Counties are among the organizations now eligible to apply for grant awards under the $157 Million Broadband Deployment Program (BDP). Applications must be submitted by Thursday, April 25, at 5 p.m. (PST) to be considered for grant funding. Projects eligible include the construction and deployment of broadband infrastructure in locations that are unserved or underserved. Read the full press release from Business Oregon announcing the application process here. You may also contact your region’s Broadband Project Coordinator for support in the application process by emailing broadband.oregon@biz.oregon.gov.

For more information, visit the Oregon Broadband Office webpage.

Contributed by: Legislative Affairs Manager Jen Lewis-Goff