"The awards, which were announced by the Indiana Broadband Office (IBO), will support 149 homes and seven businesses. Broadband service providers in Indiana are matching the grants in the amount of $1,116,469, which brings the total investment to $1,771,145. Projects must be completed within nine months of the contract date, according to the press release. The program has allocated more than $14 million and helped to provide service to 3,000 homes, businesses and anchor institutions across the Hoosier State."
""This program helps many of those rural locations get connected - the families and businesses that currently do not have reliable internet for remote work, telehealth, schoolwork or everyday tasks," Indiana's Chief Broadband Officer Steve Cox said in a press release about the grants. "In its 15th round, the Indiana Connectivity Program helps us get one step closer to making sure every Hoosier household and business has broadband service.""
Round 15 of the Indiana Connectivity Program granted $654,676 to support 149 homes and seven businesses, with broadband providers matching $1,116,469 for a $1,771,145 total. Projects must be completed within nine months of contract execution. The program has allocated more than $14 million and connected roughly 3,000 homes, businesses, and anchor institutions across Indiana. In April, nearly $1.7 million funded connectivity to 371 addresses in 40 counties. The state also received provisional BEAD grants totaling $486,309,855, with the National Telecommunications and Information Administration allocating $868 million in BEAD funding to the state.
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