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Connectivity Emergency Response Grants

What Areas Are Eligible For Connectivity Emergency Response Grant Funding?

Aug 31, 2020

Residential locations that lack a terrestrial, fixed service of at least 25 Mbps download speed and 3 Mbps upload speed. Non-residential locations such as community anchor institutions will be required to demonstrate current service is unavailable or inadequate to facilitate connectivity related to mitigating effects of the pandemic (the applicant…

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What Projects Are Eligible For The Connectivity Emergency Response Grant?

Aug 31, 2020

Projects must be related to mitigating challenges communities are facing from the COVID-19 pandemic. Types of projects may include but are not limited to: Complete project costs comprising of shovel-ready infrastructure deployment where planning and engineering design have been completed and necessary permits are executed. Expenses could include construction, materials, equipment…

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How Much Funding Is Available For The Connectivity Emergency Response Grant?

Aug 31, 2020

The total amount of funding dedicated to this program is determined by the recommendations of the Strengthening People and Revitalizing Kansas (SPARK) Task Force and approval of the Kansas State Finance Council. The current funding allotment for infrastructure connectivity is $50 million.

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What Is The Connectivity Emergency Response Grant?

Aug 31, 2020

The broadband Connectivity Emergency Response Grant (CERG) is one of two programs created to provide accelerated expansion of and enhancements to broadband infrastructure to support more Kansans having quality access to the internet. CERG provides funding for infrastructure, the physical assets needed to enable connectivity.

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