Program funded by the CARES Act, rural Georgia will recieve grant funding to provide broadband to un and underserved areas areas | 06/25/20 | https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2020/06/25/trump-administration-invests-more-125-million-high-speed-broadband#:~:text=This%20investment%20is%20part%20of,manages%20the%20coronavirus%20national%20emergency. | ||||||
6 | Idaho | $50 | The Idaho Department of Commerce used $50 million of CARES funding to create the Idaho Broadband Grant Program. This will offer grants to companies as well as other organizations who apply. The grant seeks to award those who will be constructing infrastructure that will create jobs including through public and private partnershipsProjects must be completed by December] | Permenant | Yes | 12/02/20 | Grant, Department of Commerce | https://commerce.idaho.gov/press-releases/idaho-department-of-commerce-opens-applications-for-idaho-broadband-grant-program/ | https://www.boisestatepublicradio.org/post/idaho-invests-big-broadband-during-pandemic#stream/0 | |
7 | Indiana | $79.00 | The Next Level Connections Broadband Expansion Program has given $79M in grants of up to $5M during two rounds of applications. For example, PSCi recieved a $5M grant with a city match of $2.8M. No clear source of federal funding. | 09/03/20 | https://events.in.gov/event/gov-holcomb-announces-more-than-51-million-for-broadband-expansion | https://www.duboiscountyfreepress.com/psci-receives-broadband-expansion-grant-from-state/ | ||||
8 | Iowa | $50.00 | Iowa opened a Notice of Funding Opportunity using $50 million from the CARES Act for the Empower Rural Iowa Grant Program. The grant is designed for broadband providers as an incentive to construct infrastructure which will connect underserved populations at 25/3 or 100/10 speeds. | Permenant | Yes | 07/20/20 | Grant | https://ocio.iowa.gov/notice-funding-availability-003-federal-funding-opportunity | ||
9 | Kansas | $10.00 | Partnerships with internet service providers to serve low-income populations | 09/10/20 | https://governor.kansas.gov/state-finance-council-approves-60-million-broadband-expansion-state-agency-reimbursements-and-consulting-services-for-accounting-and-compliance/ | |||||
10 | Kansas | $50.00 | Improving Broadband Infrastructure | 09/10/20 | https://governor.kansas.gov/state-finance-council-approves-60-million-broadband-expansion-state-agency-reimbursements-and-consulting-services-for-accounting-and-compliance/ | |||||
11 | Maryland | $25 | The Governor's Office is Broadband has allocated $20 million to establishing an LTE network in the rural areas of Western Maryland, Southern Maryland, and on the Eastern Shore. This network will use FCC educational frequencies and unlicensed frequency. The Governor has additionally allocated $5 million for broadband in urban areas of the state. | Permenant | No | 6/29/2020 | https://governor.maryland.gov/2020/06/29/governor-hogan-and-superintendent-salmon-announce-210-million-in-covid-19-relief-for-remote-learning-and-targeted-tutoring/ | |||
12 | Mississippi | $75 | Mississippi plans to build a fiber network that will connect the state at 100 megabit download speeds. $65 million of their funding will be made available for grants to their co-op, while $10 million will be available in private company grants. They will continue to build on this network post-COVID using fundings from the FCC's RDOF. | Permenant | Yes | 9/20/2020 | Unclear if this funding comes from their $200 million allocated for stydent connectivity or if it is a separate fund. | https://mississippitoday.org/2020/08/20/mississippi-lagging-in-high-speed-internet-uses-pandemic-relief-funds-to-expand-access/ | ||
13 | Missouri | $20 | Reimbursement towards broadband providers who create new infrastructure to serve under and unserved communities. | Permenant | Yes | 8/2/2020 | Missouri is cross-listed. | https://ded.mo.gov/content/governor-parson-directs-nearly-50-million-relief-funds-aid-broadband-expansion-and-covid-19 | ||
14 | New Hampshire | $50 | The NH Emergency Broadband Expansion Program is a public-private partnership grant which will award organizations and companies who can connect un and underserved populations at 25/3 (which they have termed as "high speed"). In their press release they list telehealth, telework, and distance learning all as reasons to establish connectivity. | Permenant | Yes | 7/20/2020 | https://www.governor.nh.gov/news-and-media/state-seeks-bids-connecting-nh-emergency-broadband-expansion-program | |||
15 | Ohio | $50 | Set aside $50 mil of CARES for funding "BroadbandOhio Connectivity Grant" which offers grant funding in order to provide internet devices and hotspots specifically for low-income households | Permenant | Yes | 11/26/2020 | https://www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-and-analysis/issue-briefs/2020/11/states-tap-federal-cares-act-to-expand-broadband | |||
16 | Tennessee | $121 | Initially, the state began their grant program with $60 million in funding. Seeing a large amount of requests, they later opened up $61 million in funding for private organizations with the goal of improving broadband accessibility throughout the state. | Permenant | Yes | 8/21/2020 | https://www.tn.gov/governor/news/2020/8/21/gov--lee-announces--61-million-in-emergency-broadband-grants.html | https://www.tnelectric.org/2020/08/21/tennessee-electric-co-ops-awarded-40-million-in-broadband-grants/ | https://wreg.com/news/gov-lee-announces-61-million-in-tennessee-emergency-broadband-fund-grants/ | |
17 | Vermont | $17.50 | COVID-Response Accelerated Broadband Connectivity Program is Vermont's plan to tackle the broadband service gap in the state. The program gives grants in attempt to establish connectivity at a 25/3 state in every individual household within the state by 2024. | Permenant | 2020 | https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2020/Docs/BILLS/H-0966/H-0966%20As%20Passed%20by%20Both%20House%20and%20Senate%20Unofficial.pdf | ||||
18 | Virginia | $30 | The funds will be distributed to various broadband projects conducted by individual localities. The local projects being funded are intended to support bridging the digital divide by creating broadband infrastructure and lowering the cost of service per household. | https://www.governor.virginia.gov/newsroom/all-releases/2020/october/headline-860746-en.html | ||||||
19 | West Virginia | $50 | This $50 million is part of a 3-year plan to establish broadband throughout the state. The first year of funding came from the state, the second year is this $50 million CARES investment, and they plan to use RDOF funds in the third year. It is unclear exactly how these funds will be spent other than "broadband development." | https://governor.wv.gov/Pages/CARES-Act-Funding-Allocation.aspx | https://governor.wv.gov/Pages/CARES-Act-Funding-Allocation.aspx | |||||
20 | Wisconsin | $5 | These funds will be distributed through grants and aimed at establishing high speed broadband connectivity in under and unserved areas throughout the state. They are hoping to connect individual households and businesses. | Yes | 10/8/2020 | https://apps.psc.wi.gov/APPS/NewsReleases/content/PDF_download.aspx?id=669 | ||||
21 | Wyoming | $86 | The government of Wyoming approved grants to 37 broadband expansion projects totaling $86 million in CARES funds. These projects are all aimed at creating fixed and fiber broadband connections at a minimum speed of 25/3 in under and unserved areas of the state. A full breakdown of projects can be found in the sources. | Yes | 8/14/2020 | https://wyomingbusiness.org/news/gov-gordon-and-business-council-use-/12056 | https://wyomingbusiness.org/news/gov-gordon-and-business-council-use-/12056 | |||
22 | 898.5 |
1 | State | Amount (in millions) | Description | Date | Other Information | Source(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2 | 200 | FCC grant program to help health care providers provide connected care services to patients at their homes or mobile locations | 07/08/20 | CARES funded. Purchase and Implementation deadline has been extended to end of 2020 | https://www.fcc.gov/covid-19-telehealth-program | |
3 | Arizona | $3 | State received 1.86 million total. $3 million earmarked for "telecommunications" as broad category, to set up telehealth services through the FCC. State budget matched that $3 mil in fiscal year 2020. Could not find any plans that indicated expansion of broadband infrastructure - though this could have been through this funding (I suspect this funding went into Lifeline/similar program). Used covid money tracker. | 11/28/2020 | https://www.azcommerce.com/broadband/#:~:text=Arizona%20Broadband&text=As%20part%20of%20Arizona's%20fiscal,broadband%20deployment%20in%20underserved%20areas. | |
4 | Missouri | $5.25 | Telehealth, plans to install 12,500 more hotspots | 08/02/20 | https://ded.mo.gov/content/governor-parson-directs-nearly-50-million-relief-funds-aid-broadband-expansion-and-covid-19 | |
5 | Puerto Rico | $40 | Telemedicine program | 05/14/20 | https://www.fortaleza.pr.gov/content/gobernadora-v-zquez-garced-anuncia-plan-para-el-desembolso-de-los-22-mil-millones-otorgados | |
6 | $248 |
1 | State | Amount (in millions) | Description | Permenancy | Public/Private Partnership? | Date | Other Information | Source(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2 | Idaho | $2.00 | help boost rural broadband connections, with the first $1 million going to public libraries in communities of fewer than 3,000 people, and the next $1 million going to public libraries in communities of fewer than 10,000 people | Permenant | No | 09/02/20 | https://www.kxly.com/2-million-in-cares-act-funding-to-help-with-broadband-issues-in-rural-idaho/ | |
3 | Montana | $1 | State Library Board allocated CARES and GEER funding along with private sources towards Verizon and T-Mobile hotspot lending programs for currently 82 libraries. The exact figure of funding has not been corroborated | https://libraries.msl.mt.gov/hotspotlendingprogram | ||||
4 | New York | $1.76 | Expand digital access through the New York State Library Administrative Agency through the Institute for Museum and Library Services through the purchase of internet-enabled devices and other essential technical support services | No | 4/14/2020 | https://lowey.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/lowey-announces-175-million-covid-19-funding-new-york-museums-and | ||
5 | Missouri | $2.5 | Library resources to support hotspots and Wi-Fi access for telehealth and higher ed resources | No | 8/2/20 | https://ded.mo.gov/content/governor-parson-directs-nearly-50-million-relief-funds-aid-broadband-expansion-and-covid-19 | ||
6 | $7.01 |
1 | State | Amount (in millions) | Description | Permenancy | Public/Private Partnership? | Date | Type of Spending | Source(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2 | Alabama | $53 | remote work, and established a broadband working group to guide CARES Act funding toward relevant broadband projects | 05/18/20 | https://governor.alabama.gov/assets/2020/05/Executive-Amendment-to-Senate-Bill-161.pdf | |||
3 | Indiana | Office of Communications and Rurual Affairs has awards 20.9M total in grants to local governments. Eligible activities include public WiFi locations. Unclear how much was allocated to this activity among others. No clear source of federal funding. | Assorted | https://events.in.gov/event/crouch_announces_third_round_of_covid-19_response_grants?utm_campaign=widget&utm_medium=widget&utm_source=State+of+Indiana | ||||
4 | Iowa | $85.00 | Expanding telework, telehealth, and remote learning through broadband expansion | 07/20/20 | Assorted | https://ocio.iowa.gov/notice-funding-availability-003-federal-funding-opportunity | ||
5 | Kansas | $130.00 | $130 million was made available to a variety of grants, including the Connectivity Emergency Response Grant and the Broadband Partnership Adoption Grant. The former can award ISPs, cities, counties, or non-profits who will create infrastructure at 25/3 speeds in unserved areas of the state. This is designed to improve telehealth, telework, and distance learning. The latter can award school districts and ISPs who can identify and connect low-income households. This will be based off of households qualified for SNAP and/or the National School Lunch program. | 0 | Yes | Grant, Assorted | kansascommerce.gov/covidrelief/ | |
6 | Louisiana | $3 | City of Baton Rouge spending on public access including public wifi spots | 09/19/20 | Municipal Wifi | https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/crime_police/article_5ea8fe9e-faab-11ea-bb11-b38bbf185b76.html | ||
7 | New Mexico | $1.5 | Broadband techical assistance for local and tribal governments to advance broadband deployment. Has used CARES act funding to purchas and distribute 700 residential hotspots and thousands of chromebooks for tribal communities | No | Tribal Communities | https://www.doit.state.nm.us/docs/news/newsreleases/2020-10-09_cares_broadband_grant.pdf | ||
8 | North Carolina | $0.67 | Telework Capabilities | ? | Telework | https://www.ncleg.gov/Sessions/2019/Bills/House/PDF/H1043v7.pdf | ||
9 | Oregon | $3.5 | Transferred to Public Utilities Commission to subsidize telephone and broadband for elgible low-income households who lost connecticitiy due to COVID19 | 6/5/2020 | Public Utilities | https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/lfo/eboard/EB%20Certificate%2006-05-2020.pdf | ||
10 | Oregon | $10.0 | Awarded to grant recepients for infrastructrure or Emergency Response Capacity Projects for telehealth or digital learning. Projects must be complete by end of 2020 | 06/05/20 | Assorted | https://www.oregon4biz.com/Broadband-Office/Rural-Broadband-Capacity-Program/. | ||
11 | Puerto Rico | $40 | Telework program | 05/14/20 | Telework | https://www.fortaleza.pr.gov/content/gobernadora-v-zquez-garced-anuncia-plan-para-el-desembolso-de-los-22-mil-millones-otorgados | ||
12 | $326 |