Biden-Harris Administration Awards More Than $5.4 Million to Wyoming in ‘Internet for All’ Planning Grants

The Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) announced that Wyoming received its first “Internet for All” grants for deploying high-speed Internet networks and developing digital skills training programs under the Biden-Harris Administration’s Internet for All initiative. Wyoming is receiving $5,430,005 in funding from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, signed by President Biden, to plan for the deployment and adoption of affordable, equitable, and reliable high-speed Internet service throughout the state. For the Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD) Program, Wyoming will receive $4,899,999 to fund various activities including:

• Identifying unserved and underserved locations;
• Developing a 5-year action plan;
• Increasing capacity of the state broadband office;
• Asset mapping to catalog Wyoming high-speed Internet service adoption, affordability, equity, access and deployment;
• Conducting surveys of unserved, underserved and underrepresented communities to better understand barriers to high-speed Internet service adoption.

For Digital Equity Act planning efforts, Wyoming will receive $530,006 to fund various activities including:

• Development of a Wyoming Digital Equity Plan;
• Engagement with community and stakeholders;
• Collection and analysis of data;
• Recruitment of consultants.