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Arkansas State Broadband Office
Arkansas Broadband Grant Award Status
BEAD: $1.02 B
Arkansas 5 Year Plan
Initial Proposal Approved by NTIA
Challenge Process Concluded
ISP Selection Begun
ISP Selection Complete
Final Proposal Released for Public Comment
Treasury Capital Projects Fund: $158.1 M
Treasury Approved
Application Window
Awards Announced
Broadband Office Name:
Arkansas State Broadband Office
Parent Department:
Arkansas Department of Commerce Broadband Office
Arkansas Broadband Director
Glen Howie
About Arkansas State Broadband Office
The Arkansas Department of Commerce's Broadband Office coordinates the state's broadband related activities. The Arkansas Rural Connect Grant Program provides funding to assist in the deployment or improvement of broadband infrastructure into unserved or improvement to underserved communities.
The state's broadband goal, as articulated in its 2019 broadband plan, is to get universal access to broadband at speeds of 25Mbps upload /3Mbps download by 2022.
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Institute for Digital Health and Innovation manages the state's rural broadband grants.
The Arkansas legislature also created the Rural Broadband I.D. Expenses Trust Fund. Based at the UAMS Office of Digital Health and Innovation, this grant program provides one-time grants for ISPs to meet certain requirements for future qualification in USDA and FCC federal grant programs.
Arkansas Broadband Investment Maps
Arkansas Map of Ready Strength Rank
Arkansas Yield on Cost Maps
Arkansas Pricing & Competition Map
Arkansas Map of Business Establishments in Underserved Areas
Arkansas Small Business Establishments Map
