{"id":36321,"date":"2021-12-14T21:26:22","date_gmt":"2021-12-14T21:26:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kdc1000.wpengine.com\/?page_id=36321"},"modified":"2026-03-17T10:51:53","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T15:51:53","slug":"officeofbroadbanddevelopment","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.kansascommerce.gov\/es\/officeofbroadbanddevelopment\/","title":{"rendered":"Oficina de Desarrollo de la Banda Ancha"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- Sticky Nav -->\n<div class=\"im-cdbg-content-wrap biz broadband tiles\">\n\t<div class=\"im-cdbg-content-center im-cdbg-main-content-center\">\n\t\t<div class=\"im-cdbg-focus-wrap im-cdbg-main-focus-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"im-cdbg-focus-inner\">\n                <div class=\"im-cdbg-focus-title-wrap\">\n                    <p class=\"im-cdbg-focus-title explore-headline\">In our modern world, access to high-speed internet isn\u2019t a luxury \u2014 it\u2019s a necessity.<\/p>\n                    <p class=\"im-init-content\" style=\"color: #323232BF;\">With so much vital information and communication moving online, communities and businesses unable to access high-quality internet connections aren\u2019t just at a disadvantage, they are effectively disqualified from a major portion of the economy. With this in mind, providing broadband access to all communities across our state is a top priority for the Department of Commerce.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"im-cdbg-resource-cta power \" href=\"https:\/\/lp.constantcontactpages.com\/sl\/7p7VqjZ\/KOBDNewsletter\" style=\"margin-top: 1em; padding: .82em 2.5em !important;\">Sign up for our newsletter<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"im-cdbg-resource-cta power \" href=\"https:\/\/www.kansascommerce.gov\/officeofbroadbanddevelopment\/kansas-office-of-broadband-development-investment-programs\/\" style=\"margin-top: 1em; padding: .82em 2.5em !important;\">Broadband Investment Programs<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"im-cdbg-focus-programs-wrap tile\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kansascommerce.gov\/program\/community-programs\/broadband-acceleration-grant-year-5\/\" class=\"im-cdbg-focus-item \" style=\"background: url(https:\/\/www.kansascommerce.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/PXL_20250525_214220219.MP_.jpg); background-size: cover; background-position: center;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"im-cdbg-focus-icon-broadband\" style=\"z-index: 2;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"im-cdbg-focus-bottom-wrap\" style=\"z-index: 2;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"im-cdbg-focus-bottom-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"im-init-hero-headline\" style=\"font-size: 1.8em !important;\">Broadband Acceleration Grant<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"im-cdbg-focus-deadline\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"im-cdbg-focus-item-arrow\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kansascommerce.gov\/program\/challenge\/advancing-digital-opportunities-to-promote-technology-adopt-2-4\/\" class=\"im-cdbg-focus-item \" style=\"background: url(https:\/\/www.kansascommerce.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/adopt-v1.jpg); background-size: cover; background-position: center;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"im-cdbg-focus-icon-broadband\" style=\"z-index: 2;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"im-cdbg-focus-bottom-wrap\" style=\"z-index: 2;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"im-cdbg-focus-bottom-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"im-init-hero-headline\" style=\"font-size: 1.8em !important;\">ADOPT<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"im-cdbg-focus-deadline\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"im-cdbg-focus-item-arrow\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kansascommerce.gov\/bead-benefit-of-the-bargain-final-proposal-approved\/\" class=\"im-cdbg-focus-item \" style=\"background: url(https:\/\/www.kansascommerce.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/BEAD.jpg); background-size: cover; background-position: center;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"im-cdbg-focus-icon-broadband\" style=\"z-index: 2;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"im-cdbg-focus-bottom-wrap\" style=\"z-index: 2;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"im-cdbg-focus-bottom-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"im-init-hero-headline\" style=\"font-size: 1.8em !important;\">BEAD<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"im-cdbg-focus-deadline\">Benefit of the Bargain<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"im-cdbg-focus-item-arrow\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t            <\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image im-cdbg-focus-inner map\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"5100\" height=\"2700\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kansascommerce.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/2025Layout_white_blank_cr.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-81579\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.5454722387414175;object-fit:contain\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kansascommerce.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/2025Layout_white_blank_cr.png 5100w, https:\/\/www.kansascommerce.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/2025Layout_white_blank_cr-300x159.png 300w, https:\/\/www.kansascommerce.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/2025Layout_white_blank_cr-1024x542.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.kansascommerce.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/2025Layout_white_blank_cr-768x407.png 768w, https:\/\/www.kansascommerce.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/2025Layout_white_blank_cr-1536x813.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.kansascommerce.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/2025Layout_white_blank_cr-2048x1084.png 2048w, https:\/\/www.kansascommerce.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/2025Layout_white_blank_cr-18x10.png 18w, https:\/\/www.kansascommerce.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/2025Layout_white_blank_cr-750x397.png 750w, https:\/\/www.kansascommerce.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/2025Layout_white_blank_cr-1140x604.png 1140w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 5100px) 100vw, 5100px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- Sticky Nav -->\n<div class=\"im-cdbg-content-wrap biz broadband\" style=\"padding-bottom: 2.9em;\">\n\t<div class=\"im-cdbg-content-center im-cdbg-main-content-center\">\n\t\t<div class=\"im-cdbg-focus-inner infra\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"im-cdbg-focus-title-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"im-cdbg-focus-title\">INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT INVESTMENT BY COUNTY<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"im-cdbg-focus-programs-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"im-init-content\" style=\"font-weight: bold;\">\n\t\t\t\t\tBroadband Infrastructure Development Investment:\r\nBPAG, CERG, BAG1, BAG2, BAG3, BAG4, BAG 5, CPF, LINC\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"legend-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"legend-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"dot\" style=\"background-color: #828282;\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"legend-label\">0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"legend-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"dot\" style=\"background-color: #aad2ee;\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"legend-label\">less than $400,000<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"legend-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"dot\" style=\"background-color: #4c9add;\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"legend-label\">$400,000<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"legend-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"dot\" style=\"background-color: #3364c0;\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"legend-label\">$1,000,000<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"legend-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"dot\" style=\"background-color: #283c9e;\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"legend-label\">$3,000,000<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"legend-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"dot\" style=\"background-color: #141b63;\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"legend-label\">$6,000,000<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"legend-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"dot\" style=\"background-color: #001724;\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"legend-label\">Greater than or <br> equal to $10,000,000<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- Sticky Nav -->\n<div class=\"im-init-story-wrap broadband\">\n    <div class=\"im-init-story-center\" style=\"margin-bottom: 2em;\">\n        <div class=\"im-cdbg-focus-inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"im-init-explore-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"im-init-hero-headline explore-headline\" style=\"color: #000;\">Infrastructure<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"im-explore-flex-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/officeofbroadbanddevelopment\/broadband-equity-access-and-deployment\/\" class=\"im-explore-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"im-explore-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>BEAD<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"im-explore-box-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Benefit of the Bargain<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"im-explore-link\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/program\/community-programs\/broadband-acceleration-grant\/\" class=\"im-explore-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"im-explore-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>BAG<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"im-explore-box-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Round 5.0 Awards Announced<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"im-explore-link\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/program\/challenge\/linc\/\" class=\"im-explore-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"im-explore-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>LINC<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"im-explore-box-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Projects in progress<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"im-explore-link\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/program\/capital-project-funds-broadband-infrastructure-program\/\" class=\"im-explore-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"im-explore-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>CPF<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"im-explore-box-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Projects in progress<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"im-explore-link\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/program\/challenge\/broadband-ready-communities\/\" class=\"im-explore-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"im-explore-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>BRC<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"im-explore-box-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>View Broadband Ready Communities<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"im-explore-link\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/program\/challenge\/middle-mile\/\" class=\"im-explore-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"im-explore-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Middle Mile<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"im-explore-box-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Under construction<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"im-explore-link\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- Sticky Nav -->\n<div class=\"im-init-story-wrap broadband\">\n    <div class=\"im-init-story-center\" style=\"margin-bottom: 2em;\">\n        <div class=\"im-cdbg-focus-inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"im-init-explore-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"im-init-hero-headline explore-headline\" style=\"color: #000;\">Digital Opportunities<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"im-explore-flex-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/program\/challenge\/digital-opportunities-to-connect-kansans-dock-second-round-of-applications-2024\/\" class=\"im-explore-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"im-explore-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>DOCK<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"im-explore-box-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Projects in progress<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"im-explore-link\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kansascommerce.gov\/program\/challenge\/advancing-digital-opportunities-to-promote-technology-adopt-2-4\/\" class=\"im-explore-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"im-explore-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>ADOPT<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"im-explore-box-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Projects in progress<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"im-explore-link\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kansascommerce.gov\/kansas-office-of-broadband-digital-equity-act\/\" class=\"im-explore-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"im-explore-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Strategic Plan<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"im-explore-box-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Learn more<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"im-explore-link\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"im-list-view meet-the-team\">\n    <div class=\"im-init-story-center\" style=\"margin-bottom: 5em;\">\n        <div class=\"im-init-story-container\" style=\"padding: 0 !important\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"im-cdbg-resource-column-title\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1.5em;\">\n\t\t\t\tMEET THE TEAM\t\t\t<\/p>\n            <div id=\"response\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"im-news-story staff-cards\" href=\"#\" data-post-id=\"69924\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"im-news-image-wrap staff-images\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"im-news-story-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kansascommerce.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Ben-Stanton-scaled-e1750090832618.jpg\" alt=\"Benjamin Stanton\" loading=\"lazy\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"learn-more-icon-wrap im-grid-view\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"learn-more-icon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kansascommerce.gov\/wp-content\/themes\/tardigrade-1\/images\/staff-arrow.png\" alt=\"Play Icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"im-staff-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"im-news-story-title\">Benjamin Stanton<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"im-news-story-desc\"><b>Broadband Public Affairs Manager<\/b><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"im-news-story-desc\">Benjamin.Stanton@ks.gov<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"im-news-story staff-cards\" href=\"#\" data-post-id=\"4535\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"im-news-image-wrap staff-images\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"im-news-story-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kansascommerce.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Jessica-Henry-e1752510681949.jpg\" alt=\"Jessica Henry\" loading=\"lazy\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"learn-more-icon-wrap im-grid-view\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"learn-more-icon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kansascommerce.gov\/wp-content\/themes\/tardigrade-1\/images\/staff-arrow.png\" alt=\"Play Icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"im-staff-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"im-news-story-title\">Jessica Henry<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"im-news-story-desc\"><b>Broadband Grant Compliance and Reporting Manager<\/b><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"im-news-story-desc\">Jessica.Henry@ks.gov<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"im-news-story staff-cards\" href=\"#\" data-post-id=\"52466\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"im-news-image-wrap staff-images\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"im-news-story-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kansascommerce.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/DSC01232-scaled-e1702397894213.jpg\" alt=\"Joshua Edgar\" loading=\"lazy\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"learn-more-icon-wrap im-grid-view\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"learn-more-icon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kansascommerce.gov\/wp-content\/themes\/tardigrade-1\/images\/staff-arrow.png\" alt=\"Play Icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"im-staff-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"im-news-story-title\">Joshua Edgar<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"im-news-story-desc\"><b>Broadband Program Manager<\/b><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"im-news-story-desc\">Joshua.Edgar@ks.gov<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"im-news-story staff-cards\" href=\"#\" data-post-id=\"52467\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"im-news-image-wrap staff-images\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"im-news-story-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kansascommerce.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/DSC08948bf-scaled-e1702397563522.jpg\" alt=\"Stephen Shelton\" loading=\"lazy\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"learn-more-icon-wrap im-grid-view\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"learn-more-icon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kansascommerce.gov\/wp-content\/themes\/tardigrade-1\/images\/staff-arrow.png\" alt=\"Play Icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"im-staff-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"im-news-story-title\">Stephen Shelton<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"im-news-story-desc\"><b>Broadband Data and GIS Analyst<\/b><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"im-news-story-desc\">Stephen.Shelton@ks.gov<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"im-news-story staff-cards\" href=\"#\" data-post-id=\"58567\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"im-news-image-wrap staff-images\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"im-news-story-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kansascommerce.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/MarieMcNeal_Square.jpg\" alt=\"Marie McNeal\" loading=\"lazy\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"learn-more-icon-wrap im-grid-view\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"learn-more-icon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kansascommerce.gov\/wp-content\/themes\/tardigrade-1\/images\/staff-arrow.png\" alt=\"Play Icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"im-staff-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"im-news-story-title\">Marie McNeal<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"im-news-story-desc\"><b>Broadband Grant Program Manager<\/b><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"im-news-story-desc\">Marie.E.Mcneal@ks.gov<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"im-news-story staff-cards\" href=\"#\" data-post-id=\"61744\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"im-news-image-wrap staff-images\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"im-news-story-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kansascommerce.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/DSC01811-1-e1752506199890.jpg\" alt=\"Jasmine Baca\" loading=\"lazy\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"learn-more-icon-wrap im-grid-view\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"learn-more-icon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kansascommerce.gov\/wp-content\/themes\/tardigrade-1\/images\/staff-arrow.png\" alt=\"Play Icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"im-staff-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"im-news-story-title\">Jasmine Baca<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"im-news-story-desc\"><b>Broadband Operations Coordinator<\/b><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"im-news-story-desc\">Jasmine.Baca2@ks.gov<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"im-news-story staff-cards\" href=\"#\" data-post-id=\"72125\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"im-news-image-wrap staff-images\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"im-news-story-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kansascommerce.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/DSC03629-e1750188598844.jpg\" alt=\"Russell Dunlap\" loading=\"lazy\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"learn-more-icon-wrap im-grid-view\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"learn-more-icon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kansascommerce.gov\/wp-content\/themes\/tardigrade-1\/images\/staff-arrow.png\" alt=\"Play Icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"im-staff-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"im-news-story-title\">Russell Dunlap<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"im-news-story-desc\"><b>Broadband Middle Mile Program Manager<\/b><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"im-news-story-desc\">Russell.Dunlap@ks.gov<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"im-news-story staff-cards\" href=\"#\" data-post-id=\"52291\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"im-news-image-wrap staff-images\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"im-news-story-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kansascommerce.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/MicrosoftTeams-image-930.jpg\" alt=\"Joseph Le\" loading=\"lazy\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span 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Here, you will find announcements about groundbreaking projects, new grant opportunities, and recent awards aimed at expanding high-speed internet and digital opportunities.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"im-cdbg-resource-cta power \" href=\"\/news\" style=\"margin-top: 1em; padding: .82em 2.5em !important;\">More News<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"im-cdbg-focus-programs-wrap hero-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slider-container\">\n        \t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post_slider row h-100 align-items-stretch remove-margin-top remove-margin-bottom\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"im-news-story\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kansascommerce.gov\/es\/2025\/12\/governor-kelly-announces-6-7m-in-broadband-acceleration-grants-for-kansas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"im-news-image-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"im-news-story-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kansascommerce.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/BAG5_-768x402.jpg\" alt=\"Governor Kelly Announces $6.7M in Broadband Acceleration Grants for Kansas\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"im-news-story-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"im-news-story-date\">diciembre 31<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"im-news-story-title\">Governor Kelly Announces $6.7M in Broadband Acceleration Grants for Kansas<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"im-news-story-description\" style=\"font-size: 14px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGovernor Laura Kelly today announced that $6.7 million has been awarded to five Internet Service Providers through the latest round&#8230;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"im-news-story\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kansascommerce.gov\/es\/2025\/12\/kansas-broadband-receives-federal-approval-for-166-6m-bead-final-proposal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"im-news-image-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"im-news-story-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kansascommerce.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/BEAD_Release_nologos-768x402.png\" alt=\"Kansas Broadband Receives Federal Approval for $166.6M BEAD Final Proposal\u00a0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"im-news-story-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"im-news-story-date\">diciembre 8<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"im-news-story-title\">Kansas Broadband Receives Federal Approval for $166.6M BEAD Final Proposal\u00a0<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"im-news-story-description\" style=\"font-size: 14px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGovernor Laura Kelly announced today that the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has approved the Kansas Office of Broadband&#8230;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"im-news-story\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kansascommerce.gov\/es\/2025\/10\/commerce-announces-23m-in-funding-available-for-broadband-investments\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"im-news-image-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"im-news-story-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kansascommerce.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/BAG-2-768x402.jpg\" alt=\"Commerce Announces $23M in Funding Available for Broadband Investments\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"im-news-story-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"im-news-story-date\">octubre 1<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"im-news-story-title\">Commerce Announces $23M in Funding Available for Broadband Investments<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"im-news-story-description\" style=\"font-size: 14px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLieutenant Governor and Secretary of Commerce David Toland today announced $23 million is available to improve broadband infrastructure through the&#8230;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"im-news-story\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kansascommerce.gov\/es\/2025\/08\/governor-kelly-announces-10-4m-to-increase-broadband-adoption\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"im-news-image-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"im-news-story-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kansascommerce.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Copy-of-Ty-Contracting-Spearville-11132013-768x576.jpeg\" alt=\"Governor Kelly Announces $10.4M to Increase Broadband Adoption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"im-news-story-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"im-news-story-date\">agosto 4<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"im-news-story-title\">Governor Kelly Announces $10.4M to Increase Broadband Adoption<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"im-news-story-description\" style=\"font-size: 14px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGovernor Laura Kelly today announced that $10.4 million will be invested in critical broadband initiatives through the Advancing Digital Opportunities&#8230;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"im-news-story\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kansascommerce.gov\/es\/2025\/06\/governor-kelly-announces-2-3m-for-digital-skills-programs-to-drive-workforce-readiness\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"im-news-image-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"im-news-story-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kansascommerce.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/DOCK-Award-June-2025-768x402.jpg\" alt=\"Governor Kelly Announces $2.3M for Digital Skills Programs to Drive Workforce Readiness\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"im-news-story-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"im-news-story-date\">junio 4<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"im-news-story-title\">Governor Kelly Announces $2.3M for Digital Skills Programs to Drive Workforce Readiness<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"im-news-story-description\" style=\"font-size: 14px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGovernor Laura Kelly announced Wednesday a $2.3 million investment in digital skills training and workforce readiness programs that will target&#8230;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"im-news-story\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kansascommerce.gov\/es\/2025\/06\/governor-kelly-announces-groundbreaking-of-43m-freestate-middle-mile-network-broadband-initiative\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"im-news-image-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"im-news-story-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kansascommerce.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/middle-mile-768x402.jpg\" alt=\"Governor Kelly Announces Groundbreaking of $43M Freestate Middle Mile Network Broadband Initiative\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"im-news-story-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"im-news-story-date\">junio 2<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"im-news-story-title\">Governor Kelly Announces Groundbreaking of $43M Freestate Middle Mile Network Broadband Initiative<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"im-news-story-description\" style=\"font-size: 14px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGovernor Laura Kelly announced Monday that the Freestate Middle Mile Network, a program aimed to close digital gaps across the&#8230;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"im-news-story\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kansascommerce.gov\/es\/2024\/12\/governor-kelly-announces-more-than-8m-toward-closing-the-digital-divide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"im-news-image-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"im-news-story-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kansascommerce.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/DE-Capacity-768x402.jpg\" alt=\"Governor Kelly Announces More than $8M Toward Closing the Digital Divide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"im-news-story-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"im-news-story-date\">diciembre 12<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"im-news-story-title\">Governor Kelly Announces More than $8M Toward Closing the Digital Divide<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"im-news-story-description\" style=\"font-size: 14px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGovernor Laura Kelly announced Thursday that the Kansas Office of Broadband Development will begin accepting applications on May 5, 2025,&#8230;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"im-news-story\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kansascommerce.gov\/es\/2024\/12\/governor-kelly-announces-10-7m-to-expand-internet-access-to-devices-and-public-wi-fi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"im-news-image-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"im-news-story-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kansascommerce.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Adopt-dec-2024-768x402.jpg\" alt=\"Governor Kelly Announces $10.7M to Expand Internet Access to Devices and Public Wi-Fi\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"im-news-story-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"im-news-story-date\">diciembre 3<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"im-news-story-title\">Governor Kelly Announces $10.7M to Expand Internet Access to Devices and Public Wi-Fi<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"im-news-story-description\" style=\"font-size: 14px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGovernor Laura Kelly announced Tuesday that applications will open Thursday, Dec. 12, for a second round of the Advancing Digital&#8230;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"im-news-story\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kansascommerce.gov\/es\/2024\/09\/governor-kelly-announces-applications-to-open-for-451-7m-internet-initiative\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"im-news-image-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"im-news-story-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kansascommerce.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/NTIA-BEAD-768x401.jpg\" alt=\"Governor Kelly Announces Applications to Open for $451.7M Internet Initiative\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"im-news-story-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"im-news-story-date\">septiembre 30<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"im-news-story-title\">Governor Kelly Announces Applications to Open for $451.7M Internet Initiative<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"im-news-story-description\" style=\"font-size: 14px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGovernor Laura Kelly announced today that applications will open on Oct. 21 for the National Telecommunications Information and Administration (NTIA)&#8230;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"im-news-story\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kansascommerce.gov\/es\/2024\/09\/governor-kelly-announces-second-round-of-funding-to-improve-digital-skills-for-kansans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"im-news-image-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"im-news-story-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kansascommerce.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/DOCK-sept-24-768x401.jpg\" alt=\"Governor Kelly Announces Second Round of Funding to Improve Digital Skills for Kansans\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"im-news-story-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"im-news-story-date\">septiembre 12<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"im-news-story-title\">Governor Kelly Announces Second Round of Funding to Improve Digital Skills for Kansans<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"im-news-story-description\" style=\"font-size: 14px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTOPEKA \u2013 Governor Laura Kelly announced today that applications are open for the second round of the Digital Opportunities to&#8230;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"im-news-story\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kansascommerce.gov\/es\/2024\/07\/governor-kelly-announces-10m-for-broadband-projects-in-rural-kansas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"im-news-image-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"im-news-story-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kansascommerce.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/bag-768x402.jpg\" alt=\"Governor Kelly Announces $10M for Broadband Projects in Rural Kansas\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"im-news-story-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"im-news-story-date\">julio 19<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"im-news-story-title\">Governor Kelly Announces $10M for Broadband Projects in Rural Kansas<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"im-news-story-description\" style=\"font-size: 14px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGovernor Laura Kelly announced today that $10 million has been awarded to 12 Internet Service Providers (ISPs) in the latest&#8230;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"im-news-story\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kansascommerce.gov\/es\/2024\/06\/governor-kelly-announces-nearly-4m-awarded-through-broadband-adopt-program\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"im-news-image-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"im-news-story-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kansascommerce.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/adopt-768x402.jpg\" alt=\"Governor Kelly Announces Nearly $4M Awarded through Broadband ADOPT Program\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"im-news-story-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"im-news-story-date\">junio 4<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"im-news-story-title\">Governor Kelly Announces Nearly $4M Awarded through Broadband ADOPT Program<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"im-news-story-description\" style=\"font-size: 14px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTOPEKA&nbsp;\u2013 Governor Laura Kelly announced today that seven organizations will receive a combined $3.9 million in grants through the Advancing&#8230;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"im-news-story\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kansascommerce.gov\/es\/2024\/05\/governor-kelly-announces-nearly-3m-to-improve-digital-literacy-in-kansas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"im-news-image-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"im-news-story-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kansascommerce.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/DOCK-Award-1-768x402.jpg\" alt=\"Governor Kelly Announces Nearly $3M to Improve Digital Literacy in Kansas\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"im-news-story-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"im-news-story-date\">mayo 30<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"im-news-story-title\">Governor Kelly Announces Nearly $3M to Improve Digital Literacy in Kansas<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"im-news-story-description\" style=\"font-size: 14px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTOPEKA \u2013 Governor Laura Kelly announced today that $2.8 million is being invested in 15 organizations through the Digital Opportunities&#8230;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"im-news-story\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kansascommerce.gov\/es\/2024\/04\/governor-kelly-announces-kansas-moving-forward-with-451-7m-high-speed-internet-deployment-plan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"im-news-image-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"im-news-story-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kansascommerce.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/451-mill-768x402.jpg\" alt=\"Governor Kelly Announces Kansas Moving Forward with $451.7M High-Speed Internet Deployment Plan\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"im-news-story-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"im-news-story-date\">abril 26<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"im-news-story-title\">Governor Kelly Announces Kansas Moving Forward with $451.7M High-Speed Internet Deployment Plan<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"im-news-story-description\" style=\"font-size: 14px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTOPEKA \u2014 Governor Laura Kelly today announced federal approval of the state\u2019s Broadband Equity Access and Deployment (BEAD) Initial Proposal&#8230;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"im-news-story\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kansascommerce.gov\/es\/2024\/04\/governor-kelly-announces-more-than-8m-to-be-invested-in-digital-opportunities\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"im-news-image-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"im-news-story-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kansascommerce.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/MicrosoftTeams-image-1205-768x403.jpg\" alt=\"Governor Kelly Announces More than $8M to be Invested in Digital Opportunities\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"im-news-story-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"im-news-story-date\">abril 9<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"im-news-story-title\">Governor Kelly Announces More than $8M to be Invested in Digital Opportunities<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"im-news-story-description\" style=\"font-size: 14px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTOPEKA \u2013 Governor Laura Kelly announced today that Kansas is receiving $8.2 million to begin implementing the Kansas Digital Equity&#8230;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"im-news-story\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kansascommerce.gov\/es\/2024\/02\/kansas-awarded-nearly-1-million-from-usda-to-assist-with-rural-digital-divide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"im-news-image-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"im-news-story-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kansascommerce.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/MicrosoftTeams-image-1079-768x402.jpg\" alt=\"Kansas awarded nearly $1 million from USDA to assist with rural digital divide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"im-news-story-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"im-news-story-date\">febrero 21<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"im-news-story-title\">Kansas awarded nearly $1 million from USDA to assist with rural digital divide<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"im-news-story-description\" style=\"font-size: 14px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTOPEKA \u2013 The Kansas Office of Broadband Development (KOBD) has been awarded nearly $1 million from the U.S. Department of&#8230;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"im-news-story\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kansascommerce.gov\/es\/2024\/01\/broadband-acceleration-grant-makes-10m-available\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"im-news-image-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"im-news-story-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kansascommerce.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/bag-4-768x402.jpg\" alt=\"Broadband Acceleration Grant Makes $10M Available\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"im-news-story-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"im-news-story-date\">enero 26<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"im-news-story-title\">Broadband Acceleration Grant Makes $10M Available<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"im-news-story-description\" style=\"font-size: 14px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTOPEKA \u2013 Lieutenant Governor and Secretary of Commerce David Toland today announced $10 million is available to enhance broadband infrastructure&#8230;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"im-news-story\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kansascommerce.gov\/es\/2024\/01\/governor-kelly-announces-nearly-5m-for-digital-skills-training\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"im-news-image-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"im-news-story-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kansascommerce.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/MicrosoftTeams-image-916-768x402.jpg\" alt=\"Governor Kelly Announces Nearly $5M for Digital Skills Training\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"im-news-story-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"im-news-story-date\">enero 12<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"im-news-story-title\">Governor Kelly Announces Nearly $5M for Digital Skills Training<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"im-news-story-description\" style=\"font-size: 14px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTOPEKA \u2013 Governor Laura Kelly today announced a $4.75 million initiative to improve the digital skills of Kansans not yet&#8230;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"im-news-story\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kansascommerce.gov\/es\/2024\/01\/governor-kelly-unveils-new-designation-for-kansas-cities-improving-high-speed-internet\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"im-news-image-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"im-news-story-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kansascommerce.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/MicrosoftTeams-image-902-768x401.jpg\" alt=\"Governor Kelly Unveils New Designation for Kansas Cities Improving High-Speed Internet\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"im-news-story-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"im-news-story-date\">enero 4<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"im-news-story-title\">Governor Kelly Unveils New Designation for Kansas Cities Improving High-Speed Internet<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"im-news-story-description\" style=\"font-size: 14px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTOPEKA \u2013 Governor Laura Kelly today announced the launch of Kansas Broadband Ready Communities, a new certification from the Kansas&#8230;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"im-news-story\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kansascommerce.gov\/es\/2023\/11\/governor-kelly-announces-nearly-15m-available-to-connect-kansans-to-digital-devices-and-public-wi-fi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"im-news-image-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"im-news-story-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kansascommerce.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/MicrosoftTeams-image-794-768x402.jpg\" alt=\"Governor Kelly Announces Nearly $15M Available to Connect Kansans to Digital Devices and Public Wi-Fi\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"im-news-story-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"im-news-story-date\">noviembre 30<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"im-news-story-title\">Governor Kelly Announces Nearly $15M Available to Connect Kansans to Digital Devices and Public Wi-Fi<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"im-news-story-description\" style=\"font-size: 14px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTOPEKA \u2013&nbsp;Governor Laura Kelly announced today that applications are open for the Advancing Digital Opportunities to Promote Technology (ADOPT) program&#8230;.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"im-news-story\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kansascommerce.gov\/es\/2023\/11\/governor-kelly-announces-28-5m-for-high-speed-internet-infrastructure\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"im-news-image-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"im-news-story-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kansascommerce.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/MicrosoftTeams-image-780-768x402.jpg\" alt=\"Governor Kelly Announces $28.5M for High-Speed Internet Infrastructure\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"im-news-story-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"im-news-story-date\">noviembre 29<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"im-news-story-title\">Governor Kelly Announces $28.5M for High-Speed Internet Infrastructure<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"im-news-story-description\" style=\"font-size: 14px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTOPEKA \u2013 Governor Laura Kelly announced today that $28.5 million in grants were awarded to 12 entities through the Lasting&#8230;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"im-news-story\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kansascommerce.gov\/es\/2023\/11\/governor-kelly-announces-5m-to-expand-access-to-high-speed-internet-in-rural-kansas-communities\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"im-news-image-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"im-news-story-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kansascommerce.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/MicrosoftTeams-image-769-768x402.jpg\" alt=\"Governor Kelly Announces $5M to Expand Access to High-Speed Internet in Rural Kansas Communities\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"im-news-story-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"im-news-story-date\">noviembre 27<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"im-news-story-title\">Governor Kelly Announces $5M to Expand Access to High-Speed Internet in Rural Kansas Communities<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"im-news-story-description\" style=\"font-size: 14px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTOPEKA \u2013 Governor Laura Kelly today announced that $5 million has been awarded to eight internet service providers (ISPs) in&#8230;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"im-news-story\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kansascommerce.gov\/es\/2023\/10\/governor-kelly-invites-public-input-on-volume-2-of-broadband-plan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"im-news-image-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"im-news-story-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kansascommerce.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/MicrosoftTeams-image-483-768x402.jpg\" alt=\"Governor Kelly Invites Public Input on Volume 2 of Broadband Plan\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"im-news-story-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"im-news-story-date\">octubre 12<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"im-news-story-title\">Governor Kelly Invites Public Input on Volume 2 of Broadband Plan<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"im-news-story-description\" style=\"font-size: 14px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTOPEKA \u2013&nbsp;Governor Laura Kelly today announced the release of the Broadband Equity Access and Deployment (BEAD) Initial Proposal Volume 2&#8230;.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"im-news-story\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kansascommerce.gov\/es\/2023\/10\/governor-kelly-releases-kansas-broadband-digital-equity-plan-for-public-comment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"im-news-image-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"im-news-story-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kansascommerce.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/MicrosoftTeams-image-517-768x402.jpg\" alt=\"Governor Kelly Releases Kansas Broadband Digital Equity Plan for Public Comment\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"im-news-story-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"im-news-story-date\">octubre 2<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"im-news-story-title\">Governor Kelly Releases Kansas Broadband Digital Equity Plan for Public Comment<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"im-news-story-description\" style=\"font-size: 14px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTOPEKA \u2013&nbsp;Governor Laura Kelly today announced the Kansas Digital Equity (DE) Plan for high-speed internet connectivity is available for public&#8230;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"im-news-story\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kansascommerce.gov\/es\/2023\/08\/kansas-submits-five-year-451m-action-plan-to-expand-high-speed-internet\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"im-news-image-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"im-news-story-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kansascommerce.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/MicrosoftTeams-image-370-768x402.jpg\" alt=\"Kansas Submits Five-Year, $451M Action Plan to Expand High-Speed Internet\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"im-news-story-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"im-news-story-date\">agosto 24<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"im-news-story-title\">Kansas Submits Five-Year, $451M Action Plan to Expand High-Speed Internet<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"im-news-story-description\" style=\"font-size: 14px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTOPEKA \u2013 Governor Laura Kelly announced today that the Kansas Office of Broadband Development has submitted the state\u2019s comprehensive Broadband&#8230;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"im-news-story\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kansascommerce.gov\/es\/2023\/08\/iowa-tribe-of-kansas-and-nebraska-awarded-nearly-500k-to-boost-internet-connectivity\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"im-news-image-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"im-news-story-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kansascommerce.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/MicrosoftTeams-image-442-768x402.jpg\" alt=\"Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska Awarded Nearly $500K to Boost Internet Connectivity\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"im-news-story-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"im-news-story-date\">agosto 3<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"im-news-story-title\">Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska Awarded Nearly $500K to Boost Internet Connectivity<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"im-news-story-description\" style=\"font-size: 14px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTOPEKA \u2013&nbsp;Governor Laura Kelly announced today that a $498,000 broadband grant has been awarded to the Iowa Tribe of Kansas&#8230;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"im-news-story\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kansascommerce.gov\/es\/2023\/08\/governor-kelly-invites-public-input-on-broadband-infrastructure-plan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"im-news-image-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"im-news-story-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kansascommerce.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/MicrosoftTeams-image-441-768x402.jpg\" alt=\"Governor Kelly Invites Public Input on Broadband Infrastructure Plan\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"im-news-story-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"im-news-story-date\">agosto 2<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"im-news-story-title\">Governor Kelly Invites Public Input on Broadband Infrastructure Plan<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"im-news-story-description\" style=\"font-size: 14px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTOPEKA \u2013 Governor Laura Kelly announced today that the Broadband Equity Access and Deployment (BEAD) Initial Proposal Volume 1 is&#8230;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"im-news-story\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kansascommerce.gov\/es\/2023\/06\/kansas-receives-451-7-million-for-high-speed-broadband-infrastructure\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"im-news-image-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"im-news-story-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kansascommerce.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/MicrosoftTeams-image-71-768x402.jpg\" alt=\"Kansas Receives $451.7 Million for High Speed Broadband Infrastructure\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"im-news-story-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"im-news-story-date\">junio 26<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"im-news-story-title\">Kansas Receives $451.7 Million for High Speed Broadband Infrastructure<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"im-news-story-description\" style=\"font-size: 14px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTOPEKA&nbsp;\u2013 Governor Laura Kelly announced today that Kansas will receive $451.7 million in funding to support broadband infrastructure construction to&#8230;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"im-news-story\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kansascommerce.gov\/es\/2023\/06\/broadband-acceleration-grant-3-0-will-invest-5-million-to-bridge-the-digital-divide-in-kansas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"im-news-image-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"im-news-story-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kansascommerce.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/MicrosoftTeams-image-61-768x402.jpg\" alt=\"Broadband Acceleration Grant 3.0 Will Invest $5 Million to Bridge the Digital Divide in Kansas\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"im-news-story-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"im-news-story-date\">junio 22<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"im-news-story-title\">Broadband Acceleration Grant 3.0 Will Invest $5 Million to Bridge the Digital Divide in Kansas<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"im-news-story-description\" style=\"font-size: 14px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTOPEKA&nbsp;\u2013 The State of Kansas continues to push towards bridging the digital divide with the launch of the Broadband Acceleration&#8230;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"im-news-story\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kansascommerce.gov\/es\/2023\/06\/governor-kelly-announces-kansas-wins-nearly-43m-to-build-key-infrastructure-for-high-speed-internet\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"im-news-image-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"im-news-story-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kansascommerce.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/MicrosoftTeams-image-432-768x402.jpg\" alt=\"Governor Kelly Announces Kansas Wins Nearly $43M to Build Key Infrastructure for High-Speed Internet\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"im-news-story-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"im-news-story-date\">junio 16<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"im-news-story-title\">Governor Kelly Announces Kansas Wins Nearly $43M to Build Key Infrastructure for High-Speed Internet<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"im-news-story-description\" style=\"font-size: 14px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTOPEKA \u2013&nbsp;Governor Laura Kelly announced today that the National Telecommunications Information and Administration (NTIA) has awarded the Kansas Office of&#8230;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"im-news-story\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kansascommerce.gov\/es\/2023\/05\/kansas-launches-broadband-speed-test-and-comprehensive-expansion-plan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"im-news-image-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"im-news-story-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kansascommerce.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/MicrosoftTeams-image-310-768x402.jpg\" alt=\"Kansas Launches Broadband Speed Test and Comprehensive Expansion Plan\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"im-news-story-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"im-news-story-date\">mayo 30<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"im-news-story-title\">Kansas Launches Broadband Speed Test and Comprehensive Expansion Plan<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"im-news-story-description\" style=\"font-size: 14px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTOPEKA \u2013 The Kansas Office of Broadband Development is developing a comprehensive strategic plan to expand broadband infrastructure statewide and&#8230;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"im-news-story\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kansascommerce.gov\/es\/2023\/05\/governor-kelly-announces-30-million-to-increase-high-speed-internet-availability\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"im-news-image-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"im-news-story-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kansascommerce.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/linc-768x402.jpg\" alt=\"Governor Kelly Announces $30 Million to Increase High-Speed Internet Availability\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"im-news-story-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"im-news-story-date\">mayo 3<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"im-news-story-title\">Governor Kelly Announces $30 Million to Increase High-Speed Internet Availability<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"im-news-story-description\" style=\"font-size: 14px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTOPEKA \u2013&nbsp;Today, Governor Laura Kelly announced a new program aimed at helping Kansas communities that lack high-speed internet. The Lasting&#8230;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"im-news-story\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kansascommerce.gov\/es\/2023\/03\/governor-kelly-launches-statewide-initiative-to-increase-adoption-of-affordable-connectivity-program\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"im-news-image-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"im-news-story-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kansascommerce.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/MicrosoftTeams-image-323-768x402.jpg\" alt=\"Governor Kelly Launches Statewide Initiative to Increase Adoption of Affordable Connectivity Program\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"im-news-story-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"im-news-story-date\">marzo 15<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"im-news-story-title\">Governor Kelly Launches Statewide Initiative to Increase Adoption of Affordable Connectivity Program<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"im-news-story-description\" style=\"font-size: 14px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTOPEKA \u2013 Governor Laura Kelly today announced a statewide initiative to increase awareness of the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP), a&#8230;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"im-news-story\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kansascommerce.gov\/es\/2023\/03\/governor-kelly-announces-kansas-to-receive-15m-to-provide-communities-digital-devices-and-skills-training\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"im-news-image-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"im-news-story-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kansascommerce.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/MicrosoftTeams-image-307-768x402.jpg\" alt=\"Governor Kelly Announces Kansas to Receive $15M to Provide Communities Digital Devices and Skills Training\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"im-news-story-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"im-news-story-date\">marzo 8<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"im-news-story-title\">Governor Kelly Announces Kansas to Receive $15M to Provide Communities Digital Devices and Skills Training<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"im-news-story-description\" style=\"font-size: 14px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTOPEKA \u2013&nbsp;Governor Laura Kelly today announced that Kansas is the first state to receive $15 million in U.S. Department of&#8230;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"im-news-story\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kansascommerce.gov\/es\/2023\/02\/office-of-broadband-to-launch-kansas-broadband-roadshow\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"im-news-image-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"im-news-story-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kansascommerce.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/MicrosoftTeams-image-280-768x403.jpg\" alt=\"Office of Broadband to Launch \u2018Kansas Broadband Roadshow&#8217;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"im-news-story-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"im-news-story-date\">febrero 10<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"im-news-story-title\">Office of Broadband to Launch \u2018Kansas Broadband Roadshow&#8217;<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"im-news-story-description\" style=\"font-size: 14px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTOPEKA \u2013 Lieutenant Governor and Secretary of Commerce David Toland today announced the Kansas Office of Broadband Development will take&#8230;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"im-news-story\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kansascommerce.gov\/es\/2023\/01\/governor-kelly-announces-nearly-45-million-to-connect-kansans-to-high-speed-internet\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"im-news-image-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"im-news-story-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kansascommerce.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/MicrosoftTeams-image-246.jpg\" alt=\"Governor Kelly Announces Nearly $45 Million to Connect Kansans to\u00a0High-Speed Internet\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"im-news-story-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"im-news-story-date\">enero 18<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"im-news-story-title\">Governor Kelly Announces Nearly $45 Million to Connect Kansans to\u00a0High-Speed Internet<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"im-news-story-description\" style=\"font-size: 14px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t~Nearly 18,500 Locations Connected to High-Speed Internet in Final Phase of Kansas Capital Project Funds Program~ TOPEKA \u2013&nbsp;Governor Laura Kelly&#8230;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"im-news-story\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kansascommerce.gov\/es\/2022\/12\/kansas-receives-nearly-5-7m-to-expand-equitable-broadband-access\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"im-news-image-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"im-news-story-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kansascommerce.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/MicrosoftTeams-image-234-768x402.jpg\" alt=\"Kansas Receives Nearly $5.7M to Expand Equitable Broadband Access\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"im-news-story-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"im-news-story-date\">diciembre 22<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"im-news-story-title\">Kansas Receives Nearly $5.7M to Expand Equitable Broadband Access<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"im-news-story-description\" style=\"font-size: 14px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTOPEKA \u2013 Governor Laura Kelly today announced Kansas has received nearly $5.7 million to expand broadband access, adoption, and affordability,&#8230;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"im-news-story\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kansascommerce.gov\/es\/2022\/12\/governor-kelly-announces-over-23m-to-expand-broadband-in-rural-kansas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"im-news-image-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"im-news-story-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kansascommerce.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/MicrosoftTeams-image-231-768x402.jpg\" alt=\"Governor Kelly Announces Over $23M to Expand Broadband in Rural Kansas\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"im-news-story-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"im-news-story-date\">diciembre 15<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"im-news-story-title\">Governor Kelly Announces Over $23M to Expand Broadband in Rural Kansas<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"im-news-story-description\" style=\"font-size: 14px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t~Funding will Connect Nearly 4,200 Homes, Businesses, Schools to Internet~ TOPEKA \u2013&nbsp;Governor Laura Kelly today announced that $23.1 million will&#8230;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"im-news-story\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kansascommerce.gov\/es\/2022\/11\/governor-kelly-announces-nearly-16m-to-expand-broadband-in-rural-kansas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"im-news-image-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"im-news-story-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kansascommerce.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/MicrosoftTeams-image-203-768x402.jpg\" alt=\"Governor Kelly Announces Nearly $16M to Expand Broadband in Rural Kansas\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"im-news-story-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"im-news-story-date\">noviembre 4<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"im-news-story-title\">Governor Kelly Announces Nearly $16M to Expand Broadband in Rural 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