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Funding by Topic: Broadband

Summaries of funding programs are provided by RHIhub for your convenience. Please contact the funder directly for the most complete and current information.

ConnectMaine Authority Infrastructure Grants Inactive
Grants for expanding the availability of broadband service in least served areas of Maine.
Geographic coverage: Maine
Application Deadline: Mar 20, 2022
Sponsors: ConnectMaine Authority, Maine Department of Economic and Community Development
Wisconsin Broadband Expansion Grants Inactive
Grants to improve broadband communications services in underserved areas of Wisconsin.
Geographic coverage: Wisconsin
Application Deadline: Mar 17, 2022
Sponsor: Public Service Commission of Wisconsin
Kansas Digital Equity and Inclusion Collaborative Initiative Inactive
Grants to organizations in Kansas to engage collaborative partners to plan, implement, and advocate for greater digital access, literacy, and broadband adoption in low-income communities of color, rural, and other under-resourced areas of the state.
Geographic coverage: Kansas
Application Deadline: Jun 4, 2021
Sponsor: Kansas Health Foundation
Rural Digital Opportunity Fund: Auction 904 Inactive
The Rural Digital Opportunity Fund is designed to bring high speed fixed broadband service to rural homes and small businesses that lack access.The first phase of the FCC reverse auction will target over six million homes and businesses in census blocks that are entirely unserved by voice and broadband with download speeds of at least 25 Mbps.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Oct 29, 2020
Sponsor: Federal Communications Commission
Washington Broadband Planning Feasibility Study Grants Inactive
Grants for strategic planning activities to facilitate the deployment of broadband service in unserved areas of Washington State.
Geographic coverage: Washington
Application Deadline: Jun 1, 2020
Sponsor: State of Washington Department of Commerce
Rural Broadband Loans, Loan/Grant Combinations, and Loan Guarantees Inactive
Loans and loan guarantees to provide funds for the construction, improvement, and acquisition of facilities and equipment needed to provide broadband service in eligible rural areas.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Sep 30, 2019
Sponsors: U.S. Department of Agriculture, USDA Rural Utilities Service