Governor Larry Hogan announced this week that the Office of Statewide Broadband has awarded more than $127.6 million to local jurisdictions, Internet Service Providers, educational, and community organizations as a part of the state’s Connect Maryland Initiative.
From the Governor’s press release:
“Last summer, we supercharged our broadband investment with the launch of Connect Maryland, for a total new investment of $400 million for the expansion of broadband access, and to fully address the digital divide for everyone all across our state,” said Governor Hogan. “As a result of these efforts, broadband is now available to well over 95% of Marylanders, and a new national survey ranked Maryland as the most improved state in America for business and they cited our progress on infrastructure and broadband access as a part of that success. Our goal is to ensure universal broadband to everyone in every single corner of the state. Connect Maryland is the game-changing initiative that is going to help us get there, and it is one more way that we are changing Maryland for the better.”
The awards were made through four grant programs – Connect Maryland Network Infrastructure Grant Program, Neighborhood Connect Broadband Grant Program, Connected Communities Program, Maryland Emergency Education Relief Grant – and a list of all awardees is available here.
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