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State Broadband Office reports 33% staffing reduction, lost NTIA funding and pivots to a 'Broadband Resilient Futures' unit
Summary
Commerce staff told the Digital Equity Forum that the State Broadband Office lost roughly one‑third of its staffing and $16 million in NTIA capacity grant funds, prompting a reorganization into a Broadband Resilient Futures Unit and a move toward scenario‑based planning and smaller, fundable roadmap projects.
At the May 5 meeting of the Digital Equity Forum, Washington State Broadband Office staff outlined staffing losses and a funding shortfall that are reshaping the office's approach to digital‑equity work.
Lisa Heaton said the Broadband Office lost roughly one third of its staff after state and federal funding changes and described the office’s previous NTIA digital equity capacity grant awards as “nearly $16,000,000 for that work, from fiscal year 2022 to 2024.” Heaton said additional NTIA funding that had been…
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