State Broadband Grant Program News Today

The state is looking to hire someone to lead what has been described as the most important infrastructure improvement project undertaken in decades, an effort to get 95% of Oklahomans connected to the internet by 2028.

The Office of Governor John Bel Edwards, putting Louisiana first..

Nearly 88,500 Louisiana homes and businesses currently lacking access will get connected to the Internet, with this first release of funding approved under the American Rescue Plan's Coronavirus Capital Projects Fund.

Louisiana's efforts to close the digital divide get a big boost

Louisiana will receive $176.7 million from the U.S. Department of Treasury to help provide easier access to affordable, high-speed internet.

The states must submit plans to the Treasury Department by September 24 demonstrating how funding could fill critical needs.

BATON ROUGE, La. — Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury announced the first group of plans approved under the American Rescue Plan’s Coronavirus Capital Projects Fund (CPF), which includes

Only 69% of Oklahoma households have an internet connection, the fourth worst in the nation, according to a recent report.