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American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Funded Broadband Programs: The Department of Economic Development is administering ARPA-funded broadband programs by deploying more than $400 million in ARPA funds to increase broadband Internet access, adoption, and assistance statewide.
Missouri Broadband Grant Program: The Missouri Grant Program provides state resources to providers and communities investing in broadband deployment in unserved and underserved areas in the state.
Emergency Broadband Investment Program: The Emergency Broadband Grant Program reimbursed service providers in their efforts to expand and deploy high-speed Internet services.
State information is gathered by BroadbandUSA using publicly available sources (e.g. state websites). The information is validated by the points-of-contact at each state-level agency(-ies). This information was last updated Winter 2023. The information is reviewed and updated periodically.
The Office of Broadband Development is within Missouri’s Department of Economic Development.
State initiative:
- Missouri Research and Education Network and the Missouri State Library: Missouri Digital Equity
Local initiative:
- Kansas City: Digital Equity Initiative
- Kansas City metropolitan area: Kansas City Coalition for Digital Inclusion