Governor Announces First Round of Broadband Grants
Saturday, September 7th, 2019 -- 7:34 AM
(Wisconsin Ag Connection) -Governor Tony Evers, State Agriculture Secretary Brad Pfaff, and several other dignitaries announced the first round of broadband grants appropriated in the 2019-2021 state budget.This initial $24 million grant round is the largest in state history and is greater than all seven previous grant rounds put together. The state budget provided $48 million over the biennium for broadband expansion grants. This amounts to more than twice of what has been awarded in all previous years combined.
Additional grant rounds for the remaining funds will be announced next year. The broadband expansion grants aim to help private companies find a path to return on investment in areas of the state that are challenging to serve.
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