(Getty Images) Texas voters approve new broadband expansion fund A new $1.5 billion broadband fund in Texas will go toward matching grants for BEAD projects and allow it to leverage funds through the American Rescue Plan… Nov 8, 2023 By Skylar Rispens
Maryland Gov.-elect Wes Moore. (Mandel Ngan / AFP / Getty Images) New Maryland grant program supports innovative infrastructure The pilot for the Build Our Future grant program is funded at $10 million and will provide matching grants up to $2 million to eligible projects. Oct 6, 2023 By Skylar Rispens
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo speaks during an event on high-speed internet at the White House in June 2021. (Drew Angerer / Getty Images) Commerce Department’s tribal broadband grants top $1 billion The NTIA has now awarded more than $1 billion since August to expand high-speed internet access on tribal lands. Oct 11, 2022 By Lindsay McKenzie
(Getty Images) Michigan appoints first ‘chief connectivity officer’ to lead broadband effort Eric Frederick, head of a broadband-focused nonprofit, will serve as chief connectivity officer in the state’s High-Speed Internet Office. Jul 26, 2022 By Lindsay McKenzie
(Getty Images) Bloomberg launches ‘Local Infrastructure Hub’ to help cities get grant funding Bloomberg Philanthropies and other groups unveiled the Local Infrastructure Hub, a program that helps communities get grant funding. May 17, 2022 By Colin Wood