Wash. Doles Out $121M in CPF Broadband Grants

Washington state awarded $121 million for high-speed internet, the broadband office said Tuesday. It said 19 projects got cash through the federal Coronavirus Capital Projects Fund. Demand exceeded available funding, said the office: It received 50 applications seeking more than $316 million. “These grants will provide initial service availability to 14,794 end users located across the state, in communities as diverse as the San Juan Islands, Kittitas County and the Spokane reservation,” said Broadband Office Director Mark Vasconi.