Public Service Commission of Wisconsin Opens Next State Broadband Expansion Grant Round

Governor Tony Evers (D-WI) and Rebecca Cameron Valcq, Chairperson of the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin (PSC), to open the next round of funding opportunities through the Broadband Expansion Grant Program. The application period runs from December 7, 2022 and will end on February 22, 2023. The broadband expansion grant program connects people and businesses to broadband and the economic, health, and educational opportunities that high-speed internet access unlocks. State and federal investments directed by Gov. Evers toward this program since 2019 have connected or are in the process of connecting over 387,000 homes and businesses to high-speed broadband internet service. In this grant round, $14.1 million is available to applicants to help expand high-speed broadband Internet in the state through funding from the Universal Service Fund. These are the remaining state funds available for broadband expansion during the 2021-23 biennial budget period.