Approximately $20 million in grant funding was set aside for both the 2020 and 2021 rounds of the program by the Minnesota Legislature in 2019 amid a larger state government effort to make high-speed internet more widely accessible.
Minnesota makes $54 million investment to improve rural broadband
Minnesota makes $54 million investment to improve rural broadband By Jared Dean | January 28, 2021 at 5:10 PM CST - Updated January 28 at 7:52 PM
MANKATO, Minn. (KEYC) â The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development announced Thursday funding for broadband projects across the state.
DEED gave out over $20 million in grants to improve broadband service in rural communities throughout the state. Many companies receiving grants talked about what they will be doing with the funds.
âThis is going to bring fiber optics, dedicated fiber optics, to 540 locations where we are going to be able to offer gigabyte speeds. We will be beginning construction on that this spring when the snow melts,â said Bill Eckles, president of Blue Earth Valley Communications Inc., or BEVCOMM.
Minnesota announces $20 million in grants for broadband projects
Approximately $20 million in grant funding was set aside for both the 2020 and 2021 rounds of the program by the Minnesota Legislature in 2019 amid a larger state government effort to make high-speed internet more widely accessible. Written By: Matthew Guerry | ×
ST. PAUL Thirty-nine projects across Minnesota meant to bring internet access to the masses will split a total of $20.6 million in grant funding, state officials announced Thursday, Jan. 28
Broadband infrastructure projects funded in the latest round of the state Department of Employment and Economic Development s broadband grant program range from Lyon County in the southwest part of the state to St. Louis County in the northeast. Local funding will this year match the grants at $33.6 million.
Minnesota announces $20 million in grants for broadband projects
Approximately $20 million in grant funding was set aside for both the 2020 and 2021 rounds of the program by the Minnesota Legislature in 2019 amid a larger state government effort to make high-speed internet more widely accessible. Written By: Matthew Guerry | ×
ST. PAUL Thirty-nine projects across Minnesota meant to bring internet access to the masses will split a total of $20.6 million in grant funding, state officials announced Thursday, Jan. 28
Broadband infrastructure projects funded in the latest round of the state Department of Employment and Economic Development s broadband grant program range from Lyon County in the southwest part of the state to St. Louis County in the northeast. Local funding will this year match the grants at $33.6 million.