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Kings County joins four-county MOU to pursue $1.8B in state broadband funding
Summary
Board heard a presentation on a regional approach to two California broadband grants, and authorized the county administrative officer to sign a memorandum of understanding with Tulare, Fresno, Madera and Merced counties to pursue BEAD and digital equity grants, contingent on counsel review.
Kings County supervisors on April 1 authorized county staff to sign a regional memorandum of understanding with Tulare, Fresno, Madera and Merced counties to pursue two state broadband funding streams: the Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD) program and a related digital equity capacity grant.
Deputy County Administrative Officer Matthew Boyette told the Board the MOU would let the five counties present a unified application to the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) and improve the region’s chances in a highly competitive process that allocates roughly $1.8 billion in BEAD funding to California. Boyette said the regional approach can increase efficiency for internet service providers, reduce…
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