Business North: DEED launches another round of broadband funding
20 Dec 2022
News, Lake Country Power, Cooperative Light & Power, Arrowhead Electric Cooperative
The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) on Tuesday launched a Request for Proposals (RFP) to award $67.6 million in broadband grants across the state.
This new grant round comprises $25 million in state funding and $42.6 million from the federal government, DEED said in a news release. It further accelerates the Border-to-Border program in pursuit of Minnesota’s 2026 goal that all homes and businesses have access to broadband with download speeds of at least 100 megabits per second and upload speeds of at least 20 megabits per second.
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