NTIA has allocated $551M in BEAD funding to South Carolina.
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The BEAD program covers some of the costs of deploying high-speed broadband to unserved and underserved areas. Funding will be awarded to network operators based on a competitive scoring system.
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The 2022 Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund (“SFRF”) Grant Program seeks to expand broadband infrastructure to households, business, and communities in the State that are unserved or underserved by broadband services.
The South Carolina General Assembly allocated over $214M of American Rescue Plan Act (“ARPA”) funds, less administrative costs, to provide financial assistance to install and deliver broadband infrastructure in unserved areas throughout the State. This competitive grant program, depending on the number of qualified applications, may award approximately $180M of the allocated ARPA funds
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This program covers some of the costs of wireline projects that meet or exceeds 100/100 Mbps (or applicant can provide documentation of scalability from 100/20 Mbps). Projects must not overbuild existing 25/3 networks.
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This grant program is designed to reimburse a portion of those construction costs associated with broadband projects in previously unserved areas that were constructed and completed without any public funding between March 15, 2021 – June 30, 2022.
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Telecompetitor Coverage for this State
Updated, Comprehensive List: BEAD Benefit of the Bargain Provisional Awards
State-by-State “Benefit of the Bargain” Round BEAD Update
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Comporium/York Electric Share Broadband Grant from Innovative South Carolina Program
South Carolina Recaps $400M in Broadband Grants Made, Including Last Batch
AT&T Gigapower Joint Venture Will Expand to NC and SC Markets