Wis. to Accept Broadband Grant Apps Aug. 14
Wisconsin will open grant applications under the state’s broadband infrastructure program Aug. 14, with a deadline sometime in November, the governor’s office said Wednesday. The program is funded by $42 million from the U.S. Treasury’s Capital Projects Fund, which was…
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established by the American Rescue Plan Act. “These federal investments will play a critical role in helping us build upon our efforts over the last four years as we keep working to close the digital divide and ensure every kid, family, and business has access to quality, high-speed internet, no matter where they live in our state,” said Gov. Tony Evers (D). The Wisconsin Public Service Commission’s broadband office will provide more details soon, the governor’s office said. PSC Chairperson Rebecca Cameron Valcq said the "funding will allow us to focus on bringing affordable and reliable broadband to the places that the pandemic hit the hardest.”