Wisconsin Announces Award of $27.8 Million under Digital Connectivity and Navigators Program

Gov Tony Evers (D-WI), together with Public Service Commission (PSC) Chairperson Summer Strand, announced that the PSC awarded more than $27.8 million in funding from the Digital Connectivity and Navigators Program to fund 11 projects throughout Wisconsin that will improve internet connectivity by providing access to devices, technology, and digital navigators. Through the 11 projects awarded funding under the Digital Connectivity and Navigators Program, an estimated 52,409 households will receive a loaned device and 33,682 households will have access to free Wi-Fi. The Capital Projects Fund (CPF) Digital Connectivity and Navigators Program is focused on internet adoption and affordability in order to complement the historic federal and state broadband expansion investments that have helped more than 410,000 homes and businesses access new or improved broadband services under Gov Evers’ leadership since 2019.