JEFFERSON CITY — The Missouri Department of Economic Development (DED) is accepting applications from Missouri broadband providers for its submission to the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) Broadband Infrastructure Program.
Through this program, $288,000,000 in federal assistance will be available to support providers in expanding broadband infrastructure nationwide. From these funds, NTIA expects applicants like DED to request $5 million up to $30 million. The State of Missouri will serve as a covered partnership and will submit one application that includes multiple project areas across the state to NTIA.
In order to compile a recommended list of projects to be included within the NTIA application, DED will begin accepting applications from broadband providers today, Monday, June 28, 2021, and will close the application process on July 26, 2021. DED must submit its covered partnership application to NTIA on or before August 17, 2021.
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