Iowa gets broadband boost with aid of grant

by Chris Conetzkey/Des Moines Business News

The state of Iowa will receive a matching federal grant worth $2.2 million to help fund a broadband Internet mapping and planning initiative that could help close the digital divide in Iowa by bringing the benefits of high-speed Internet access to the unserved and underserved areas of the state.

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Michigan receives $1.8 million grant to map broadband service

By Kayla Habermehl/The Bay City Times

Michigan received a $1.8 million grant to created a map of existing broadband internet service and to gather information, the Michigan Public Service Commission announced.

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Michigan receives $1.8 million stimulus grant for 'Connect Michigan' broadband program

By The Associated Press via Mlive.com

LANSING, Mich. -- The Michigan Public Service Commission says the state has received a $1.8 million federal stimulus grant to start a broadband mapping and planning program called Connect Michigan.

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Ohio receives $1.8 million grant to map high-speed Internet

By Shaheen Samavati/Cleveland Plain Dealer

Ohio has been awarded $1.8 million in federal stimulus funding to help identify areas of the state lacking high-speed Internet service, and to create strategies to fill the gaps.

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State gets $1.8 million federal grant for broadband service plan

by Amy Lane/Crain's Detroit Business

Michigan has received a $1.8 million federal grant to launch an initiative to map and plan broadband service.

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SC gets $1.7 Million Telecommunications grant

From WMBF-TV:

COLUMBIA, SC - South Carolina received a match grant of approximately $1.7 million from the U.S. Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) to support a comprehensive broadband mapping and planning initiative through the Connect South Carolina program.

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Minnesota gets $1.5M in stimulus cash for broadband mapping

by Chris Newmarker/Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal

The federal government will spend $1.5 million in economic stimulus cash to map out access to broadband services in Minnesota, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration said Tuesday.

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State Awarded $2 Million Grant

by Matthew Clark/Pittsburg Morning-Sun

PITTSBURG — It has been compared to the rural electrification from the early 1900s and state officials feel that its impact will be just as significant.

This week, Kansas was awarded $2 million in a federal grant as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, which is part of a larger, $7 billion that have been set aside to invest in infrastructure of rural broadband Internet.

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State to map its broadband access

By John Milburn/Associated Press via the Wichita Eagle

TOPEKA — Kansas will use a new federal grant to identify gaps in access to broadband services and build the infrastructure for economic recovery, the lieutenant governor said Monday.

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Kansas receives $2 million in federal stimulus funds to expand access to Internet in rural areas

By Scott Rothschild/Lawrence Journal-World

Topeka — Kansas has received a $2 million federal grant that officials say will help provide access to high-speed Internet service throughout the state.

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State to map coverage gaps with aim of expanding broadband access in rural Kansas

By The Associated Press/WDAV-TV

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas officials say they will soon begin mapping the state to determine where there are gaps in access to broadband services.

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Kansas gets $2M for broadband initiative

by Daniel McCoy/Wichita Business Journal

Kansas has received a $2 million federal grant to help map the state’s existing broadband network. It’s an important step, officials say, in bringing broadband Internet service to rural areas throughout the state.

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Stimulus funds to boost Kan. broadband

By Scott Rothschild/KTKA-TV

Topeka — Kansas has received a $2 million federal grant that officials said Monday will help provide access to high-speed Internet service throughout the state. Lt. Gov. Troy Findley said the grant will help the state’s economic recovery, especially in rural areas.

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Kansas to use stimulus funds to boost broadband

By John Milburn/The Associated Press via the Washington Post

TOPEKA, Kan. -- Kansas will use a new federal grant to identify gaps in access to broadband services and build the infrastructure for economic recovery, the lieutenant governor said Monday.

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