North Carolina Broadband Division Publishes $86 Million Notice of Funding Availability and Guidance for the Stop-Gap Solutions Program

The N.C. Department of Information Technology’s (NCDIT) Division of Broadband and Digital Equity announced the notice of funding availability and guidance for the Stop-Gap Solutions program, which will provide $86 million in federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds to facilitate additional high-speed internet infrastructure deployments across North Carolina. The Stop-Gap Solutions program funds are available for the following two uses: 

• Grants to counties to use as matching funds for new Completing Access to Broadband (CAB) program projects; and
• Broadband line-extension projects by internet service providers.

The division will hold a webinar on Aug. 26 at 10 a.m. for counties interested in applying for Stop-Gap Solutions program funds to assist with the CAB program county match requirement. Registration is required and is available at ncbroadband.gov/stop-gap.