Kansas Set to Open BEAD Grant Application Window for Internet Expansion
With $451.7 million from BEAD, the state expects to reach all unserved and underserved areas.

With $451.7 million from BEAD, the state expects to reach all unserved and underserved areas.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 3, 2024 – Kansas will soon begin accepting applications for its portion of the $42.45 billion Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment program.
Starting on October 21, the Kansas Office of Broadband Development will open the application window for $451.7 million in funding allocated to expand high-speed internet access to unserved and underserved areas across the state.
Kansas becomes the fifth state to announce its BEAD application window, joining Montana, Louisiana, West Virginia, Wyoming in the national effort to close the digital divide.
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