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# Major Broadband Awards Handed Out in California, Ohio
- URL: https://broadbandbreakfast.com/major-broadband-awards-handed-out-in-california-ohio/
- Published: 2024-08-26T19:23:30.000Z
- Updated: 2026-03-11T06:04:27.000Z
- Description: California approved $237 million in grants; Ohio greenlit $94 million.
- Author: Jake Neenan
- Tags: CPUC, Charter, Funding, California, Ohio, CPF, AT&T, Frontier, Brightspeed, #with-siderail

WASHINGTON, August 26, 2024 – Two states made major broadband grant awards last week, with California allocating $237 million and Ohio awarding more than $94 million.

The California award will go to [21 projects](https://docs.cpuc.ca.gov/PublishedDocs/Published/G000/M536/K277/536277348.PDF?ref=broadbandbreakfast.com) across [the state](https://docs.cpuc.ca.gov/PublishedDocs/Published/G000/M534/K761/534761657.PDF?ref=broadbandbreakfast.com), which are slated to serve nearly 30,000 homes and businesses with fiber broadband. 

Incumbents like AT&T and Frontier took about $81.5 million of the California funds, with almost all the rest going to municipalities, counties, and tribal governments. Projects are planned in a dozen counties: Alpine, Modoc, Riverside, Santa Barbara, Tulare, Mono, Nevada, Placer, Riverside, Sacramento, San Bernardino, and San Mateo.

The money [comes from](https://docs.cpuc.ca.gov/PublishedDocs/Published/G000/M538/K693/538693632.PDF?ref=broadbandbreakfast.com) the state’s $2 billion last mile broadband program, which has officially awarded more than $342 million and teed up another $91 million. The state’s public utilities commission is set to finalize that [last award](https://broadbandbreakfast.com/california-proposes-91m-last-mile-broadband-awards/) next month.

### *Ohio*

In Ohio, the $94.5 million in Capital Projects Fund money will support [six projects](https://governor.ohio.gov/media/news-and-media/state-investing-94-million-to-expand-broadband-access-in-23-ohio-counties?ref=broadbandbreakfast.com) aimed at connecting more than 35,000 homes with fiber. 

The lion’s share of the money – more than $83 million – went to Time Warner Cable Midwest, now owned by Charter. Brightspeed took home the remainder. Projects are planned in 23 counties.

The state also greenlit $738,000 to three ISPs for pole replacement costs. The state’s Broadband Pole Replacement and Undergrounding program reimburses providers for 75 percent of each pole replacement, up to $7,500.