North Carolina Announces $86M Grant Program

The funds will help counties provide matching funds for state allocations of ARPA awards.

North Carolina Announces $86M Grant Program
Photo of NCDIT Deputy Secretary for Broadband and Digital Equity Nate Denny

August 13, 2024 – The North Carolina Department of Information Technology’s Division of Broadband and Digital Equity announced a notice of funding and guidance availability for the Stop-Gap Solutions program on Monday.

The program will provide $86 million in federal American Rescue Plan Act funds to support the buildout of high-speed internet infrastructure deployments across the state. It will be made available to counties to use as matching funds for new Completing Access to Broadband program projects, North Carolina’s competitive grant program through ARPA, and broadband line-extension projects by internet service providers. 

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