State broadband website(s)
NTIA Federal Program Officer and State broadband contact(s)
Tom Karst, NTIA BEAD Federal Program Officer
Meghan Sandfoss, Executive Director, Office of Broadband Development, (502) 330-8713
John Hicks, State Budget Director, Office of the State Budget Director, (502) 564-1218
State broadband coordinators
Digital Inclusion Programs
Local initiatives:
City of Louisville
Locality Website:
City of Louisville Digital Inclusion
Locality contact:
Sioban King
Innovation and Improvement Coordinator
Office of Civic Innovation and Technology
Grace Simrall
Chief
Office of Civic Innovation and Technology
Grace.Simrall@louisvilleky.gov
Ricky Santiago
Digital Inclusion Manager
Office of Civic Innovation and Technology
Ricky.Santiago@louisvilleky.gov
Digital Equity/Inclusion Coordinator:
Office of Civic Innovation and Technology
Digital Equity/Inclusion Resources:
Louisville Digital Inclusion Resources: The Office of Civic Innovation and Technology offers digital inclusion resources such as finding low-income Internet plans, low-cost computers, and digital skills training.
Digital Equity/Inclusion Plan:
OICG Report
Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program
Program Page for BEAD
BEAD Program Award Total
$1,086,172,536.86
Broadband Infrastructure (BIP) Program
Program page for BIP
Total Funds Awarded (BIP)
$3,123,999.00
BIP Awardee Title and Amount
Scott County Fiscal Court
$3,123,999.00
Connecting Minority Communities Pilot Program
Program Page for CMC
Total Funds Awarded (CMC)
$2,762,100.00
Simmons College of Kentucky, Inc.
$2,762,100.00
State Code
KY