Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Digital Access topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Dubois County will not continue ARPA-funded internet sites established under a 2021 OCRA CDBG grant
Summary
Officials said contracts that extended internet access sites funded through the 2021 OCRA CDBG Community Connections grant and supported by ARPA funds are ending and the county will not continue the program.
County Auditor Sandra L. Morton reported on the OCRA CDBG Community Connections for People with Disabilities grant awarded to SIRS in 2021, which established internet access sites at five locations across Dubois County. After a two-year service extension paid for with American Rescue Plan Act funds, the contracts are ending.
The commissioners reached consensus not to continue the program after the ARPA-funded extension ends. The minutes do not record a formal vote or plans for alternative funding or service continuity at the impacted locations.
The decision affects the five internet-access sites created under the grant; details about which locations will lose service or whether other providers will step in were not specified in the minutes.
