Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear announced that the application window for $206 million in grant funding to expand high-speed internet access is now open.

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has committed nearly $84 million in a new round of funding through the Emergency Connectivity Program, which supports the FCC’s work to close the homework gap.

The Biden administration said it will set up a new Tribal communications and technology office, while the Commerce Department approved another $73 million of funding grants to expand broadband service on Tribal lands.

The Pennsylvania Broadband Development Authority has released the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania’s Statewide Broadband Plan. Gov. Tom Wolf said the plan “addresses both the immediate needs and long-term needs of Pennsylvanians.”

Building off of its recent announcement to devote $70 million of funding to promote the agency’s Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) nationwide, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has published notice of funding announcements totaling $10 million for grants to organizations that will undertake the promotion efforts.

Georgia’s Albany State University, a Historically Black College and University (HBCU), has received nearly $3 million in funding from the Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA).

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will use four grant programs, worth at least $70 million, to promote its Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) across the country.

In a bid to connect rural communities to high-speed broadband services, Kansas will use $15.7 million in Federal funding to connect more than 1,900 homes, businesses, schools, healthcare facilities, and other public institutions to broadband in the next 24 months.

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced it has committed another $183 million in funding through its Emergency Connectivity Program to help close the “homework gap” by providing digital services for students nationwide.

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) intends to release a “pre-production draft” of its new broadband maps on Nov. 18. This upcoming version is the first release of the map required the Broadband DATA Act.