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Senator reports federal cancellation of Digital Equity grant, says Vermont stands to lose roughly $10 million
Summary
Senator from Chittenden told the Senate that the federal administration has cancelled the Digital Equity program grants, which the senator said would remove about $5.3 million immediately and about $5 million more over coming years, disrupting Vermont's plans for digital equity and broadband work funded from those grants.
Senator from Chittenden informed the Senate that the executive director of the Vermont Community Broadband Board reported the federal administration has canceled the Digital Equity grant program, a move the senator said would remove roughly $5.3 million in immediate funding and another $5 million in subsequent years.
The senator said the administration's rationale was that grants under the…
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