Gov. Kemp (GA) Announces Grant Funds to Expand High-Speed Internet Access in Four Counties

Governor Brian P. Kemp (R-GA) committed nearly $15 million in preliminary grant awards for broadband internet expansion through the second round of the Capital Projects Fund (CPF) Grant Program. These awards will improve connectivity for communities, households, businesses, and anchor institutions in four Georgia counties. When combined with significant capital matches from the awardees, almost $30 million will be invested to serve over 3,500 locations in areas most in need of high-speed internet access. The county awardees are as follows:

• Calhoun County, Windstream, 1,425 locations, $6,320,693.00;
• Echols County, Windstream, 420 locations, $1,195,703.00;
• Miller County, City of Colquitt, 1,357 locations, $6,281,732.72;
• Webster County, Windstream, 299 locations, $985,147.00.