*OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR*    
*Governor Kim Reynolds* ★ *Lt. Governor Adam Gregg*    

    
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Monday, June 19, 2023    
CONTACT: Kollin Crompton, (515) 745-2840,  [email protected]   
    

*Gov. Reynolds Announces $148 Million Broadband Grant Opportunity* 

  
DES MOINES – Today, Governor Reynolds and the Department of Management’s Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO) announced a new broadband grant opportunity for internet service providers. $148,960,000 is available through Empower Rural Iowa Broadband Grant Program with funding from the Capital Projects Fund (CPF) administered by the US Department of Treasury. 

 

“Iowans deserve access to reliable, fast broadband,” said Governor Reynolds. “Reliable internet connections are needed to live, work, and raise a family. This investment in infrastructure gets us one step closer to providing easy internet access to all Iowans. ” 

 

This round of grant funds will be used to incentivize broadband infrastructure build out in the newly established Broadband Intervention Zones (BIZ). Through feedback from 55 public meetings in Iowa communities, 96 BIZ zones were created across the state. These are areas deemed to be in the most need for broadband infrastructure expansion.  

 

This will be the eighth Notice of Funds Available for the State of Iowa. Through seven previous grant opportunities, $352,850,022 in state and federal funding was awarded to bring broadband service to 109,126 homes, schools and businesses in Iowa. The total new broadband investment between public and private money is $791,203,995. 

 

For more information on the latest round of broadband grant funding head over to [link removed] [ [link removed] ], or email [email protected]. 

 

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