NTIA Awards Michigan More Than $6.3M in BEAD Planning Grant

NTIA awarded Michigan more than $6.3 million in funding through the broadband, equity, access and deployment (BEAD) program and Digital Equity Act Monday. Nearly $5 million will be used to develop the state's five-year BEAD action plan, and the remaining funding will be used to develop statewide digital equity plans, said a news release. "Today’s announcement will help us close digital equity gaps and pinpoint unconnected and underserved locations in Michigan," said Lt. Governor Garlin Gilchrist. The funding will "allow our office to begin the critical planning efforts needed to implement future federal investments creatively, efficiently, and transparently," said Michigan Chief Connectivity Officer Eric Frederick.