Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff announced applications for Federal funding are now open to expand broadband for Georgia families and small businesses.
Sen. Ossoff announced applications for the first round of funding through the bipartisan infrastructure law’s Broadband Equity Access and Deployment (BEAD) are now open through the Georgia Technology Authority for local governments, internet service providers, and nonprofit organizations, among others.
Last month, Sen. Ossoff announced the official delivery of $1.3 billion through the bipartisan infrastructure law’s Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program to expand broadband internet across Georgia, helping more Georgia families access reliable internet service for education, health care, jobs, agriculture, and more.
“Our historic bipartisan infrastructure law continues to deliver for Georgia. Last year, we first announced this $1.3 billion in Federal funding to surge broadband connectivity across our state, and this is another major next step toward ensuring every Georgia family and business has high-speed Internet,” Sen. Ossoff said. “I encourage Georgia communities to contact me and my office with any questions about this grant opportunity.”
Applications can be submitted online here. For more information and grant program overview, prospective applicants can review application questions here.
The deadline for the first round of BEAD applications is Wednesday, January 15 at 5pm ET.
Sen. Ossoff continues working to deliver reliable internet access across Georgia.
Earlier this year, Sens. Ossoff and Rev. Raphael Warnock delivered over $22 million to help create digital literacy programs, expand community access to computers and tablets, lower costs to get connected, and more.
In 2022, Sens. Ossoff and Warnock also delivered an additional $250 million expansion of high-speed internet for businesses and families across Georgia through the American Rescue Plan.
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