Iowa State Broadband Office

Iowa State Broadband Office Overview

Iowa Broadband Grant Award Status

BEAD: $415.3 M

Iowa 5 Year Plan
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Initial Proposal Approved by NTIA
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Challenge Process Concluded
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ISP Selection Begun
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ISP Selection Complete
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Final Proposal Released for Public Comment

Treasury Capital Projects Fund: $152.2 M

Treasury Approved
Application Window
Awards Announced

Broadband Office Name:

Office of the Chief Information Officer

Iowa Broadband Director

Matt Behrens

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About Office of the Chief Information Officer

The office of the Chief Information Officer facilitates broadband infrastructure initiatives.

Their website offers a broadband availability map and information to apply for funding, derived from the American Rescue Plan and local funding.

Broadband programs include the property tax exemption program that provides residents tax exemption for installation of broadband infrastructure to meet federal internet speeds within a specified service area.

The Governor’s Empower Rural Iowa Grant Program has up to $97 million in grant funding available for private ISP’s to apply.

$200 million is anticipated for Iowa to expand broadband infrastructure via the ARPA.

The funding will go towards networks that will facilitate last-mile broadband speeds of 100 Mbps x 100 Mbps or 100 x 20 in cases where the symmetrical option is not feasible due to cost or geography.

Iowa Broadband Articles

Georgia, Iowa, Minnesota, and South Carolina win NTIA approval on BEAD Initial Proposals Vols 1-2 Thumbnail Image

Georgia, Iowa, Minnesota, and South Carolina win NTIA approval on BEAD Initial Proposals Vols 1-2

October 01, 2024

Carl Franzen

Iowa's BEAD IP, Volumes One and Two Thumbnail Image

Iowa's BEAD IP, Volumes One and Two

December 01, 2023

Jake Neenan

Iowa Broadband Investment Maps

Iowa broadband investment map ready strength rank

Iowa Map of Ready Strength Rank

Iowa broadband investment map yield on cost

Iowa Yield on Cost Maps

Iowa broadband investment pricing and competition map

Iowa Pricing & Competition Map

Iowa broadband investment map business establishments

Iowa Map of Business Establishments in Underserved Areas

Iowa broadband investment map small business establishments

Iowa Small Business Establishments Map

Iowa broadband investment map REC coverage

Iowa Rural Electric Cooperative (REC) Coverage Map

Iowa broadband investment map anchor institutions

Iowa Map of Anchor Institutions

Iowa broadband investment map provider coverage

Iowa Provider Coverage Maps

Iowa broadband investment map BSLs

Map of Iowa Broadband Serviceable Locations