Utah receives over $15M in federal funds for improving internet access

Connecting Utah will develop a five-year action plan to expand access to affordable high-speed internet in unconnected and underserved areas of the state, according to a news release. Read More

Utah loses $7.8M in federal funding to expand high-speed internet access

The Beehive State lost $7.8 million in federal funding to expand high-speed internet access, and other federal changes have leaders scrambling to secure funding. Read More

Plan to connect all Utahns to high-speed internet receives ... - KSL News

Organizers of a plan to bring high-speed internet to the most remote corners of Utah announced Monday that the federal government signed off on the funds to make it happen. Read More

$317M is coming to Utah to expand access to high-speed internet - KSL News

The Beehive State is set to receive $317.4 million through the Biden administration's latest efforts to close the digital divide and expand access to high-speed internet. Read More

Thousands of Utahns could potentially lose access to internet as funds ...

The Affordable Connectivity Program is at risk of losing funding unless it receives additional backing from Congress. It provides discounts for internet access to qualifying households. Read More

Utah has a 'heavy dependence' on federal funds, state ... - KSL News

Utah's state budget has grown dramatically in recent years, and State Auditor John Dougall cautioned the state still has a "heavy dependence" on federal funds which are subject to the whims of a ... Read More

Utah to receive federal emergency funds for damage caused ... - KSL News

The Biden administration announced federal disaster funds will be available to five Utah counties for damage caused by flooding earlier this year. Read More

Utah airports set to receive $36M in federal funds under new ...

The infrastructure bill set aside about $15 billion in funds to be spent toward that deficit over the next five years. Utah's airports also got over $100 million in federal funds in June. Read More

Federal program supplying internet access to thousands of Utah ...

FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel says that the Affordable Connectivity Program will no longer be able to accept new enrollments putting over 73,000 Utah households at risk of losing access. Read More

Two Utah sites will get over $19 million in federal funds to restore ...

The Bureau of Land Management announced Utah will receive over $19 million in federal funds to improve water and restore wildlife habitats along the Upper Bear River and in southwest Utah's Color ... Read More

Arizona to receive nearly $1 billion in federal funding for increased ...

PHOENIX (3TV/CBS 5) - Millions of Arizonans will soon have better access to high-speed internet thanks to nearly $1 billion of federal funding. Read More