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Utah announces $13.4 million NTIA BTOP grant to expand school broadband
Summary
State officials announced a $13.4 million NTIA BTOP grant to UEN; Utah must provide a $3.5 million state match. Legislators said the funding will accelerate fiber connections to remaining elementary schools, support 450 estimated telecom jobs and enable 21st‑century online instruction.
Senator Valentine used a personal-privilege moment to announce that the Utah Education Network (UEN) had been awarded a $13,400,000 grant from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration’s (NTIA) Broadband Technology Opportunities Program (BTOP). The state will need to provide a $3,500,000 match to qualify for and deploy the funds.
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