07. d existing-broadband-funding-sources_tcm1045-599341Source
Name of federal agency/ other source of
funding.
Purpose
Indicate whether the broadband funding program was federal, state/territory, or
locally funded.
Total
Total amount of funds awarded by
the listed source.
Expended
Total amount of funds expended to date.
Available
Total amount of remaining funds
available to date.
Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF)
Federal Communications Commission program to award funding in reverse
auction held in late 2020. Construction over 6 years and funding over 10
years
Approx. $74M $7,343,776** Approx. $66.6M
Community Connect U.S. Department of Agriculture program $14,182,7118*** Unknown* Unknown*
Community Development Block Grant Awarded by the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic
Development Small Cities for broadband deployment in 2021 $31,148,083 $16,576,769 $0
ReConnect USDA program for rural broadband deployment
MN was announced to receive
$69M in ReConnect 3 and $33.8M
in ReConnect 4 grants to-date.
Unknown* Unknown*
Tribal Broadband NTIA program Appears to be about $52M to
date Unknown* Unknown*
Congressionally directed Congressionally directed spending was approved for use in Pine and Goodhue
Counties as we understand from press releases
Approx. $8.8M based on press
releases Unknown* Unknown*
CARES Broadband infrastructure was an allowed use; aware that some counties and
townships in MN awarded such funding to providers in MN.Unknown by our office Unknown* Unknown*
ARPA Local Fiscal Recovery Broadband infrastructure was an allowed use; aware that some counties and
townships in MN awarded such funding to providers in MN.Unknown by our office Unknown* Unknown*
ARPA Capital Projects Fund Each state received a formula-based allocation to use for broadband
infrastructure or related purposes $130.8M $130.8M $0
State of MN general fund
appropriations
The State of MN has appropriated funding for broadband infrastructure in
legislative sessions in 2014-2017, 2019-2020 and 2022-2023 that totals
$250.588M
FY15=$20M; FY16=$10.58M;
FY17=$35M; FY18=$20M;
FY20=$20M; FY21=$20M;
FY24=$75M; FY25=$50M
$150.58M $0 (Funding is anticipated to be fully
awarded by 7/1/24)
*Unknown as these programs are not administered by OBD and no public source of information could be found to identify the amount of funding expended or available.
** https://www.fcc.gov/general/federal-state-joint-board-monitoring-reports
*** The Community Connect program provides financial assistance to eligible applicants that will provide broadband service in rural, economically-challenged communities where service does not exist:
https://www.rd.usda.gov/sites/default/files/CCProjectSummariesMinnesota.pdf
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