Kansas Official Says Capital Projects Fund Better Suited Than BEAD for Some High-Cost Rural Areas
The CPF allows the state to contribute more money toward builds, the state official said.

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The CPF allows the state to contribute more money toward builds, the state official said.
CRYSTAL CITY, Va., October 13, 2022 – The private matching fund requirement of the Capital Projects Fund, which allows states to contribute more to builds, are better suited to serve some high-cost rural communities than those of the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment program, said the director of broadband development at the Kansas Department of Commerce on Thursday.
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