The state of Iowa has announced the recipients of the State of Iowa Broadband Grants Program. 39 applicants have been awarded a total of $97,500,000 for broadband infrastructure as part of the latest Empower Rural […]
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Iowa State receives $16 million grant to study rural broadband connectivity
A project led by Iowa State University has received a $16 million National Science Foundation (NSF) grant to create a city-scale testbed aimed at studying how to bring down the cost of delivering broadband to rural […]
Gov. Reynolds signs budget bill into law providing $100M to broadband grant program
A budget bill signed into law by Gov. Kim Reynolds Monday will provide $100 million to Iowa’s new broadband grant program. The money will come from the state’s general fund and be sent to the […]
Iowa allocates $15 million to broadband providers throughout the state
The state of Iowa has awarded 14 broadband providers with $15,542,302 in Empower Rural Iowa broadband grants made possible through allocation of federal CARES funding. The grants will impact 21 Iowa counties and more than […]
FCC awards over $143 Million to Iowa Broadband Providers
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) recently announced that it has awarded more than $143 million to 11 broadband providers to bring broadband to rural Iowa. The funding is part of the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund, a $20.4 […]
South Slope receives $5.4 million award to expand rural broadband
South Slope Cooperative Communications, a telecommunications company based in North Liberty, has won a $5.4 million dollar award from the the U.S. Department of Agriculture to expand broadband service in rural areas. South Slope was […]
Expanding Broadband Access Across Iowa
The COVID-19 pandemic, and the massive shift of daily life to an almost constant online presence, has highlighted just how crucial broadband access is and just how much work remains in Iowa to provide adequate […]