{"id":52133,"date":"2023-03-07T15:38:00","date_gmt":"2023-03-07T15:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kansascommerce.gov\/?post_type=program&p=52133"},"modified":"2026-04-06T08:40:20","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T13:40:20","slug":"linc","status":"publish","type":"program","link":"https:\/\/www.kansascommerce.gov\/es\/program\/challenge\/linc\/","title":{"rendered":"Programa de subvenciones para infraestructuras duraderas y conectividad de redes (LINC)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Lasting Infrastructure and Network Connectivity (LINC) Program<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

The Kansas Office of Broadband Development (KOBD) is launching the Lasting Infrastructure and Network Connectivity (LINC)<\/strong> program, which is a multi-faceted effort to improve broadband infrastructure, middle mile connectivity, and Internet Exchange Point capabilities within the State of Kansas. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cThe investment in Kansas\u2019 broadband infrastructure has been a top priority for me to deliver to the people of Kansas since day one.<\/strong> No one in our state should be without the means to connect to the world \u2013 whether it be for business, education or quality-of-life purposes \u2013 and this new grant program will help ensure that it happens.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Governor Laura Kelly<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Award Announcement <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
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Program Information<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Program Awards<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t
Awardee<\/th>Lead County<\/th>Award Amount<\/th>Applicant Match<\/th>Locations Passed<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
HavilandBroadband<\/td>Kiowa<\/td>$2,487,808.79<\/td>$193,913.36<\/td>154<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
IdeaTek<\/td>Harvey<\/td>$3,880,706.00<\/td>$600,419.99<\/td>442<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
KanOklaNetworks<\/td>Harper<\/td>$1,764,080.77<\/td>$131,611.00<\/td>71<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
KwiKom<\/td>Osage<\/td>$4,177,723.55<\/td>$737,245.33<\/td>504<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mokan Dial<\/td>Miami<\/td>$2,962,845.15<\/td>$560,000.00<\/td>550<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nex-Tech<\/td>Norton<\/td>$548,800.00<\/td>$137,200.00<\/td>58<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nex-Tech<\/td>Rawlins<\/td>$886,160.00<\/td>$316,840.00<\/td>147<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Prairie Band Pottawatomi Nation<\/td>Jackson<\/td>$3,000,000.00<\/td>$571,150.00<\/td>107<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Vyve<\/td>Anderson<\/td>$1,258,177.62<\/td>$547,354.00<\/td>119<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
WTC<\/td>Wabaunsee<\/td>$1,669,353.00<\/td>$898,882.00<\/td>155<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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Awardee<\/th>Lead County<\/th>Award Amount<\/th>Applicant Match<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Cunningham Communication <\/td>Republic <\/td>$847,774.28<\/td>$273,971.77<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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Awardee<\/th>County<\/th>Award Amount<\/th>Applicant Match<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Connected Nation<\/td>Sedgwick<\/td>$5,000,000.00<\/td>$2,631,197.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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Public Proposals and Comment Portal<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

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Please use links below to review public proposals for LINC. The comment period closed July 19 at 5 p.m. At this time KOBD is asking applicants to review comments and provide responses via the portal below. The comment portal closed on August 10, 2023. KOBD also intends to post the response comments received. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Broadband Infrastructure Public Proposals<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t
Applicant Folder includes (public proposal + public map)<\/th>Counties<\/th>Comment Received<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
AMG Technology Wellington<\/a><\/td>Sumner<\/td>X<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Butler Rural Electric Cooperative Harvey<\/a><\/td>Harvey, Butler <\/td>X<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Blue Valley Technologies Marshall 1<\/a><\/td>Marshall<\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Blue Valley Technologies Marshall 2<\/a><\/td>Marshall<\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Blue Valley Technologies Marshall 3<\/a><\/td>Marshall<\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Blue Valley Technologies Washington<\/a><\/td>Washington<\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Charter Communications Douglas 1<\/a><\/td>Douglas
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Charter Communications Douglas 2<\/a><\/td>Douglas
\n<\/td>		<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Charter Communications Johnson <\/a><\/td>Johnson
\n<\/td>		X<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Charter Communications Leavenworth 1<\/a><\/td>Leavenworth
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Charter Communications Leavenworth 2<\/a><\/td>Leavenworth
\n<\/td>		X<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Charter Communications Leavenworth 3<\/a><\/td>Leavenworth
\n<\/td>		X<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Charter Communications Leavenworth 4<\/a><\/td>Leavenworth
\n<\/td>		X<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Charter Communications Miami 1<\/a><\/td>Miami
\n<\/td>		X<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Charter Communications Miami 2<\/a><\/td>Miami
\n<\/td>		X<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Charter Communications Miami 3<\/a><\/td>Miami
\n<\/td>		X<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Charter Communications Wyandotte<\/a><\/td>Wyandotte
\n<\/td>		X<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cox Communications Cherokee Center<\/a><\/td>Cherokee<\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cox Communications Cherokee SE<\/a><\/td>Cherokee<\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cox Communications Cowley E<\/a><\/td>Cowley<\/td>X<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cox Communications Geary<\/a><\/td>Geary<\/td>X<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cox Communications Mongtomery N<\/a><\/td>Montgomery<\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cox Communications Montgomery S<\/a><\/td>Montgomery<\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cox Communications Montgomery SE<\/a><\/td>Montgomery<\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cox Communications Riley NE<\/a><\/td>
\nRiley<\/td>		X<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cox Communications Sedan<\/a><\/td>Chautaqua<\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Craw-Kan Devon<\/a><\/td>Bourbon<\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Doniphan County Highland, Troy, Wathena<\/a><\/td>Doniphan<\/td>X<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
EpicTouch Liberal<\/a><\/td>Seward<\/td>X<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
GBT Rush <\/a><\/td>Rush<\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
GBT Stafford<\/a><\/td>Stafford<\/td>X<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Haviland Broadband Conway Springs<\/a><\/td>Sumner<\/td>X<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Haviland Broadband Kiowa <\/a><\/td>Kiowa<\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Home Communications Lehigh<\/a><\/td>Marion<\/td>X<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
IdeaTek Finney<\/a><\/td>Finney<\/td>X<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
IdeaTek Ford<\/a><\/td>Ford<\/td>X<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
IdeaTek Harvey<\/a><\/td>Harvey<\/td>X<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
IdeaTek Kiowa<\/a><\/td>Kiowa<\/td>X<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
IdeaTek Reno<\/a><\/td>Reno<\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
IdeaTek Seward<\/a><\/td>Seward<\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
KanOkla Networks Anthony<\/a><\/td>Harper<\/td>X<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
KanOkla Networks Wellington Rural<\/a><\/td>Sumner<\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
KwiKom Franklin 1<\/a><\/td>Franklin<\/td>X<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
KwiKom Franklin 2<\/a><\/td>Franklin<\/td>X<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
KwiKom Osage<\/a><\/td>Osage<\/td>X<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Midco Rural Tonganoxie Basehor<\/a><\/td>Leavenworth<\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mokan Dial East Bucyrus Wea<\/a><\/td>Miami<\/td>X<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mokan Dial Homewood<\/a><\/td>Franklin<\/td>X<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mokan Dial Williamsburg<\/a><\/td>Franklin<\/td>X<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nex-Tech Clayton<\/a><\/td>Decatur, Norton<\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nex-Tech Codell<\/a><\/td>Rooks<\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nex-Tech Herndon<\/a><\/td>Rawlins<\/td>X<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation<\/a><\/td>Jackson<\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Peoples Telecommunications Fontana<\/a><\/td>Miami<\/td>X<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pioneer Communications <\/a>Richfield<\/td>Morton<\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pioneer Communications Rolla<\/a><\/td>Morton <\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rainbow Communications Atchison<\/a><\/td>Atchison<\/td>X<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rainbow Communications Horton Hiawatha<\/a><\/td>Brown, Atchison<\/td>X<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Totah Communications <\/a>Montgomery<\/td>Montgomery<\/td>X<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Twin Valley Keats<\/a><\/td>Riley<\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Vyve Broadband Anderson <\/a><\/td>Anderson<\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Vyve Broadband Lehigh<\/a><\/td>Marion<\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Vyve Broadband Rawlins<\/a><\/td>Rawlins<\/td>X<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
WTC Wabaunsee<\/a><\/td>Wabaunsee, Shawnee<\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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Internet Exchange Point (IXP) Public Proposals<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\t
Applicant Folder includes (public proposal + public map)<\/th>Counties<\/th>Comment Received<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Connected Nation Wichita<\/a><\/td>Sedgwick<\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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Applicant Folder includes (public proposal + public map)<\/th>Counties<\/th>Comment Received <\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Cunningham Communications Norway<\/a><\/td>Republic, Cloud<\/td>X<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
KwiKom Anderson<\/a><\/td>Anderson, Franklin<\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
KwiKom SE Kansas<\/a><\/td>Allen, Bourbon, Linn<\/td>X<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n
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Awards Coming Soon<\/h3>\n
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Suspected Fraud, Waste or Abuse<\/h5>