Grants Awarded: Broadband Infrastructure Projects

Below is a list of all BTOP Infrastructure grants announced to date. The title of each grant recipient is linked to an information page about that grant, including a link to all BTOP progress reports filed by the recipient to date.

Recipientsort icon Project Total Award State
Zito Media Communications II, LLC Northeastern Ohio and Northwestern Pennsylvania Fiber Ring Project $6,136,904
Zayo Bandwidth, LLC Indiana Middle Mile Fiber for Schools, Communities, and Anchor Institutions $25,140,315
Zayo Bandwidth, LLC Connect Anoka County Community Broadband Network $13,382,593
Virginia Tech Foundation, Inc. Allegheny Fiber: Extending Virginia’s Open Access Fiber Backbone to the Ridge and Valley $5,540,000
Virgin Islands Public Finance Authority viNGN Comprehensive Community Infrastructure Program $58,888,469
Vermont Telephone Company Vermont Broadband Enhanced Learning Link (VT BELL) $12,256,492
Vermont Telecommunications Authority Vermont Fiber Link $33,393,402
Valley Telephone Cooperative Rio Grande Valley Fiber Network $15,697,856
UTOPIA UTOPIA Community Partnership Project $16,229,321
Ute Indian Tribe Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation Fiber Optic Infrastructure Project $1,418,266
University System of New Hampshire Network New Hampshire Now $44,480,992
University of Wisconsin - Extension Service UWEX Building Community Capacity through Sustainable Broadband Adoption $29,884,914
University of Utah Utah Anchors: A Community Broadband Project $13,401,096
University of Hawaii System, Ke Ala ‘Ike Ke Ala ‘Ike: Connecting Hawaii’s Public Schools, Community Colleges and Libraries $33,972,800
University of Arkansas System The Arkansas Healthcare, Higher Education, Public Safety, & Research Integrated Broadband Initiative $102,131,393
University Corporation for Advanced Internet Development United States Unified Community Anchor Network (US UCAN) $62,540,162
Troy Cablevision, Inc. Southeast Alabama SmartBand - Rural Broadband for Economic Development and Energy Management $26,068,284
Trillion Communications, Inc. South Central Alabama Broadband Commission (SCABC) $59,258,545
The Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System Metropolitan Unified Fiber Network $5,106,373
Texas A&M University System Texas Pipes $6,550,775
State of Wisconsin Department of Administration Wisconsin’s Education and Library Broadband Infrastructure Buildout $22,978,367
State of Louisiana Board of Regents Louisiana Broadband Alliance $80,596,415
South Dakota Network, LLC Project Connect South Dakota $20,572,242
Silver Star Telephone Company, Inc.(1) Expanding Greater Yellowstone Area Broadband Opportunities $5,608,179
Silver Star Telephone Company(2) Delivering Opportunities: Investing in Rural Wyoming Broadband $5,063,623

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