Indiana Awards $760,727 to Expand Broadband to 200 Location Across the State

Lieutenant Gov Suzanne Crouch (R-IN) and the Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs have awarded $760,727 in third-round funding from the Indiana Connectivity Program to expand broadband access to 197 addresses across 28 Indiana counties. The program aims to help more Hoosier residents and business owners obtain access to high-speed, quality broadband. The Indiana Connectivity Program acts as a tool to connect residents and businesses that lack internet service with internet service providers and assist in the expense of extending broadband to unserved and underserved locations. Of the 197 addresses funded, 188 are households and 9 are businesses. Internet providers carrying out the projects are matching over $1.8 million for a total investment of $2.6 million. The program accepts addresses on a rolling basis. Hoosiers and business owners lacking internet connectivity can communicate their interests by entering their addresses and information into the Next Level Connections portal here.