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County reports $32 million in broadband grant awards; staff seeks resolution support for next BEAD rounds

3221051 · April 14, 2025
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Kittitas County Public Works told commissioners it has assembled approximately $32 million in broadband grant funds across three programs and asked the board to support additional BEAD/BEED rounds with a formal resolution.

Public Works staff updated commissioners on multiple broadband expansion efforts and reported roughly $32 million in combined grant awards and provisional awards for county projects.

Staff said the county has secured three grant sources that together total about $32,000,000: approximately $3,000,000 from the Public Works Board (project for the Fort and Edgemont areas), about $11,000,000 from the Washington State Broadband Office, and roughly $18,000,000 in provisional awards from the Broadband Equity, Access, and…

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