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Idaho BEAD Prequalification Process Open Now!
January 16, 2025Idaho’s BEAD Prequalification Phase opened on Thursday, January 16, 2025, and will close on Friday, February 14, 2025, at 11:59 p.m. MT. Resources and guidance documents for the Prequalification Phase can be found here. More
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Idaho Commission for Libraries Opens Digital Access Grants
November 05, 2024The Idaho Commission for Libraries (ICfL) has announced that the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) awarded Idaho more than $6.3 million to implement the Digital Access for All Idahoans (DAAI) Plan. Over 80% of the award will be subgranted to community-based organizations to facilitate local solutions to digital access divides. To that end, ICfL announced that applications are open for three grant opportunities. Applicants can apply to multiple programs. More
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Office of Broadband in the News
October 24, 2024The Idaho Office of Broadband has been in the news this month! IOB was recently featured in the Inlander in an article focusing on how federal and state grant funding has assisted in providing broadband connectivity to underserved communities in rural Idaho. READ MORE. Additionally, Channel 8 provided an update on the recent approval of Idaho's "Internet for All" Initial Proposal as part of the Broadband Equity Access and Deployment (BEAD) grant program. READ MORE. More
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State’s BEAD Challenge Process Now Open
June 03, 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) Program is a federal program that provides $42 billion nationwide to expand high-speed broadband access. More
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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 efficiency of its broadband office. The Broadband Barometer Project provides resources and information to help ensure the success of current efforts to bring broadband to those who lack broadband entirely or who lack broadband of sufficient capacity to carry out modern business, education, and civic functions. More
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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 response to the public health emergency. Learn more here. The Capital Projects Fund (CPF) grant opportunity is closed. More
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Idaho Broadband Fund Grant Program
The 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 education. The Idaho Broadband Fund grant opportunity is closed. More
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Idaho BEAD Program
The 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 and is overseen by the National Telecommunications Information Administration (NTIA). More