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NDIT updates committee on federal broadband programs; CPF projects moving through engineering

2133322 · January 20, 2025
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NDIT said federal broadband grant programs (BEAD, Digital Equity, CPF) total roughly $172 million in awards for North Dakota; CPF awards cover about 2,150 locations and projects are in various stages of preconstruction and build.

NDIT briefed the Senate appropriations committee on three federal broadband programs the agency administers: BEAD (Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment), the Digital Equity (DE) program and Capital Projects Fund (CPF) awards from prior allocations.

"Over all 3 programs, this is actually $172,000,000 to close the digital divide in North Dakota," CTO Craig Felkley said. He described the programs as…

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