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State’s BEAD Challenge Process Now Open
June 3, 2024The Idaho Office of Broadband (IOB) and Idaho Broadband Advisory Board (IBAB) are excited to announce the opening of the State’s BEAD Challenge Process. The Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD)...
Idaho Named Top-Performing State for Broadband Office
May 17, 2024The Idaho Commerce Office of Broadband was just recently notified by the American Enterprise Institute’s (AEI) Broadband Barometer Project that Idaho was named as the top-performing state for the transparency and...
Idaho Broadband Advisory Board Announces Capital Projects Fund (CPF) Awards
December 7, 2023The Idaho Broadband Advisory Board (IBAB) has awarded $120 million in funding from the Idaho Capital Projects Fund (CPF) to 18 broadband projects across Idaho, connecting over 30,000 homes and...
Capital Projects Fund (CPF) Program
November 27, 2023The Capital Projects Fund (CPF) provides $10 billion to states, territories, freely associated states, and Tribal governments to fund critical capital projects that enable work, education, and health monitoring in...
Idaho Broadband Fund Grant Program
November 27, 2023The Idaho Broadband Fund consisted of funds appropriated by the legislature for financial assistance of broadband infrastructure in Idaho to promote equal access in economic development, public safety, telehealth and...
Idaho BEAD Program
November 27, 2023The Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program is a federal program that provides $42 billion nationwide to expand high-speed broadband access. BEAD was funded by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act...
Public Comment Period for Broadband Initial Proposal – CLOSED
September 29, 2023NOTE: The public comment period on the State’s BEAD Intital Proposal ended on November 10th has officially closed. The Idaho Broadband Advisory Board and Idaho Office of Broadband have opened...